I am a self-taught artist originally from Sri Lanka. I began drawing in 2020, shortly after being laid off from work due to the pandemic. While merely trying to find ways to fill up my time, my journey as an artist was brewing. I had my first showcase in April of 2022. It has since been an incredible year filled with numerous art shows and interviews to awards and even a newspaper feature!

EXHIBITIONS

2023 Queen West Art Crawl, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto

2023 Cabbagetown Art and Craft Show, Riverdale Park West, Toronto

2023 SALON 17, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto

2023 Art at the Pumphouse, Niagara on the Lake, Niagara

2023 TOAF 62 - Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto

2023 Artistry by the Lake, Niagara on the Lake, Niagara

2023 Riverdale ArtWalk, Jimmie Simpson Park, Toronto

2023 South Asian Gallery, Chinguacousy Branch Library, Brampton

2023 ‘ETHEREAL’ – Emerging Artists by Emerging Curator Exhibition, Propeller Gallery, Toronto

2022 RAW Artists Montreal ‘Portal’, Théâtre Paradox, Montreal

2022 RAW Artists Toronto ‘Generate’, FountainBlu at Exhibition Place, Toronto

2022 Pickering Artfest, Esplanade Park, Pickering

2022 Etobicoke Artfest, Etobicoke, Toronto

2022 TOAF 61 - Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto

2022 Artistry by the Lake, Niagara on the Lake, Niagara

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Emerging Artists by Emerging Curator Award – Lex Barrie, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF61)

Curated Collection ‘The Poetics of the Imagination’ of Ed Pien, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF61)

Curated Collection ‘Surrealia’ of Ekow Nimako, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF61)

Drawing & Painting Award, Etobicoke Artfest 2022

PUBLICATIONS & PRESS

Ethereal Artists Talks, February 18, 2023 https://youtu.be/-O1aRbq4Wl4

Ethereal Gallery Tour at Propeller, February 15 – March 5, 2023 https://youtu.be/0r-wC9q_w20

Interview with Lex Barrie, November 22, 2022 https://vimeo.com/user158521688/sandamaliinterview

A special gift from God, Ceylon Today, October 1, 2022