Chaminda Gamage

Chaminda is a co-curator of the Colombo Art Biennale in 2011 and he curated a group art exhibition for the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in 2023. Currently, Chaminda is a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Visual Art at the University of the Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo.

Education

• 2023: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD in Visual Art), University of the Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• 2011: Master of Philosophy (MPhil in Mass Communication), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
• 2004: Master of Arts (MA in Mass Communication), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
• 2000: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA in Painting), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Experience & Appointments

• 2018–2024: Visiting Lecturer: Faculty of Visual Art, University of the Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• 2020–2021: Creative Manager, Link Natural Products, Dompe.
• 2000–2020: Creative Director, Masters Advertising Ltd, Colombo.

Exhibitions

• 2025: "Flowers Do Have Dreams," Barefoot Gallery, Colombo.
• 2024: "My Own Garden," Takhman Gallery, Udaipur, India.
• 2023: "Studio Collection," Barefoot Gallery, Colombo.
• 2024: Sri Lankan Artists, JDA Perera Gallery, Colombo.
• 2023: Colombo-Lahore, O Art Space Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan.

Art Camps

• 2019: International Art Camp Hatyai, Thailand.
• 2015: Jaipur Art Summit, Jaipur, India.
• 2009: Neerja Modi International Art Camp, Jaipur.
• 2000: "Nuga Mikha" International Camp, Nepal.

Themes & Artistic Concepts

A postman might ride a bicycle many kilometers to deliver one simple postcard. His route might take him past fine scenery. He has no time to stop and admire. He passes mountains and rivers, mansions and cottages, plains and forests, trees and flowers, fire, and water. In his fleeting interactions with Sri Lanka's diverse topography, he becomes an inadvertent chronicler of nature's ceaseless masterpiece. But, he might be the person who sees our landscape better than anyone else. WouldnNormally I can help with things like this, but I don't seem to have access to that content. You can try again or ask me for something else.