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LOOKING BACK ON 2024
December 1, 2024 As 2024 comes to a close, we recap the milestones that shaped this year for us at SFG. Along with... Read more -
Announcing SFG Mural Project Artists
October 30, 2024 We are pleased to announce that artist Muvindu Binoy and Firi Rahman will collaborate to create a mural for the... Read more -
UDAYSHANTH AND ANGELIKA FERNANDO FUNDRAISER CONCLUDES
September 26, 2024 Along with the Udayshanth and Angelika Fernando Foundation and the Indira Cancer Trust, SFG is pleased to announce that the... Read more -
A Conversation with Artist Hema Shironi and Malaka Talwatte
Wednesday, 4 September | 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm August 20, 2024 Join us for a discussion featuring artist Hema Shironi, whose distinctive practice of intricate stitching and embroidery on fabric examines... Read more
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Register | #SLA Talk: Patrons
Thursday 22 August, 6.00 - 7.30 PM (SLST) via Zoom July 27, 2024 This August, we return with the sixth edition of #SupportLocalArt Talk, a series of online conversations focused on promoting the... Read more -
CALL OUT | SFG MURAL PROJECT 2024
01.05.2024 - 30.05.2024 April 28, 2024 Calling all artists and designers for the second edition of the SFG Mural Project. This is an opportunity to feature... Read more -
ONLINE AUCTION | SFG POP
17.05.2024 - 19.05.2024 April 28, 2024 Our annual SFG POP exhibition is back!! Featuring works by many of the artists the gallery has worked with over... Read more -
Muvindu Binoy | Full Dots | Dots Bay House
April 1, 2024 ‘Full Dots’ at Dots Bay Hiriketiya presents a cross section of artist Muvindu Binoy’s extensive digital practice. Binoy's artistic repertoire... Read more
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LOOKING BACK ON 2023
December 13, 2023 As we bid farewell to 2023, Saskia Fernando Gallery reflects on a year filled with captivating exhibitions and initiatives that... Read more -
A4A Production Fund | Awardees
December 5, 2023 Udyashanth Fernando Foundation in association with the Saskia Fernando Gallery is delighted to announce the grantees for the second edition... Read more -
Register | #SLA Talks: Focus through Film, & Frame: A Portrait of Sri Lanka
December 2, 2023 Friday 15 December, 6 - 7.30 PM (SLST) In the third talk of this series Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa, will speak... Read more -
A4A Judge Panel
November 1, 2023 We are pleased to announce our esteemed A4A Production Fund judge panel consisting of Professor Jagath Weerasinghe, Artist and Archaeologist,... Read more
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Register | #SLA Talks: Resisting, Reacting, Responding, & Rebelling: Art in, & as Protest
September 27, 2023 Tuesday 17 October, 6 - 7.00 PM (SLST) Edition Five of #SupportLocalArt Talk with Dr Sanjana Hattotuwal focuses on conversations... Read more -
Register | #SLA Talks: Resisting, Reacting, Responding, & Rebelling: Art in, & as Protest
September 16, 2023 Wednesday 20 September, 6 - 7.30 PM (SLST) Edition Five of this series will focus on conversations that capture how... Read more -
A4A OPEN CALL
Grants for Artists August 1, 2023 Inviting all young and aspiring artists and designers in Sri Lanka to send in their applications for the A4A Production... Read more -
Meet SGF mural artist | MINAL NAOMI
June 29, 2023 Introducing feminist, activist and artist Minal Naomi, the winner of the SFG Mural Project! In her interview with us, she... Read more
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JOIN OUR TEAM | Gallery Registrar
June 25, 2023 WE ARE HIRING! GALLERY REGISTRAR Experience: Minimum 3 years Send your CV and Cover Letter to: info@saskiafernandogallery.com JOB DESCRIPTION Read more -
REGISTER | Art South Asia Project x #SupportLocalArt Talk: Mythical Narratives of the Sri Lankan Diaspora
June 17, 2023 ASAP x #SLA Talk: Mythical Narratives of the Sri Lankan Diaspora Thursday 29 June 2023, 8.30pm Art South Asia Project... Read more -
JOIN OUR TEAM | Sales and Marketing Executive
