Gandee Vasan

I am a British artist born in Sri Lanka, I like to think that I have an appreciation for images that convey powerful ideas and concepts. I strive to create paintings that look obvious at first, but are more complex when you look at it for a while. Work that makes an emotional connection and becomes thought provoking. I use animal metaphors to add a universal resonance and create an emotive quality, with a touch of humour and whimsy. My preferred mediums are oils and charcoal, which I use in a luscious and intuitive way to create work that I hope, is visually stunning and deeply meaningful.

My work was exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery in London, where I was a finalist in the BP Portrait Painting Awards and the Taylor Wessing Portrait Awards. At the age of 23, I was awarded by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters for creating the most outstanding work by a young artist. I have a body of work with Getty Images which is licensed around the world. My photographic images have graced the covers of TIME magazine, Le Monde, and other major publications.

BA Honors Fine Art, Painting
MA Computer Grapics

2024
ING Discerning Eye
2019
National Portrait Gallery / London - London, United Kingdom
2017
Association of Photographers Awards / London - London, United Kingdom
2016
Gallery Sakura / Paris - Paris, France
2012
Taylor Wessing photographic Portrait / National Portrait Gallery, London - London, United Kingdom