Kaleidoscope of Perceptions: Arjuna Gunarathne

Saskia Fernando Gallery is pleased to present Arjuna Gunarathne’s upcoming solo exhibition Kaleidoscope of Perceptions.
Kaleidoscope of Perceptions invites the viewer into Gunarathne's world of whimsy, where togetherness and love breaks through the dreary world of alienation in a foreign land. The presentation will expand on Gunarathne’s ongoing experiments in blending styles, techniques, and colour to develop a visual vocabulary that is uninhibited and filled with childlike wonder. 

Arjuna Gunarathne (b.1976, Matale. Lives and Works in London) is a visual artist from Sri Lanka, currently based in London, UK. Drawing from personal experience and observations of migrant communities in London suburbs, Gunarathne’s work offers a nuanced exploration of belonging, loneliness, community dynamics, and the complexities of immigrant life in a foreign land. The artist work exhibits an unrestrained use of colour, offering a whimsical interpretation of the artist's observations. Gunarathne frequently shifts between styles, techniques, and conventions from Mughal miniature traditions, mural painting, and British academic practice, in his attempt to synthesize a visual vocabulary that seamlessly blends the aesthetic qualities of the East and the West. 

Gunarathne has exhibited his work in Celebrating the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla at Christie’s, London. His works have been exhibited at Rajiv Menon Contemporary, Los Angeles (2004): Akara Art, Mumbai (2024), India Art Fair (2024), Mumbai Art Fair (2024), Royal Drawing School Summer Show, London (2023); Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Colombo (2023); Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka (2018), Space and the Museum of Ethnology, Vienna (2008). 

Additionally, Gunarathne’s work has been published in Sketching Breath, Arjuna Gunarathne (2025), The A-Z of Conflict (2016) by Raking Leaves Publications. His work also belongs to the Royal Art Collection, UK and the permanent collection of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi.