Even after decades of progress, the fulfilment of women’s rights still remains fragile as reflected in continued poverty, unequal pay, restricted access to education and reproductive care, as well as the practice of sexual and gender-based violence. Moreover, laws are being rolled back, protections weakened, and hard-won freedoms questioned across the globe. In too many […]
Original article | Published: 09 Nov 2025 | By Shannon Salgado, The Sunday Times “What’s your Colombo?” It’s the question that the Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) has been asking – not just of designers and artists, but of everyone who calls this city home or has passed through its streets and stories. Because Colombo […]
Original article | Published: 22 Aug 2025 | By Yashmitha Sritheran, The Sun Sri Lankan contemporary art has found a powerful, poetic voice in Anoma Wijewardene, an internationally acclaimed artist whose work spans painting, mixed media, installations, digital art, video, and even olfactory expressions. A graduate of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, […]
Contributing a powerful conversation from Sri Lanka on the need for harmony and healing, Anoma’s multisensory installation ‘Kintsugi’ on diversity and coexistence is showing from May to November at the European Cultural Centre, Palazzo Bembo, Canale Grande during the 58th Venice Biennale. Focusing on the need for unity in diversity in our highly […]
Original article | Published: 25 Jan 2025 | By Rishini Weeraratne, Daily Mirror Online Art and literature converged in a powerful expression of resilience and renewal with the launch of Kintsugi, a collaborative book by renowned artist Anoma Wijewardene and Booker Prize-nominated writer Romesh Gunasekera. This unique fusion of visual art and poetry was first showcased at the 58th […]
Original article | Published: 25 Jan 2025 | By Rishini Weeraratne, Daily Mirror The 58th Venice Biennale in 2019 provided the perfect stage for a ground-breaking exhibition that seamlessly intertwined art, culture, and philosophy, striking a deep chord with audiences across the globe. Making history as the first solo exhibition by a Sri Lankan artist […]
Original article | Published: 23 Jan 2025 | By The Features Desk In a world often defined by fragmentation and loss, the concept of restoration takes on profound significance. Anoma Wijewardene’s ‘Kintsugi’, on display at Cinnamon Life, Colombo until Sunday (26), is an eloquent meditation on this very theme, as it draws inspiration from the ancient […]
Original article | Published: January 18, 2025 Stepping into Level 23, Cinnamon Life Colombo and coming face to face with Anoma Wijewardene’s Kintsugi – the panels, the poetry, the power – felt like walking into the middle of a whispered yet deeply meaningful conversation. This exhibit of paintings, video and laser-cut prints on a mirror […]
These are the best of times and the worst of times for women. Individual women are breaking glass ceilings, becoming Presidents and Prime Ministers, heading corporations, flying into space as astronauts, winning Nobel prizes in the sciences and fighting on the frontlines with male soldiers. At the same time violence against women throughout the world […]
Original article by Devika Brendon | Published: December 1, 2024 Anoma Wijewardene’s latest exhibition took place, appropriately, at The City Of Dreams, the new Cinnamon Life Hotel, during the Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF). The artworks were captioned by poetic lines written by Ramya Jirasinghe. There were also contributions by other activists and writers, interspersed […]
