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Born in Colombo in 1962, painter, sculptor and installation artist Anoli Perera studied political science, economics and sociology at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, followed by a postgraduate diploma in international affairs. She lived in the US between 1988 – 1992 and took up art education programmes in California and at Princeton in New Jersey.
Through her art, Perera explores issues that confront women in her immediate social...
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Born in Colombo in 1962, painter, sculptor and installation artist Anoli Perera studied political science, economics and sociology at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, followed by a postgraduate diploma in international affairs. She lived in the US between 1988 – 1992 and took up art education programmes in California and at Princeton in New Jersey.
Through her art, Perera explores issues that confront women in her immediate social context. In the artist’s own words, “My subject matter always comes out of various situations and experiences in the social context I live in. As such, my work reflects certain social and political issues relevant to the situation of my living. Recently, my work has focussed on "woman and the issues that confront her". My most recent ideas on art involve "dress as sculpture" and also using the process of dress-making as an art-making method.” Elaborating on her technique and process she says, “My paintings incorporate the concept of ‘bricolage’ where fragments from different written texts, raw materials, objects and painted surfaces are juxtaposed together giving a textured surface. They also transcend the two dimensional aspect of painting. As a sculptor, I have worked with stone, steel, cement as well as junk material from motor car parts. At present I use cloth, thread, lace and paper as raw material for my sculptures and installations.”
Perera has solo and group shows in Sri Lanka, Japan, UK and Sweden. She was one of the founding members of the Theertha Association for Contemporary Sri Lankan Visual Artists in 2000. The artist lives and works in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.
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Born
1962
Colombo
Education
Degree in political science, economics and sociology at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Postgraduate diploma in International Affairs
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2003 Exhibition of paintings, Colombo,...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2003 Exhibition of paintings, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2001 ´In the Entangled Web´, Gallery 706, Colombo, Sri Lanka (commentary of middle class woman and life - sculpture & paintings, work with textile, thread, puppets and beads).
1999 ´My narrative´, Gallery 706, Colombo, Sri Lanka (using text as image while giving an autobiographical narrative of middle class life - paintings and collage works)
1998 ´The Vehicle Named Woman´, Heritage Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka (sculpture/installation which explored the way society constructs sexual scripts of women and how they get recirculated and reaffirmed through the media. Work used body parts from automobiles and scrap metal)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2003 Group exhibition, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
2002 ´Crafty Thoughts´, University of Liverpool Gallery, UK
1999 ´No Order Group´, VAFA Gallery, Ethul Kotte, Sri Lanka. Exhibition by group of artists to define new trends and directions in contemporary Sri Lankan art.
1998 ´Self Help´, travelling exhibition in containers held in Malmo, Vaxjo, Orebro and Stockholm, Sweden. Represented Asia.
2002 Asian Art Festival, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
2002 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Japan
Honours and Awards
2002 FT2 Art Residency, 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale Residency, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
2002 Artist in Residence, Department of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia
1999 Bunka Award, Special Achievement in Painting and Sculpture, Japan Sri Lanka Friendship Fund
1992 Young Artist of the Year, Young Contemporaries exhibition, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2002 FT2 Art Residency, 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale Residency, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
2002 Artist in Residence, Department of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia
1999 Bunka Award, Special Achievement in Painting and Sculpture, Japan Sri Lanka Friendship Fund
1992 Young Artist of the Year, Young Contemporaries exhibition, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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