Anura Srinath


Anura Srinath is a Sri Lankan artist, painter, illustrator and cartoonist.

Early life

Anura was born in Sri Lanka and educated at Lumbini College. He grew up in a home which surroundings were full of sketches of temple paintings and traditional Sinhalese art and he showed a passion and a skill for drawing from an early age. His father rejected the idea of a career in art. Anura's father, M.S Perera, hoped his son would become a Doctor, and though Anura would study in Biology stream for Advanced Level in School.

Career beginnings

After leaving school he joined the Upali Group of Newspapers as a cartoonist for the comic-strip paper ‘Suhada’ in 1980. In 1981, Upali Newspapers Limited was launched and he was recruited as an artist for the "Chitramitra" comic magazine by the group.
His paintings are found in various museums and galleries abroad, as well as in private collections in Sri Lanka and throughout the world.

Exhibitions

Anuralokaya solo exhibition

Siththaru Andi Roo (සිත්තරු ඇඳි රූ)

  • Siththaru Andi Roo 1
  • Siththaru Andi Roo 2
  • Siththaru Andi Roo 3
  • Siththaru Andi Roo 4

13 Strokes / Lionel Wendt Art Centre

A three-day exhibition will be held at The Lionel Wendt Art Center featuring 13 artists.

Speculo 2017: National Art Festival

Art exhibition hosted by SriLankan Airlines at J. D. A. Perera Gallery.

Kala Pola (1995 - 2019)

Participant of the annual open air art fair from 1995 - 2019