Photos courtesy of Anoma Wijewardene (To view the paintings and titles please click on the images) Today is the Global Day of Climate Action Themes of sustainability and environmental degradation have pervaded my work since 2004, long before climate change or the extinction rebellion became global political issues. Existential anxieties have always driven my art making […]
One of Sri Lanka’s most widely-acclaimed artists has a message for young people in the Commonwealth: “move together” in the fight against climate change. In the lead up to global climate talks in Spain next week, 68-year-old Anoma Wijewardene has showcased a series of nine paintings at the Camden Image Gallery in London, depicting the […]
– Sri Lankan artist sounds climate alarm in new paintings – The Commonwealth – A delight to the eye and a challenge to the conscience – Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) .
– Anoma Wijewardene Discusses The Reality Behind Following A Path Of Her Own – Mirrorarts.lk .
Click on links below to see original articles – ‘Anoma’ the monograph launched in Colombo – Daily FT Anoma: A review – Daily FT ANOMA – A Symbiosis of Art and Words – Lifeonline The bold and the intangible; an artist unveiled – The Sunday Times A visual treat and the story of an artist […]
– A voice for unity, diversity and healing | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka . – Anoma Wijewardene first Sri Lankan solo artist to show during ‘Olympics’ of art: Venice Biennale | FT Online – Life Online – Anoma’s Art on Coexistence at the Palazzo Bembo during the Venice Biennale – Exhibiting at Venice Art […]
Sri Lankan art makes its mark at ‘One Belt, One Road’ international exhibition by prestigious Sotheby’s Anoma Wijewardene in Silk Road group exhibition Art, Ecology, and Religion: Intersecting Landscapes on the 21st Century Silk Road
Sunday island “Mi Casa Es Tu Casa”: Tonic for insomniacs A Stunning Piece of Art in Search of a Space Sunday times Anoma’s ‘Mi Casa Es Tu Casa’ at CAB: A celebration of unity in diversity Financial times Anoma Wijewardene responds to normalisation of the unconscionable at Colombo Art Biennale 2016 Ceylon […]
Pictorial narrative conveying myriad of insights Philosophy of nature, sustainability through brush strokes Art gallery in built space
Artist and poet drawn to the wonder of Earth – The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka Art calls to act: EarthLines for climate change – DailyFT, Sri Lanka
