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The Architect
Saskia Fernando Gallery I Art in Curfew May 18, 2021 After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, ‘The Architect’ journal returns with a ‘double issue’ that sets out to... Read more -
COLLECTOR PROFILE
Sunethra Bandaranaike May 12, 2021 Housed between her homes in Colombo and Horagolla, Sunethra Bandarainake’s collection is a captivating encounter between old and new; bridging... Read more -
COLLECTOR PROFILE
Patrick Dalton April 15, 2021 Patrick Dalton’s art collection has grown from a simple decorating endeavour into a vibrant homage to the places that have... Read more -
Abdul-Halik Azeez Daydreams A Colombo Restless And Reinvented
roar media April 3, 2021 Roar features Abdul Halik Azeez's second solo show, day dreamer you are, now exhibiting at Saskia Fernando Gallery. The article... Read more
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Abdul Halik Azeez | Becoming a World Class City: Impressions from Post-War Colombo
Alserkal April 2, 2021 'This symposium brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss critical perspectives on shared histories, ongoing exchanges and rich interconnections across... Read more -
Alt+Shift+Studio | Abdul Halik Azeez
Alserkal April 2, 2021 This week, Alt + Shift + Studio meets Abdul Halik Azeez, an artist who works with a multiplicity of information... Read more -
10 Contemporary South Asian Artists You Must Know About and Support
One Green Planet March 11, 2021 This article focuses on 10 South Asian artists everyone should learn about! South Asia is an incredibly diverse region that... Read more -
‘Eyes Only’ by Gayan Prageeth – SASKIA FERNANDO GALLERY
Aura Asia Art Project March 1, 2021 Gayan Prageeth’s latest exhibition, titled Eyes Only, revolves around the developments of the development of politics and corruption in Sri... Read more
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ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM PARIS 2021 -2022
Muvindu Binoy February 17, 2021 We are pleased to announce the Cité Internationales des Arts, in collaboration with Institut Français, has selected Muvindu Binoy for... Read more -
“Eyes Only” Delves Into the Psyche of Sri Lankan Society
GroundViews February 12, 2021 Artist Gayan Prageeth is exhibiting his latest collection, Eyes Only, at the Saskia Fernando Gallery. His work reflects a deep... Read more -
Conversation: Gayan Prageeth
Baik Art Gallery February 7, 2021 Chris Rivas: Can you tell me how your bucket series talks about the political history in Sri Lanka and Black... Read more -
Memory is the process; its result, the memorial: A chat with Prof. Chandraguptha Thenuwara
The Sunday Morning January 24, 2021 A panel discussion was held by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 January the politics of memorialisation, stemming from... Read more
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Muvindu Binoy 個展 「LAST PAGE OF THE TEXT BOOK」 – SASKIA FERNANDO GALLERY
Aura Asia Art Project January 4, 2021 Saskia Fernando Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition 'Last Page of the Textbook' by Muvindu Binoy. The exhibition includes collage,... Read more -
COLLECTOR PROFILE
SURESH DOMINIC December 9, 2020 Suresh Dominic’s homes are a true representation of his passion and dedication to collecting. He leaves no space untouched by... Read more -
‘ENCLOSED’ by Firi Rahman – SASKIA FERNANDO GALLERY
Aura Asia Art Project December 7, 2020 Firi Rahman presents his latest exhibition including work on canvas and cloth as well as installation. In his most biographical... Read more -
COLLECTOR PROFILE
SRIMOYI BHATTACHARYA November 13, 2020 Born and raised in Paris, Srimoyi Bhattacharya has lived between France and India since she was born. She founded her... Read more
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Fukuoka Asian Art Museum - Ajibi News
Chandraguptha Thenuwara October 23, 2020 SFG represented artist cum activist, Chandraguptha Thenuwara's works representing the current and/or recent local contemporary politics have been exhibited widely... Read more -
COLLECTOR PROFILE
ANOJIE AMERASINGHE (AND HUGUES MARCHAND) September 24, 2020 Anojie Amerasinghe and Hugues Marchand's collection reflects their interest in culture, combined with a preference for an architectural sensibility and... Read more -
COLLECTOR PROFILE
ANNIKA FERNANDO August 12, 2020 Multihyphenate designer Annika Fernando owns a very special collection of art carefully selected and curated for her Colombo home. Each... Read more -
Week Four: Abdul Halik Azeez
Ishara Art Foundation July 23, 2020 This week, Alt+Shift+Studio meets Abdul Halik Azeez, an artist who works with a multiplicity of information flows, describing his projects... Read more
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Adding A Bit Of Colour In These Bleak Times
Sunday Times April 12, 2020 Horton Place is a hive of activity at all times, from the bustle of morning traffic to the throngs of... Read more -
Colomboscope 2021
