Sumali Piyatissa

Sumali (Buki) is a self-taught artist from Sri Lanka. She is an Accountant by profession and her love for art birthed a keen desire to pursue if further, where she gave up her daily work as a financial advisor and took up art professionally. Today, Sumali is an active artist, who develops her own style and artistic identity. She enjoys experimenting with different mediums and textures. The dominant style of her paintings is abstract and differs from traditional techniques to a blend of modern mixed media techniques.
Sumali’s inspiration is drawn from nature,travel and the surrounding beauty that captures her eye. Her paintings represent freedom, joy and positivity.
Sumali has exhibited her work in Sei Lanka and at Art fairs in London, Austria, Madrid, Switzerland, Greece and Sweden. She has had two solo exhibitions to date. She is currently selling her artwork on international platforms and is working with renowned interior
designers on diverse projects.

Self taught artist.

Masters Degree in Business Management - Adelaide, Australia - Nov’10

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
• Genèse — Sri Lanka, February 2015
• KOLORFLO — Sri Lanka, July 2018

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS &
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS
• Platforms Project Art Fair — Athens, Greece, 17–20 September 2026, in collaboration with ArtCan, UK.
• Stillness — ArtCan, Islington, UK, May–June 2025.
• Klima & Kunst XI — Online exhibition on art and climate change, Novum Basel, Switzerland, 29 April–26 May 2025.
• Art on the Loop — The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK, February 2025.
• Her Vision, Her Voice — Curado Gallery, Galle, Sri Lanka, February 2024.
• Art & Climate Change — Novum Basel, Switzerland, online exhibition, June–July 2023.
• Vogue, 6th Edition — Boomer Gallery, London, UK, June 2023.
• Contemporary Art — Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK, 12–23 April 2023.
• Women of the World — NFT artwork exhibition, Nowhere Gallery, New York, USA, 22–25 June 2022, in collaboration with Starbahn and The Artling.
• Art & Climate Change — Novum Basel, Switzerland, March 2022.
• Swiss Art Expo — Artbox Project — Urbanside Gallery, Switzerland, February– March 2022.
• Occhi/Phoenix Magazine — COP26 Online Exhibition — September 2022.
• Swiss Art Expo — Artbox Project — August 2021.
• Art & Climate Change — Novum Basel, Switz...