Sanjaya Gunarathna

Sanjaya Gunarathna is a Contemporary Artist. He has expertise in painting, animations, graphic designing and video editing. Sanjaya was obsessed with drawing and painting as a kid with the influence of his grandfather who was a well-known local artist.

After finishing college education he attended a three-year course of Traditional Art Work which was conducted by the Cultural Department under the guidance of Mr. S.P Charles, who was a renowned artist in Sri Lanka. During that training course, Sanjaya sharpened his skills in different aspects of art including traditional art conservation and restoration, life drawing, sculpture and landscape drawing. He successfully completed the course with a 1st Division Certificate.

Sanjaya started his art career by joining an advertising. After gaining some valuable hands-on experience and insight in the commercial arts, he developed a fascination with the newly emerging capabilities of graphics and animations. He won the state award for the Best Animator at the 15th Sri Lanka State Television Arts Awards.

1997-2000 : 1st Division pass : Traditional Art Work Diploma conducted by the Sri Lanka Cultural Department under the guidance of Mr. S.P Charles, who was a renowned artist in Sri Lanka.

1991-1996 Nalanda College, Colombo.

1985-1990 Thurstan College, Colombo.

Solo art exhibition held at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 24 to 26 February 2023.