“To friends in attendance whose art is included in our permanent collection, thank you for your art and its voice in our conversation about Sri Lanka through your art. And for the artists whose works are not here as well – I salute all the artists tonight for your perseverance and passion during this challenging […]
Photograph courtesy of Anoma Wijewardene On this day, one year ago, I was alone in my studio working intensely on some paintings totally unaware of the chaos emerging and gathering momentum in my city, where government supporters attacked the largely peaceful and nonviolent protesters outside Temple Trees. They then proceeded to Galle Face where they […]
Original Article – Link #SupportLocalArt: The Talk Series is an initiative to create a much needed platform for conversation on the developments of the Sri Lankan art industry. Edition Three of the Talk Series is supported by Nations Trust Private Banking, and is organised by ARTRA in association with Saskia Fernando Gallery. In this second […]
Article by Tina Edward Gunawardhana – Daily Mirror – http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/life/Artist-Spotlight-of-SLDF-2021-Anoma-Wijewardene/243-203225 SLDF 2021, billed as Sri Lanka’s first ever virtual design festival to showcase and highlight ‘Designed and Made in Sri Lanka’ will take place from 15th -17th January 2021. This event will see the participation of respected genre leaders such as artist Anoma Wijewardene who […]
