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| Tuesday, 7 December 2004 |
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Leading artist opens second Gallery in Colombo Sharika galleries the gallery of contemporary art and sculpture will open today at the Colombo Plaza. Senaka Senanayake, one of Sri Lanka's most prominent artist under whose auspices this gallery will function, has taken the initiative to open this gallery out to predominantly promote local artists as well as developing the local art market.
Senaka has been exhibiting internationally for over 46 years and worked at promoting other Sri Lankan artists for the past 25 years. The new 3,000-square-foot museum style commercial gallery will hold the finest cross section of work ranging from modern to contemporary Sri Lankan art, many of whom are exclusive to the gallery. The gallery will provide sculptors and painters, as well as emerging young artists with the space and exposure to place artworks in today's contemporary corporate and domestic environment.
"The creativity and determination of the new wave of artists, wishing to be exposed and accepted by the world market motivates us" said Senaka exhibiting artist and co-curator. The gallery will also feature a number of renowned international artists from the Asia-Pacific region. "We like to characterize the gallery and its ever changing collections as extraordinarily diverse and constantly inviting fresh and vibrant new artist to express themselves." |
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