Pathum Sameera – Visual Artist (MFA 2025)
Pathum (Sri Lanka, 1984) works at the intersection of art and storytelling. Based in Elpitiya, he trained at the Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts and held his first solo exhibition at Lionel Wendt in 2011. His picture-book interests grew through Martin Salisbury’s writing and a 2016 workshop series at Vibhavi led by Kingsley Gunathilake. An […]
Kethmin Dilshan – Visual Artist, MFA Community Artist (MFA 2025 & 2024)
From a young age Kethmin has had a passion for drawing and received his initial guidance at Rahula College, Matara. In 2016, he then embarked on his artistic journey at the University of the Visual and Performing Arts. In 2022, he began working as an independent artist under his brand, Ketha’s Gallery, and since then […]
Jezima Mohamed & Team Jez-Look Batik – Batik Artists & Artisans (MFA 2025)
Founded by Jezima in her early twenties, Jez-Look Batiks is now 55 years into its pioneering work in batik artistry in southern Sri Lanka. Jezima, today 84, transformed her love of drawing and initial hobby engagement in batik, to a shared craft effort via the creative training & support for the economic independence of 16 […]
Irushi Tennekoon – Illustrator, Animator, & Educator (MFA 2025)
Irushi is an illustrator, animator, and educator based in Colombo. While starting out self-taught, her animated films have screened at local and international festivals and have received multiple awards. She holds an MA in Animation from the Royal College of Art, supported by a Chevening Scholarship. Her recent collaborative film ‘is this an architectural documentary?’ […]
Hema Shironi – Visual Artist (MFA 2025 & 2024)
Hema Shironi is a multidisciplinary artist who lives in Colombo. Her 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, civil war, displacement and migration, which she highlights through personal stories and experiences of living in […]
Hasini Abrahams – Visual Artist, MFA Community Artist (MFA 2025 & 2024)
Hasini is a full-time freelance artist from Matara, and currently based in Kadawatha. She works across drawing, painting, mixed media, and collage art – always seeking new ways to explore and share creative ideas. Her artistic journey began at the Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts (2013), which opened doors to early opportunities such as the […]
Hatch + Hatch Maker Studio – Innovation Hub & Creative Lab (MFA 2025)
Hatch is Sri Lanka’s leading hub for innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Based in Colombo, it brings together startups, creators, and changemakers in a shared space designed for collaboration and growth. With programs spanning incubation, acceleration, and community-driven initiatives, Hatch fosters an ecosystem where ideas are nurtured into impactful ventures. Its diverse community of entrepreneurs, artists, […]
Hanusha Somasundaram – Visual & Mixed-Media Artist (MFA 2025)
Hanusha hails from the up-country region of Sri Lanka. She explores her society and her own existence through unorthodox mediums, confronting the struggles of her community in the last 100 years. She uses materials associated with the everyday practice of drinking tea such as tea strainers, tea cups, tea bags, as well as the payslips […]
Collective for Historical Dialogue & Memory (CHDM) – Inter-Disciplinary Historical Institution (MFA 2025)
CHDM is a specialist institution working collaboratively and interdisciplinarily to devise and implement processes that interrogate Sri Lanka’s complex past, document the present, support the information needs of its citizens and that promote the creation and exchange of knowledge. CHDM was founded by a group of practitioners from the fields of archives and records management, […]
Chathurika Jayani – Mixed-Media Artist (MFA 2025)
Chathurika is a Colombo-based mixed-media artist and graduate of the University of Visual and Performing Arts. Her works have been exhibited widely across Sri Lanka, including at the Saskia Fernando Gallery, Paradise Road Galleries, and in Sri Lankan Art curated by the George Keyt Foundation. Internationally, she has shown her work on South Asian platforms […]