May 31, 2023 WE ARE HIRING! SALES AND MARKETING EXECUTIVE Experience: Minimum 3–5 years Send your CV and Cover Letter to: info@saskiafernandogallery.com READ... Read more -
UPCOMING | A4A Fundraiser
May 31, 2023 A4A (artists for artists) production fund is a collaboration between the Udayshanth Fernando Foundation and SFG. Following a successful first... Read more
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WORKSHOP | Clay and Wire Bugs
Upcoming workshop in June at SFG May 30, 2023 Thursday 15 June, 5–7.30pm Join The Metal Doodler (Salome Nanayakkara) in this mini sculpture modelling experience. Participants will use clay... Read more -
Art South Asia Project x #SupportLocalArt Talk: A Jewel in ‘Indra’s Net’ – Celebrating Sri Lankan Art
April 27, 2023 Register | Art South Asia Project x #SupportLocalArt Talk: A Jewel in ‘Indra’s Net’ – Celebrating Sri Lankan Art Thursday... Read more -
#SupportLocalArt Talk: Art Education
Thursday 20 April, 6–7pm (SLST) via Zoom April 18, 2023 Register now for #SupportLocalArt Talk: Art Education Thursday 20 April, 6–7pm (SLST) via Zoom In this third talk of #SupportLocalArt... Read more -
Artist Residency Program Paris 2022 –2023
December 28, 2022 We are pleased to announce the Cité Internationales des Arts, in collaboration with Institut Français, has selected Firi Rahman for... Read more
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Shaanea Mendis | Be-Thought | SEED The Art Space
October 2, 2022 Artists: Ahmad Abu Bakar, Debbie Tan, Ernest Chan, Jase Lim, Leong Soo Min, Monica Winnubst, Shaanea Mendis D'Silva, Tay Lay... Read more -
NEPAL EXHIBITION AT PATAN MUSEUM
HANDS OF MEMORIES BY FABIENNE FRANCOTTE October 1, 2022 It’s Francotte's nature to interpret the people she meets through her art. But on this journey, instead of drawing... Read more -
#SUPPORTLOCALART TALK SERIES EDITION 2
CURATED BY THE MMCA Sri Lanka July 16, 2022 We are pleased to announce that Edition Two of #SupportLocalArt: The Talk Series will be curated by the Museum of... Read more -
Chandraguptha Thenuwara | Covert | Venice Biennale 2022
April 8, 2022 For the installation Covert, Chandraguptha Thenuwara creates a vortex of these interlocking motifs, deliberately playing on each of their ambiguities.... Read more
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Saskia Pintelon | Through the Eyes of a Baby | Venice Biennale 2022
April 8, 2022 Saskia Pintelon’s amusing way of observing and channeling the news through the filter of her mind is often like the... Read more -
Abdul Halik Azeez, MMCA Sri Lanka
February 18, 2022 Abdul Halik Azeez documents a child standing in front of the remains of her recently demolished home. Surrounded by rubble,... Read more -
Covert, Chandraguptha Thenuwara, Personal Structures, European Cultural Centre, Venice Biennale 2022
January 25, 2022 Saskia Fernando Gallery (SFG) is pleased to announce the participation of artist Chandraguptha Thenuwara in the forthcoming Venice Biennale 2022,... Read more -
Saskia Pintelon, Hema Shironi, Firi Rahman (We Are From Here Project), Jagath Weerasinghe, Abdul Halik Azeez, Muvindu Binoy present at Language is Migrant, Colomboscope 2022
January 25, 2022 SFG is please to announce the participation of artists Saskia Pintelon, Hema Shironi, Firi Rahman (We Are From Here Project),... Read more
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Through the Eyes of a Baby, Saskia Pintelon, Personal Structures, European Cultural Centre, Venice Biennale 2022
January 25, 2022 Saskia Fernando Gallery (SFG) is pleased to announce the participation of Saskia Pintelon in the forthcoming Venice Biennale 2022, Italy.... Read more -
FOSTERING YOUNG SRI LANKAN CREATIVES THROUGH AN ART FUND
December 2, 2021 The Udayshanth Fernando Foundation (UFF) in association with Saskia Fernando Gallery is pleased to announce the first grantees of the... Read more -
A4A PRODUCTION FUNDRAISER CONCLUDES
November 17, 2021 Along with the Udayshanth Fernando Foundation, SFG is pleased to announce that the total of funds raised for the A4A... Read more -
