Renowned for her evocative exploration of sustainability, healing and the human condition, Anoma’s (b 1951, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Currently works and lives in Colombo) work has been
exhibited on prestigious global stages.
In 2019, she became the first ever Sri Lankan artist to exhibit a solo show at the Venice Biennale, presenting her acclaimed multi-sensory installation Kintsugi at the Palazzo Bembo. She has also exhibited at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in 2016. She was the 2024 spotlight Mercedes Benz artist in Sri Lanka. Her solo shows have travelled across London, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, Singapore, Dubai and several other cities, as well as in Colombo.
Among her landmark exhibitions are Quest, Sri Lanka’s pioneering digital art exhibit on reconciliation and unity within diversity; and collaborative works such as Deliverance and Earthlines, which urged environmental regeneration. Her London 2019 series inspired by Greta Thunberg offered a powerful artistic response to the urgency of the climate crisis.
Anoma’s oeuvre invites introspection - reflecting on existential anxieties, environmental fragility, and the delicate balance between destruction and renewal - through a distinctly poetic and abstract visual language. Her multidisciplinary practice which often incorporates writers, scientists, musicians, dancers, political analysts and social activists spans a variety of media layered with themes of transformation, regeneration and ecological consciousness. Her art bridges emotion, intellect and activism - urging collective reflection on the state of our planet and the possibilities of renewal.
An alumna of the iconic Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London, Anoma’s first commission was featured on the cover of British Vogue. The artist spent three decades in the UK as a designer selling to global fashion icons including Yves St Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren before returning to her true calling: art.
Anoma’s artistic legacy is one of empathy, resilience and vision - an invitation to pause, reframe and reconnect with the world through the universal and transformative language of art.