Born 1964
Sri Lanka
MBBS University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.Year of graduation : 1991
BA (Philosophy) University of London . 2009
BA in Social Sciences –Open University of Sri Lanka 2014 BA (Philosophy) University of London . 2009
Reading for MA in Tamil – University of Madras
Studied art at Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts (VAFA)
Founder Member,
Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts
theertha International Artists Collective
Selected Exhibitions and performances
Silenced protest - Theertha Performance Platform - December 2022
Imaging Peace – Red dot gallery (solo exhibition) February 2011
Colombo Art Biennale – Imagining Peace 2009
The Maze – a collaborative art exhibition November 2006
Images and Identity – An Event- interface between and art and literature – October 2005 – The Bowery Poetry Club, New York, USA
Aham-Puram - October 2004 – Group Exhibition – Jaffna Public Library – Jaffna
Urban and the Individual – November 2004 – Group Exhibition (curator and participant) Phenominal space Gallery, Colombo
“Requiem” – February 2003- Arts Lab- Gallery and Studio Theater – Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK
Theertha International Artists’ Workshop and Exhibition –September 2001- Lunuganga & Gallery 706 Colombo
An Exhibition for Peace and Reconciliation – January 2000 Gallery 706, Colombo
Harmony – December 1999 – Group Exhibition – Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo
Existence – June 1999 Solo Exhibition . VAFA Gallery, Kotte, Sri Lanka
No Group Exhibition- August 1999 VAFA Gallery, Kotte, Sri Lanka
Literary Critic and writer
Sri Lankan Tamil Expatriate Literature. Kalam (Periodical) 2003, Canada
20th Century Art – 1998. Published by the National Association of Arts and Literature, South Vision India.
George Keyt and his Paintings. Thisai. June,16,1998.
Forms of nationalism. Sarinihar (Periodical), January 15-28,1998
Modernism to Postmodernism. Inyum Sool Col. September 1997, Published by Tamil Literary Conference, France.
Postmodernism and Post-colonialism. Sarinihar (Periodical) July 3-16,1997
Post-colonial critisiam. Sarinihar (Periodical), March 1-19,1997
Colonial mind. Sarinihar (Periodical) May 16-29, 1996
War and Child psychology. Vivarana, January/February 1996. Vol.90.
Dr.Ananda Kumaraswamy ; in search of identity : Ananda Kumaraswamy Memorial lecture. Dr Ananda Kumaraswamy commemoration Committee, Colombo. September 2005.
The role of little magazines in the contemporary Tamil literature. London September 2002.
Current trends in Sri Lankan Tamil literature. Thamil Innei. Chennai, India 2001.
Literary postmodernism. Department of Tamil. University of Madras, India 2001.
Theater activities – written drama scripts, directed and acted in plays at school and university level.
Council Member – Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts (VAFA), Colombo, 1996 -2005
Founder treasurer – Theeretha International Artists’ Collective. Since 2001
Founder Secretary of the first school Leo Club in Sri Lanka – St.Johns College, Jaffna 1981.
Silence – Video performance – Oblak (online) virtual Performances -2021
8:46 – Video Performance – Oblak (online) virtual Performances -2020
Ginjuva – protest – Video performance 2019 PAN Asia (Performance Art Network Asia) 2019 South Korea
Identity – video performance - 2019
Five elements – Theertha Performance Platform 2019
Camouflaged –PAN Asia (Performance Art Network Asia) 2019 South Korea – 2019
Identity – Dhaka Live Art Biennial in February 2019
Victim (Performance)– Theertha Performce Platform 2017
Victim 2 (Performance) - Theertha Performce Platform 2017
The clash of identity (joint performance – Theertha Performance Evening 2016
The painter (Performance) - Colombo Art Biennale 2016
The journey (Performance) –Theertha Performance Platform 2015
Imaging Peace – Red dot gallery (solo exhibition) February 2011
Colombo Art Biennale – Imagining Peace 2009
The Maze – a collaborative art exhibition November 2006
Images and Identity – An Event- interface between and art and literature – October 2005 – The Bowery Poetry Club, New York, USA
Aham-Puram - October 2004 – Group Exhibition – Jaffna Public Library – Jaffna
Urban and the Individual – November 2004 – Group Exhibition (curator and participant) Phenominal space Gallery, Colombo
“Requiem” – February 2003- Arts Lab- Gallery and Studio Theater – Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK
Theertha International Artists’ Workshop and Exhibition –September 2001- Lunuganga & Gallery 706 Colombo
An Exhibition for Peace and Reconciliation – January 2000 Gallery 706, Colombo
Harmony – December 1999 – Group Exhibition – Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo
Existence – June 1999 Solo Exhibition . VAFA Gallery, Kotte, Sri Lanka
No Group Exhibition- August 1999 VAFA Gallery, Kotte, Sri Lanka
Literary Critic and writer
Selected
publications
20th Century Art – 1998. Published by the National Association of Arts and Literature, South Vision India.
George Keyt and his Paintings. Thisai. June,16,1998.
Forms of nationalism. Sarinihar (Periodical), January 15-28,1998
Modernism to Postmodernism. Inyum Sool Col. September 1997, Published by Tamil Literary Conference, France.
Postmodernism and Post-colonialism. Sarinihar (Periodical) July 3-16,1997
Post-colonial critisiam. Sarinihar (Periodical), March 1-19,1997
Colonial mind. Sarinihar (Periodical) May 16-29, 1996
War and Child psychology. Vivarana, January/February 1996. Vol.90.
Selected
Invited lectures
The role of little magazines in the contemporary Tamil literature. London September 2002.
Current trends in Sri Lankan Tamil literature. Thamil Innei. Chennai, India 2001.
Literary postmodernism. Department of Tamil. University of Madras, India 2001.
Other
selected activities
Council Member – Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts (VAFA), Colombo, 1996 -2005
Founder treasurer – Theeretha International Artists’ Collective. Since 2001
Founder Secretary of the first school Leo Club in Sri Lanka – St.Johns College, Jaffna 1981.