Nations Trust Bank brings together Sri Lankan Art Collectors to Share Insights at the Third Session of #SupportLocalArt
November 16, 2021 With the support of Nations Trust Bank Private Banking, Saskia Fernando Gallery hosted the third event of the #SupportLocalArt Talk... Read more
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CommonGround& Summer Show 2021
28. 07. 21 - 01. 08. 21 November 2, 2021 CommonGround& is a new collective to offer a showcase for South Asian creatives across a broad range of disciplines. Starting... Read more -
Hema Shironi | Residency at House of Kal, Colombo
Artist Residency 2021 September 30, 2021 House of Kal Colombo Artist Residency, 2021 Artist Hema Shironi shares some of her collaborative works with fellow resident, Sabeen... Read more -
the gift
CLOSING CONVERSATION September 27, 2021 In 2019, as part of the artistic programme commemorating Geoffrey Bawa’s 100th birthday, Lunuganga hosted a series of installations by... Read more -
South Asian creativity blossoms in new London show by CommonGround&
July 28, 2021 South Asian Heritage Month is in full bloom. In London, a new exhibition is blending community, creativity and South Asian... Read more
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The Architect
Saskia Fernando Gallery I Art in Curfew May 18, 2021 After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, ‘The Architect’ journal returns with a ‘double issue’ that sets out to... Read more -
Abdul Halik Azeez | Becoming a World Class City: Impressions from Post-War Colombo
Alserkal April 2, 2021 'This symposium brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss critical perspectives on shared histories, ongoing exchanges and rich interconnections across... Read more -
Alt+Shift+Studio | Abdul Halik Azeez
Alserkal April 2, 2021 This week, Alt + Shift + Studio meets Abdul Halik Azeez, an artist who works with a multiplicity of information... Read more -
10 Contemporary South Asian Artists You Must Know About and Support
One Green Planet March 11, 2021 This article focuses on 10 South Asian artists everyone should learn about! South Asia is an incredibly diverse region that... Read more
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ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM PARIS 2021 -2022
Muvindu Binoy February 17, 2021 We are pleased to announce the Cité Internationales des Arts, in collaboration with Institut Français, has selected Muvindu Binoy for... Read more -
“Eyes Only” Delves Into the Psyche of Sri Lankan Society
GroundViews February 12, 2021 Artist Gayan Prageeth is exhibiting his latest collection, Eyes Only, at the Saskia Fernando Gallery. His work reflects a deep... Read more -
Conversation: Gayan Prageeth
Baik Art Gallery February 7, 2021 Chris Rivas: Can you tell me how your bucket series talks about the political history in Sri Lanka and Black... Read more -
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum - Ajibi News
Chandraguptha Thenuwara October 23, 2020 SFG represented artist cum activist, Chandraguptha Thenuwara's works representing the current and/or recent local contemporary politics have been exhibited widely... Read more
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Week Four: Abdul Halik Azeez
Ishara Art Foundation July 23, 2020 This week, Alt+Shift+Studio meets Abdul Halik Azeez, an artist who works with a multiplicity of information flows, describing his projects... Read more -
Colomboscope 2021
Language is Migrant April 1, 2020 Colomboscope is thrilled to announce the festival title of its 7th edition “language is migrant” drawing from the invocation by... Read more -
Chandraguptha Thenuwara @ Lunuganga
22 March 2020 February 22, 2020 Lunuganga was created by Geoffrey Bawa over a period of 40 years and is considered to be a seminal expression... Read more -
Fabienne Francotte @ Space A Nepal
October 2019 October 29, 2019 Space A, for interdisciplinary art practice, was formed in 2008 with the involvement of Visual Artist, Interior Designer, Jewelry Designer,... Read more
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Jagath Weerasinghe @ Davidson College Galleries
