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“Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to the few of them, willed or determined by the will – whatever we may think. They flower spontaneously out of the demands of our natures – and the best of them lead us not only outwards in space, but inwards as well.”
Lawrence Durrell, Bitter Lemons (1959) |
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1950 - 1960 |
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1957 St. Bridget’s Convent Art Club Expression drawing (1st Prize) - Judge W. Beling. |
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1960 1968 Studied Art and drawing with the late Ivor Baptiste and Prof. Douglas Amarasekera (Prof. Of Mathematics-University of Ceylon and Director Amarasekera Academy of Art) |
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1960 - 1970 |
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1968 1970 Joint Exhibitions with Meridian Art Group Nuwara Eliya — Sponsored by the Lions Club |
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1970 Won Ceylon Society of Arts prize for Landscape |
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1970 - 1980 |
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1972 First ever in Sri Lanka - Mother and daughter Exhibition opened by President Goppallawa |
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1975 New Delhi India - Painting selected by the Cultural Department to represent Sri Lanka at the Third T-Triennale Exhibition (International) |
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1977 Exhibition of Paintings - Colombo Sponsored by the Elliance France De Colombo |
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1979 Exhibition by the Embassy of France |
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1980 Exhibition of Paintings — in Thailand at the Nuan-Nang Art Center Bangkok Sponsored by Prof. Uab Sabasen of the Bhirasi Art Institute |
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1980 - 1990 |
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1981 Joint exhibition with Artist S.H. Sarath and Sita Joseph |
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1982 Tour of the U.S.A. Visiting Art Galleries in New York & Washington visiting student Methodist Art School —Demarast New Jersey U.S.A. |
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1983, Exhibition at the Lionel Wendt gallery |
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1983 Elected Member of the Executive Committee of the Ceylon Society of Arts - Green Path (Art Gallery) |
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1984 Studio Exhibition — Colombo-7 |
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1985 Retrospective Exhibition 20 years of Paintings at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery |
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1985 Nov 2nd to Dec 1st Exhibition Sponsored by the Cultural Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan and Japan Air Lines at the Fukuoka Art Museum - Japan |
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1986 Greetings CARDS of Paintings sold in Aid of the Archbishop’s Charities |
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1986 Exhibition — Sixth Triennale in New Delhi - India |
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1986 Exhibition — Independence Commemoration at the National Art Gallery — Sri Lanka |
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1986 Exhibitions of Paintings of Sri Lanka in — Vienna — Austria at the Ring Gallery – (4th-17th March) Sponsored by AIA C.D between International Organizations & Austrian and Air Lanka under the Patronage of the U.N. and Ministry of Education and Culture Austria - Dr. Herbert Moritz. |
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1986 Visiting Students Vienna Academy of Fine Arts |
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1986 SERENDIB (Magazine of Air Lanka) carries article on the Paintings. |
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1987 Exhibition of Randenigala Series Lionel Wendt Gallery |
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1987 Elected I.A.A. (International Art Association - Paris) |
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1989 Exhibition ‘Poem of Love Lionel Wendt Gallery |
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1989 Exhibition at Bishops College — for H.R.H Prince of Wales |
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1989 V.S.O (Voluntary Services Organization) in London — England -
Exhibition for this Charity in 40 countries CARDS SOLD FOR CHARITY |
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1990 - 2000 |
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1991 SAARC EXHIBITION OF South Asian Art - Art Gallery |
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1991 “25 - A QUARTER CENTURY of ART RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION” at Lionel Wendt (BK enclosed) Book of the same title, Launched on 25 yrs of work:- With Cooperation of Nihal Fernando (Studio Times) and Christopher Dias (Print Pack Ltd |
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1992 Exhibition (Joint) ‘Modern Sri Lankan Painters at National Art Gallery — Presented by the George Keyt Foundation |
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1993 Exhibition ‘Abstraction and Experimentation’ Sponsored by ANZ Grindlays Bank |
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1993 Article published Sunday Times: (features) ‘PEASE BIGINS IN THE MINDS OF MEN’ |
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1994 Exhibition ‘Light and Colour — Lionel Wendt Gallery |
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1997 Cards of Paintings sold in aid of HELPAGE SRI LANKA Approx. Value collected Rs: 300,000 |
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1997 Cards of Paintings sold in aid of HELPAGE SRI LANKA Approx. Value collected Rs: 300,000 |
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1997 Light and Colour III — Exhibition of 30yrs of Paintings in Aid of the Children’s Heart Project of the Inner Wheel Club of Colombo West — Sponsored by ANZ Grindlays Bank. |
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1997 Calendar Sponsored by ANZ Grindlays Bank |
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1998 (June) – President of the Inner Wheel Club of Colombo – West Dist 322 Greeting cards of Painting— Sold in Aid of the children’s HEART PROJECT raising approximately Rs. 300,000 |
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1999 Exhibition ‘Jubilee Year 2000’ at Queens Court — Trans Asia — in Aid of Breast Cancer Project of the SLMANA Sri Lanka Medical, Association of North America. |
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2000 Raffles Hotel SINGAPORE -- Exhibition & SUN TEC CITY |
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2000 - 2010 |
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2005 Harold Peries Gallery - Lionel Wendt — Sale Exhibition. |
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2006—March - Exhibition - ‘In the Light’ - ARKIPELAGO — Colombo 03 |
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2008 – April – Exhibition – ‘The Color Red’ – Harold Peries Gallery – Lionel Wendt |
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