Article by Minoli de Soysa The Anoma is the river in southern Nepal where Prince Siddhartha renounced the world before becoming Gautama Buddha by cutting his hair, discarding his royal dress and putting on the robes of an ascetic. Anoma also means illustrious in Sanskrit. For Anoma Wijewardene, her life has taken her across many [...]

You are cordially invited to the Grand Opening and Private View of Ten South Asian Artists from The Noble Sage Art Collection. 20th – 25th July 2021 (11am – 7pm Daily) Private View: Tuesday 20th July, 6 – 8pm   Featuring work by: Tasaduq Sohail S. Dhanapal Prafulla Mohanti Anoma Rekha Rao Frances Ferdinands Mahavir Verma […]

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 […]

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 […]