October 2019 - December 2019 October 29, 2019 Because of these visceral encounters with inhumanity, cruelty, and genocide, Weerasinghe still draws on these themes in his current work.... Read more -
The Wall Project #1
September 13, 2019 Featuring a new artist every quarter, the Wall Project provides a space for artists to work freely with their chosen... Read more -
ய Connect: Wired Design
in PechaKucha with hatch and Saskia Fernando Gallery September 3, 2019 Born out of a collaboration between Saskia Fernando Gallery and hatch Sri Lanka , this debut PechaKucha for art and... Read more -
Five @ Baik Art Los Angeles
June 2019 - August 2019 June 30, 2019 In the spirit of remembrance, the gallery has invited all of the artists previously involved with our programs to exhibit... Read more
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Priyantha Udagedara | Bunka Award
March 2019 March 25, 2019 After a careful screening and examination by the selection committee comprising of renowned personalities in the areas of culture, art... Read more -
Saskia Pintelon @ Museum Dhont-Dhaenens
January 2019 - May 2019 January 5, 2019 With Fringe, in the spring of 2019, the museum Dhondt-Dhaenens brings together the work of three painters: the Australian Jenny... Read more -
Difference Framing
Sanjana Hattotuwa May 25, 2018 “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is... Read more -
Re-Approaching the Orient
Sandev Handy December 7, 2017 Orientalism by Priyantha Udagedara, is a body of work that traverses between beauty and ugliness while simultaneously questioning the formation... Read more
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Strangers and Symbols
in Abdul Halik Azeez’s and Raki Nikahetiya’s joint exhibition Coast and Concrete | Sandev Handy October 28, 2017 How are we to put a finger on our present time? It seems as though Sri Lanka is hungry and... Read more -
Silent Auction in Aid of the Ceylon School for the Deaf & the blind
Life Online August 24, 2017 The Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind in collaboration with the Saskia Fernando Gallery presents ‘Silent Auction and Fundraiser... Read more -
The future was: Wallpaper* explores Art Dubai 2016
Wallpaper* Magazine March 31, 2016 Three decades ago, when Leila Heller opened her New York gallery with a young Iranian American artist, she asked him... Read more -
Silent Auction in Aid of the Ceylon School for the Deaf & the Blind
November 6, 2015 We are pleased to announce this year’s Silent Auction, a fundraiser event for The Ceylon School for the Deaf &... Read more
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PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.5
July 19, 2015 PKN CMB Volume 5 brings you an eclectic group of presenters at a very special Night edition of the Colombo... Read more -
PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.4
February 22, 2015 PechaKucha Volume 4 took place at the 3rd Colombo Design Market on Sunday, 22nd February 2015 at the Laksala Museum... Read more -
Cello Conversations with Sri Lankan Contemporary Art
February 15, 2015 World renowned cellist and TED Fellow Joshua Roman will respond to ten works of Sri Lankan contemporary art, for a... Read more -
Silent Auction in Aid of the Ceylon School for the Deaf & the Blind
October 8, 2014 A fundraiser exhibition and silent art auction in aid of the Ceylon School for the Deaf & Blind will be... Read more
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PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.3
August 17, 2014 PECHA KUCHA NIGHT COLOMBO PechaKucha Night (PKN), now in over 700 cities, was devised in Tokyo in February 2003. PechaKucha... Read more -
PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.2
October 23, 2011 PechaKucha Night Colombo Volume 3 took place at the Warehouse Project again on the 23rd October 2011. Speakers for the... Read more -
PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.1
July 23, 2011 The first ever PechaKucha Night Colombo kicked off at the Warehouse Project on 23 July 2011. Speakers for the evening... Read more