Language is Migrant April 1, 2020 Colomboscope is thrilled to announce the festival title of its 7th edition “language is migrant” drawing from the invocation by... Read more -
Pakkiarajah Pushpakanthan interview with the Indian Curator
Design India 116 April 1, 2020 My art grapples with the emotional torture families endure as their questions perditions, unanswered. Haunting memories, imagination and fear fill... Read more -
Chandraguptha Thenuwara @ Lunuganga
22 March 2020 February 22, 2020 Lunuganga was created by Geoffrey Bawa over a period of 40 years and is considered to be a seminal expression... Read more
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Firi Rahman & We Are From Here Project
Vice | January 2020 February 21, 2020 To artist Firi Rahman, Slave Island is home. He recalled stories his grandmother told him of gang wars, laundry communities... Read more -
Nations Trust Bank Private Banking partners with Saskia Fernando Gallery
Financial Times December 9, 2019 Nations Trust Bank Private Banking has always been the gold standard for affluent segment banking propositions in Sri Lanka, offering... Read more -
Hashan Cooray | Best of 2019
ARTRA Magazine November 2019 November 27, 2019 ARTRA celebrates artist Hashan Cooray for his interpretation and expression for society’s darker reality, absent of the sugar-coated perspectives and... Read more -
Sri Lanka: Shanth Fernando’s home is possibly the finest art gallery you’ll ever see
Architectural Digest India November 14, 2019 To the discerning eye, the style of his home carries the monochrome, understated identity of Paradise Road, but it is... Read more
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Collector's Desk | Edition Eight
ARTRA Magazine November 7, 2019 True art is cultivated from the depths of an artist’s mind, unaware of the potential. Art is symbolic in its... Read more -
Saskia Fernando New Establishment 100
Echelon Magazine November 4, 2019 In its decade-long existence, the Saskia Fernando Gallery has been dismantling stereotypes about the creative industries, working to strengthen the... Read more -
Fabienne Francotte @ Space A Nepal
October 2019 October 29, 2019 Space A, for interdisciplinary art practice, was formed in 2008 with the involvement of Visual Artist, Interior Designer, Jewelry Designer,... Read more -
Jagath Weerasinghe @ Davidson College Galleries
October 2019 - December 2019 October 29, 2019 Because of these visceral encounters with inhumanity, cruelty, and genocide, Weerasinghe still draws on these themes in his current work.... Read more
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The Wall Project #1
September 13, 2019 Featuring a new artist every quarter, the Wall Project provides a space for artists to work freely with their chosen... Read more -
ய Connect: Wired Design
in PechaKucha with hatch and Saskia Fernando Gallery September 3, 2019 Born out of a collaboration between Saskia Fernando Gallery and hatch Sri Lanka , this debut PechaKucha for art and... Read more -
Five @ Baik Art Los Angeles
June 2019 - August 2019 June 30, 2019 In the spirit of remembrance, the gallery has invited all of the artists previously involved with our programs to exhibit... Read more -
When Stillness Came Rushing In: Sri Lanka’s Artistic Community Responds to the Easter Attacks
Frieze May 2019 May 15, 2019 By Natasha Ginwala with contributions from Abdul Halik Azeez (@Colombedouin), Muvindu Binoy, Sandev Handy, We Are From Here, Imaad Majeed... Read more
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Priyantha Udagedara | Bunka Award
March 2019 March 25, 2019 After a careful screening and examination by the selection committee comprising of renowned personalities in the areas of culture, art... Read more -
Collector's Desk | Edition Seven
ARTRA Magazine February 15, 2019 ARTRA Magazine and Saskia Fernando Gallery in collaboration with Standard Chartered Priority Banking are excited to present the seventh edition... Read more -
Less is More
The Morning January 13, 2019 Saskia established Saskia Fernando Gallery 10 years ago and her online gallery, Artspace curated by her, presents a purchasable catalogue... Read more -
Saskia Pintelon @ Museum Dhont-Dhaenens
January 2019 - May 2019 January 5, 2019 With Fringe, in the spring of 2019, the museum Dhondt-Dhaenens brings together the work of three painters: the Australian Jenny... Read more
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Collector's Desk | Edition Six
ARTRA Magazine May 25, 2018 Collector's Desk Edition Six by ARTRA Magazine and Saskia Fernando Gallery in partnership with The Residences at One Galle Face,... Read more -
Difference Framing
Sanjana Hattotuwa May 25, 2018 “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is... Read more -
DELVING INTO THE DEPTHS OF ART PROFESSIONALISM
ARTRA Magazine April 1, 2018 Cover personality Saskia Fernando, Gallerist of Saskia Fernando Gallery, is instrumental in professionalizing and significantly contributing to the growth of... Read more -
Re-Approaching the Orient
