Profiles

Hashan Cooray is an artist based in Colombo. He combines drawing, painting, digital art, installation and mixed media collage to engage his subjects beyond the stereotypical translation of portraiture. The...

What is your typical day like? I don’t have a specific routine. My mornings are really slow. I sit with my coffee for at least an hour, sometimes two, most...

Firi Rahman’s work is often concerned with the contentious relationship between humankind and the animal kingdom. He is particularly interested in the interactions between animals and urban environments, and the...

Gayan Prageeth’s work is characterised by a Sri Lankan specific iconography and bears a sensitive awareness of ongoing environmental and political issues. The combination of intricate acrylic painting with fine...

Ruwan Prasanna's paintings demonstrate a simplicity animated by his expertise in capturing the transitory interplay of light and color in nature, as well as the artist's lyrical sense of color...

Hema Shironi’s wide-ranging artistic practice combines embroidery, mythological imagery, bricolage, and installation to inquire concepts of cultural identity. Her work is deeply rooted in observance of the history of colonization,...

Within Boundaries by Arjuna Gunarathne presents a walk-through of his ongoing experiments with a distinct and dynamic visual style — one where his acquaintanceship with South Asian mural and miniature...

Kavan Balasuriya (born 1992, Colombo Sri Lanka) is a London based, Sri Lankan artist whose drawing practice investigates the inherent qualities of various materials and surfaces. In his more recent...