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L.T.P. Manjusri

Lokukankanamge Thomas Peiris Manjusri (1902-1982) (Sinhala: ලොකුකංකානම්ගේ තෝමස් පීරිස් මංජුශ්‍රී) was a well-known Sri Lankan painter and one o…

Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum

The Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum (Sinhala: මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ ජන කෞතුකාගාරය) is a memorial museum situated in Koggala in Galle District, Sr…

Ivan Peries

Ivan Peries (1921-1988) (Sinhala: අයිවන් පීරිස්) was a well-known Sri Lankan painter. Life events Ivan Peries was born on 31 July 1921 in Dehiw…

Stanley Abeysinghe

Stanley Abeysinghe (1914-1995) (Sinhala: ස්ටැන්ලි අබේසිංහ) was a well-known Sri Lankan painter. Life events Stanley Abeysinghe was born on 26 …

J. L. K. van Dort

John Leonhard Kalenberg van Dort (1831-1898) was a Sri Lankan painter of Dutch Burgher descent. He is the first major artist in the country who per…

Andrew Nicholl

Andrew Nicholl (1804-1886) was an Irish artist and illustrator who is considered the first professional painter to work in Sri Lanka during the Bri…