Chiranthika's (b 1997, Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Currently works and lives in Colombo) practice is grounded in printmaking as a reflective and embodied process through which themes of femininity, freedom, identity, and emotional transformation are explored. Central to her work is an autobiographical engagement with lived experience, particularly the psychological and social shifts that have shaped her understanding of selfhood. Marriage is positioned as a significant turning point in her narrative, marking a transition from restriction toward a sense of emotional, social, and creative liberation. This shift informs her visual vocabulary, where symbolic forms such as male and female figures, fish, and Heliconia flowers operate as metaphors for desire, sexuality, love, endurance, and growth.
Working primarily with woodcut, etching, and aquatint, the artist emphasizes the physical and tactile dimensions of printmaking. The layered processes of carving, biting, and inking become integral to her conceptual concerns, allowing materiality to mirror psychological depth. Each technique contributes to a language of repetition, texture, and accumulation, through which complex emotional states are translated into visual form.
She graduated from the Department of Printmaking, Faculty of Visual Arts, University of visual & performing arts and later served as a temporary lecturer in the same department, maintaining a close connection to academic practice and research. In 2025, she presented her first solo exhibition at the Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, marking a significant milestone in her artistic career.