Curriculum vitae
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA (Sculpture)
Institute of Aesthetic Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Postgraduate Diploma in Archaeology (Merit)
Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Certificate in Conservation of Cultural Property (Murals & Paintings)
M.A. in Archaeology (studies commenced)
Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Advanced Stone Conservation Programme, UNESCO
Exhibitions
Solo
'Studio Finds: Rediscovered & Reimagined'
Art Rhizome, Colombo, Sri Lanka
'Numbed'
Red Dot Gallery, Pitakotte, Sri Lanka
Selected Group & Performance
'A Contemporary Convergence', Group Exhibition curated by Suresh Dominic
Curado Art Space, Colombo, Sri Lanka (19 to 31 March 2026)
'NOSTOS', Group Exhibition
The Barefoot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
'Total Landscaping' (Rotation 3)
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA), Colombo. Public programming supported by Nations Trust Bank
'Antibodies', 24-hour Performance Marathon
HH Art Spaces & The Tetley, Leeds, supported by British Council; Aguada Central Jail, Goa, India (17 to 18 March 2023)
'The Smell', 4th Theertha Performance Platform
Theertha Red Dot Gallery, Sri Lanka
'The Black History', International Print Exhibition
Printmaking Gallery
Iran-India 2020, 'Performance Art Project: Asia'
Rah Art Residence / hexxy duxxy box, via Zoom
Work Experience
Current
Vice Chairman / Founding Member
Theertha International Artists' Collective & Red Dot Gallery, Colombo
Co-Founder & Director
Colombo Performance Art Platform (co-founded with Dr. G. R. Constantine)
Member, Colombo Resource Panel 'Our Stories' Project
The Asia Foundation in collaboration with Theertha
Chief Coordinator, Travelling Art Education Exhibition
Theertha International Artists' Collective (curated by Prof. Jagath Weerasinghe)
Supervisor, undergraduate students on thesis related to performance art and visual art in Sri Lanka
Lecturing in Museology, Diploma in Museology course
Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Past
Research Administrator for Prof. Jagath Weerasinghe, Sethu Samuddram Community Art Project
Theertha International Artists Collective of Sri Lanka and 1ShanthiRoad artists' organization, Bangalore, India
Chief Coordinator, Chief Project Manager and Training Instructor, Let's Take a Walk Contemporary Art Project
Theertha International Artists' Collective, Sri Lanka
Chief project manager and teacher training instructor, Art as a Third Channel project
In collaboration with Zonal Education Offices in Matara, Balangoda, Kandy, Akurassa
Chief Coordinator, "Ape Gam Palatha" (In Our Village Area) project
Theertha International Artists' Collective, curated by Prof. Jagath Weerasinghe, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Consultant on stone carving and sculptures
Star Granite, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka
Consultant for wood carving workshop at Sigiriya Craft village, Sigiriya
Organized by National Craft Council
Lecturer for 2nd year students, Modeling, casting and plaster carving
Plymouth College of Art and Design, UK
Workshops & Residencies
Museum Intensive 3 (MI 3), Integrated Pest Management & Archival Conservation Workshop
MMCA Sri Lanka, Colombo (10 to 11 March 2025). Conducted by Nicola Walker, Senior Conservator, National Trust UK; developed in partnership with World Monuments Fund
Artist Delegate & Collaborator, 7th Arts Collaboratory Assembly
Netherlands (Utrecht, Amsterdam, Eindhoven). Represented Theertha International Artists' Collective
Artist in Residence, Theertha
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Venice International Performance Art Week
Venice, Italy
Falls Creek Artist Camp
Melbourne, Australia
David Thomas Art Space
Melbourne, Australia
OPEN 6, Open Studio Residency
The Heritage Hotel: Art Spaces, Goa, India
Invited Lectures
Lecture and presentation on Performance Art and Photo Performance
City School of Architecture (partnering with University of the West of England, Bristol, UK), for 1st year students
Talk on "Golden Barrel Man, Performance artwork by Bandu Manamperi"
WAR & PEACE, Visual Narratives from contemporary Sri Lanka, Harold Pieris Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lecture on "The body as Language"
Post Graduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lecture on "Sri Lankan Performance Art"
German Culture Centre, Colombo, organized by Theertha International Artists' Collective, Pitakotte, Sri Lanka
Symposium on "Sri Lanka Performance Art"
3rd Beyond Pressure Festival of Performance Art, Myanmar, Kargqwell Co-YIN KABAR Gallery