Koralegedara Pushpakumara CV
Koralegedara Pushpakumara
1968 Born in Kandy , Sri Lanka
E-mail: kgpushpa@yahoo.com , kgpushpa@gmail.com
Phone: +94 2899885, +94775716650
Address: 1166/94, Park Road ,Kottawa, Panipitiya, Sri Lanka
Education
1997 BFA (Painting and Sculpture) institute of Aesthetic studies .university of kelaniya. Sri Lanka.
2003 Diploma (archeology) postgraduate institute of Archeology. university of kelaniya. Sri Lanka
Work Experience
1992 2010 set and Costume Design, Drama Productions
1992 2010 Art Director and Production Designer, Film and Video
1980 2011 Wood Designer
Solo Exhibitions
1997 Exhibitions of Paintings and Sculpture, Heritage Art Gallery , Colombo, Sri Lanka
2000 Exhibitions of Painting ,Paradise Road Galleries , Colombo, Sri Lanka
2000 Exhibitions of Painting , Kandalama Hotel , Dambulla , Sri Lanka
2002 Exhibitions of Painting ,Bare foot Gallery , Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004 Exhibitions of Painting, Paradise Road Galleries,Colombo, Sri Lanka
2005 Exhibitions of Paintings and Drawings, Finomenal Space Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2006 Exhibitions of Paintings and Drawings, Bare foot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2008 Exhibitions of Paintings and Drawings (display show) Red Dot Gallery, Pitakotte, Sri Lanka.
2009 Exhibitions (Good will Hardware), Red Dot Gallery, Pitakotte, Sri Lanka.
Camps, Workshops and Residency
2010 1st “theerthe” International Artist’s sethu Residency 1 Red Dot Gallery, Pitakotte, Sri Lanka.
2010 4st “theerthe” International Artist’s workshop Block 26,Tripoli Road, colombo , Sri Lanka
2007 Crafting the Drawing and Drawing the Craft, Drawing workshop, Theertha International Artists Collective Studio spaces, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2001 1st “theerthe” International Artist’s workshop Geoffrey Bawa’s , Lunuganga Gardens , Beruwala , Sri Lanka
2001 1st “Vasl” International Artist’s Workshop , Karachi,, Pakistan
1999 Workshop with Fiona Hall Geoffrey Bawa’s Lunuganga Gardens, Beruwal , Sri Lank
1999 Workshop for the Innocents Monument Workshop By Prof. Jagath Weerasinghe, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
1998 Television Set Design Course ,Conducted N.H.K. (Japan) at S LR C, Colombo , Sri Lanka
1998 “Artist Against War” Street Flag Painting Project ,Colombo, Sri Lanka
1998 3rd International Artist Camp ,Hikkaduwa , Sri Lanka
Group Exhibitions Participation (Selected)
2010 Artful Resistance ‘traveling Exhibition, Curated by Sylvia S Kasprycki.
2009 Works on Paper, Presented by National Art Gallery of Maldives.
2009 Colombo Art Biennale “Imagining Peace” Colombo, Sri Lanka
2005 “Contemporary Sri Lankan Art”, Museum of far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 “Exhibition of paintings and sculpture”, Gallery 71, Galle fort, Galle, Sri Lanka.
2004 “Urban and the individual”, Fenominal Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004 “Aham Puram”, Public Library, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
2004 Exhibition of visual art , stairway Gallery, kandy , Sri Lanka
2001 1st “VASL” International Art Exhibition, Gadani Beach ,Gadani, Pakistan
2001 1st “VASL” International Art Exhibition, Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi ,Pakistan
2001 REFLECTIONS ’’Four Artists ’’ An Exhibition of Painting , Indian Cultural Centre. Colombo , Sri Lanka
2000 “Artist for Peace” - Flag Exhibition, Selected Public Places, Sri Lanka.
2000 “A New Visual Vocabulary in Contemporary Sri Lanka Art” , Volspark , Enschede ,The Netherlands
2000 “Four Artist” Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture Lionel Wendt Art Gallery ,Colombo , Sri Lanka
2000 ‘’ An Art Exhibition for Peace and Reconciliation’’, Gallery 706, Colombo , Sri Lanka
2000 ‘’Four Artists’’ Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture The Havelock Place Bungalow Colombo , Sri Lanka
1999 9th Asian Art Biennile, Gallery of Silpakala Academy Dhaka, Bangladesh
1999 “No Order Group” Exhibition and Declaration of the Manifesto VAFA Gallery Ethul Kotte , Sri Lanka
1999 3rd International Art Exhibition ,National Art Gallery , Colombo, Sri Lanka
1999 State Festival Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1998 Moden painting,Sculpture& Installation Mahanaga Mandiraya Hambantota , Sri Lanka
1998 Exhibition of Painting Kandy Art Council Kandy, Sri Lanka
1997 ‘’ PITAWEEMA -97 ‘’ Convocation Day Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1996 Estate Festival Exhibition of Painting, National Art Gallery,Colombo ,Sri Lanka
1995 Youth Award Festival Exhibition of Painting National Youth Centre, Maharagama, Sri Lanka
1995 ‘’ LALITHAKALA’’ Paintings and Sculpture Exhibition Colombo, Sri Lanka
1994 Young Contemporary Artists Exhibition National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1986 ‘’Sevaneli’’ Exhibitions of Paintings and Sculpture Town Hall, Gampola, Sri Lanka
Awards
1994 Madya Rupa” Award ceremony (Poster Designs)
1995 Youth Services Council Award Festival. 1st Place for painting
1996 State Awards Festival of Painting & Sculptures, Merit for Painting
1996 Best Set Design Youth Council, Awards Drama Festival , Sri Lanka.
1996 Best Set Design State Drama Festival ,Sub Committee Sri Lanka Arts Council Sri Lanka.
1997 Best Set Design State Drama Festival ,Sub Committee Sri Lanka Arts Council Sri Lanka.
1997 Best Costume Design State Drama Festival ,Sub Committee Sri Lanka Arts Council Sri Lanka.
1998 Best Set Design State Drama Festival ,Sub Committee Sri Lanka Arts Council Sri Lanka.
1999 Best Set Design State Drama Festival ,Sub Committee Sri Lanka Arts Council Sri Lanka.
2001 Best Set Design State Drama Festival ,Sub Committee Sri Lanka Arts Council Sri Lanka
1999 State Awards Festival 1st Place for Painting
1999 State Awards Festival 2nd Place for Installation & Sculptures