Anoli Perera
Anoli Perera, born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1962, is a contemporary visual artist. She incorporates in her work the concept of “bricolage” in which fragments from different written texts, raw materials, objects and painted surfaces are combined to create a textured surface. She is among the 1990s generation of artists who have assumed a new ideological position with reference to the production of contemporary art questioning the social aspects in Sri Lanka in general and art as a medium to question the traditional notions of femininity. She is also the co–founder and one of the directors of the Theertha International Artists Collective, a progressive art initiative based in Colombo. She currently lives and works in Colombo, Sir Lanka and functions as a director of the Millenium Art Contemporary, a non-profit company established by another Sri Lankan contemporary artist, Pala Pothupitiya.
Early life and education
Perera has a degree in political science, economics and sociology from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Later, she received a graduate diploma in international affairs.At the age of 26, she moved to the United States. For three years from 1988 to 1992, she studied art programs at Santa Barbara, California and Princeton, New Jersey. Until 2016, she lived and worked in the province of Rajagiriya in west Sri Lanka, after which she moved to New Delhi.