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Exhibitions Archive 2009
Theertha Artists' Exhibit at the National Art Gallery, Maldives
Theertha Artists' Exhibit at the National Art Gallery, Maldives
The exhibition ‘Theertha - Works on Paper’ opened at the National Art Gallery (NAG) on 16 July 2009. The exhibition will run until the 6th of August 2009. Drawings and paintings done on paper by Theertha artists, which include Jagath Weerasinge, Pradeep Chandrasiri, Thisath Thoradeniya, Janananda Laksiri, Anoli Perera, Lakisha Fernando, Pushpakumara Koralegedera, Lalith Manage, Pala Pothupitiya, Sarath Kumarasiri, Bandu Manamperi, Anura Krishantha and Pradeep Thalawatte presented a glimpse of contemporary Sri Lankan art to the Maldivian audience. Most works engaging in a socio-cultural criticality are contemporary expressions of a trend that emerged in the 1990s now popularly referred to as the 90s Art Trend. The exhibition is a culmination of a long term dialog with National Art Gallery, Maldives and its Chief Curator Mamduh Waheed on possible art exchanges between Sri Lanka and Maldives. Theertha has hosted Maldivian artists in their art residencies in the past where Mariam Omar and Fatimath Zuhura were able to work in collaboration with Sri Lankan and other international artists. In 2005 Theertha members Jagath Weerasinghe and Anoli Perera were invited to engage in a short survey of Maldivian art scene by NAG to help develop the visual arts sector for the Maldives. Their curotorial survey presented a report titled ‘Assessment of the Dynamics in the Community of Artists in the Maldives’, to the NAG.
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