Sandev Handy December 7, 2017 Orientalism by Priyantha Udagedara, is a body of work that traverses between beauty and ugliness while simultaneously questioning the formation... Read more
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Strangers and Symbols
in Abdul Halik Azeez’s and Raki Nikahetiya’s joint exhibition Coast and Concrete | Sandev Handy October 28, 2017 How are we to put a finger on our present time? It seems as though Sri Lanka is hungry and... Read more -
Silent Auction in Aid of the Ceylon School for the Deaf & the blind
Life Online August 24, 2017 The Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind in collaboration with the Saskia Fernando Gallery presents ‘Silent Auction and Fundraiser... Read more -
Collector's Desk | Edition Five
Daily FT August 11, 2017 To be the forefathers of Sri Lankan Modern Art, the ‘43 Group has contributed immensely to the recognition of local... Read more -
MEET THE SISTERS WHO ARE LEADING SRI LANKA’S CREATIVE RENAISSANCE
Verve Magazine April 11, 2017 Number 41 Horton Place is what many refer to as Colombo’s creative nerve centre, with its unmistakably stark and minimalist... Read more
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Collector's Desk | Edition Four
March 3, 2017 Sri Lanka's exclusive series of curated art events on Friday, 3 March 2017 at Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo, 65 Rosmead... Read more -
An Interview With Saskia Fernando of Saskia Fernando Gallery
The Artling September 7, 2016 A typical day for me is… I have no typical day and try to keep it that way. I'm between... Read more -
Back to a future
Lufthansa Magazine September 4, 2016 The mood on the art scene is also euphoric at present. “We are seeing collectors and curators coming in from... Read more -
Collector’s Desk | Edition Three
September 3, 2016 Collectors’ Desk, organized by ARTRA Magazine & Saskia Fernando Gallery in collaboration with The Residences at One Galle Face, Shangrila... Read more
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Collector's Desk | Edition Two
May 6, 2016 Collector's Desk by ARTRA Magazine & Saskia Fernando Gallery is a premier platform for art connoisseurs, at which we present... Read more -
The future was: Wallpaper* explores Art Dubai 2016
Wallpaper* Magazine March 31, 2016 Three decades ago, when Leila Heller opened her New York gallery with a young Iranian American artist, she asked him... Read more -
Art Dubai 2016: All Roads Connect
Harpers Bazaar Arabia March 13, 2016 Art Dubai 2016 seems to be looking in every direction at once. This year, the fair reflects on its past... Read more -
Collector's Desk | Edition One
Business Today December 4, 2015 Saskia Fernando Gallery & ARTRA Magazine together with Landrover will be launching Collector’s Desk, with the aim of educating and... Read more
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Silent Auction in Aid of the Ceylon School for the Deaf & the Blind
November 6, 2015 We are pleased to announce this year’s Silent Auction, a fundraiser event for The Ceylon School for the Deaf &... Read more -
PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.5
July 19, 2015 PKN CMB Volume 5 brings you an eclectic group of presenters at a very special Night edition of the Colombo... Read more -
PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.4
February 22, 2015 PechaKucha Volume 4 took place at the 3rd Colombo Design Market on Sunday, 22nd February 2015 at the Laksala Museum... Read more -
Cello Conversations with Sri Lankan Contemporary Art
February 15, 2015 World renowned cellist and TED Fellow Joshua Roman will respond to ten works of Sri Lankan contemporary art, for a... Read more
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Silent Auction in Aid of the Ceylon School for the Deaf & the Blind
October 8, 2014 A fundraiser exhibition and silent art auction in aid of the Ceylon School for the Deaf & Blind will be... Read more -
PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.3
August 17, 2014 PECHA KUCHA NIGHT COLOMBO PechaKucha Night (PKN), now in over 700 cities, was devised in Tokyo in February 2003. PechaKucha... Read more -
PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.2
October 23, 2011 PechaKucha Night Colombo Volume 3 took place at the Warehouse Project again on the 23rd October 2011. Speakers for the... Read more -
PechaKucha Night Colombo Vol.1
July 23, 2011 The first ever PechaKucha Night Colombo kicked off at the Warehouse Project on 23 July 2011. Speakers for the evening... Read more
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Sri Lankan Contemporary Art
The White Review No.2 | Jospehine Breese June 1, 2011 SRI LANKA HAS DEVELOPED A THRIVING, VITAL CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE over the past twenty years. New artists are emerging to... Read more -
A Bright Spot Emerges in Postwar Colombo, Sri Lanka
New York Times May 1, 2009 Sri Lankan artists like Prageeth Manohansa and Dumith Kulasekara, who show at this sleek spot owned by Ms. Fernando (at... Read more
