1961 born in Wiesbaden, (Germany)
1981 – 84 Studium Kommunikationsdesign, GHS Wuppertal/Germany
1984 – 89 Studium Freie Kunst –Malerei und Skulptur “Kunstakademie Düsseldorf” , (Germany)
1996 – lebt und arbeitet in Istanbul (8 Monate) ,(Turkey)
2000 – 2007 lebt und arbeitet in New York (USA )
2007 – 2008 lebt und arbeitet in Peking (China)
2007 – Gastprofessur NYU (New York University.) in Shanghai, (China)
2009 – lebt und arbeitet in Berlin, (Germany)
Preise und Stipendien
1986 ART Stiftung Plaas, (Germany)
1991 Kunst und Kirche Heilbronn, (Germany)
1991 Arbeitsstipendium, Senat Berlin, (Germany)
1991 Kunstpreis Sickingen, (Germany)
1993 Arbeitsstipendium, Tokyo, (Japan)
1996 Artist in residence, Istanbul (Berliner Senat)
2000 ISP studio program, New York (USA)
2009 Kunstfonds Arbeitsstipendium
Arbeiten in Museen und öffentlichen Sammlungen
Wuhan museum of fine art, Wuhan (China)
Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern (Germany)
K.E.Osthaus Museum, Hagen (Germany)
Land Hessen (Germany)
Museum Bochum (Germany)
DASA Museum, Dortmund (Germany)
Museum Belden an Zee, Scheveningen (Netherland)
Einzelausstellungen
2015 Galerie Schmalfuss, Berlin
2014 Galerie Albert Benamou – Veronique Maxé
2014Yeni Cami, former archeolog. museum,Thessaloniki, Dimitria festival Greece
2013 Python Gallery ,Erlenbach/Zürich, Schweiz
2013 Art Issue Projects, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 Voss Kunstlag – Banksmidja, Voss, Norway
2013 Gallery Basement, Voss, Norway
2012 Mube,Skulpturenmuseum Sao Paulo, Brasilien
2012 Delloro Contemoporary Art gallery, Berlin
2012 Galeria Simon Nolte, Porto Colom,Mallorca/ Spanien
2012 Pingpong Artspace, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 Kalos & Klio showroom in collaboration with Lola Nikolaou Gallery,Thessaloniki, GR
2010 Kunstverein Gera, (Germany)
2010 Galerie Ling , Berlin, (Germany)
2009 Galerie Epikur , Wuppertal Kunstverein Gera, (Germany)
2009 Galerie Schmalfuss, Marburg, (Germany)
2008 Emerson Gallery Berlin, (Germany)
2006 Galleria Cal D’oro Rome (Italy)
2005 Yamamoto Gendai ( Gallery),Tokyo ,(Japan)
2005 Emerson Gallery Berlin, (Germany)
2003 C 3 gallery, New York,(USA)
2001 Westbeth Gallery, Nagoya, (Japan)
2001 “Humanus”, Paulina Kolczynska Fine Art, New York ,(USA)
2001 Vernon Holdings Fine Art, Prague, (Czech Rep.)
2000 Roentgen Kunstraum,Ikeuchi Gallery, Tokyo ,(Japan)
1999 Galleria Scognamiglio & Teano, Napoli, (Italy)
1999 Galerie Epikur, Wuppertal ,(Germany)
1998 Galerie Clairefontaine, Luxembourg ,(Luxembourg)
1998 ART Frankfurt, Förderkoje ,Galerie Markus Nohn,Trier, (Germany)
1998 Galerie Markus Nohn, Trier, (Germany)
1997 Galerie Markus Nohn, Trier, (Germany)
1997 Galerie Clairefontaine, Luxembourg ,(Luxembourg)
1997 Roentgen Kunstraum, Ikeuchi Gallery, Tokyo, (Japan)
1996/97 Galerie Cato Jans, Hamburg, (Germany)
1996 Galerie Markus Nohn, Trier,(Germany)
1996 Museum Bochum, (Germany)
1995 Carsten Neumärker Galerie, Koeln ,(Germany)
1994 Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, (Germany)
1994 Galerie Epikur, Wuppertal, (Germany)
1994 Roentgen Kunstintitut, Ikeuchi gallery,Tokyo ,(Japan)
1994 Goethe Institut Tokyo, (Japan)
1994 Artium Gallery, Fukuoka ,(Japan)
1994 Goethe Institut Kyoto ,(Japan)
1993 Roentgen Kunstinstitut,Ikeuchi gallery, Tokyo, (Japan)
1992 Staedt. Galerie Schloss Oberhausen, (Germany)
1991 Studio Galerie Hamburg ,(Germany)
1991 Kunstverein Ruhr, Essen ,(Germany)
1991 Petruskirche Berlin, (Germany)
1991 Wartbergkirche Heilbronn, (Germany)
1990 Kunst und Museumsverein Wuppertal, (Germany)
1989/90 Martin Gropius Bau, Werkbund Archiv, Berlin, (Germany)
1988 Galerie Kosmos, Essen, (Germany)
1986 Atelier und Galerie Kollektiv,Wuppertal, (Germany)
Gruppenausstellungen
2015 Python Gallery, Zürich Erlenbach. Schweitz
2015 Agalaus Kunstfestival, Voss, Norwegen
2015 Kulturfabrik Apolda, Apolda Germany
2015 Wuhan Fine Art Museum, Wuhan , China
2015 Hôtel de Gallifet/ artcenter, Aix en Provence, Frankreich
2015 Künstlerverein Walkmühle, Wiesbaden. Deutschland
2015 18 + festival, Cluj – Napoca , Rumänien
2015 Galerie Simon Nolte, Münster
2015 Nanjing 2nd international art festival, Nanjing, China
2014 2 man show mit Florian Fausch,Galerie von Fraunberg , Düsseldorf
2014 Lola Nikolaou gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2013 Bienal de Curitiba,Curitiba,Brazil
2013 “Kunstlandskap Fjaler 2013”, in collaboration with NKD and Kjell Erik Ruud, Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway
2013 Lola Nikolaou gallery,Thessaloniki,Greece
2013 “stronger than fear is hope”, curated by Bodo Korsig,Schmalfuss gallery, Berlin,Germany
2012 2nd international Art festival Kathmandu, Nepal
2011 “Memory_Identity ” MK2 Space, Beijing, China
2011 “softpower” Galerie Kvant ,curated by Franziska Leuthäußer, Berlin
2011 “Nordart 2011”, Rendsburg, Germany
2011 “Worldpeacefestival” Freies Museum Berlin, Berlin
2011 Galerie Nolte, Münster
2011 “5C/5C ” KT&G Sangsangmadang Gallery , Seoul, Korea
2011 “5C/5C” CIAC, Centro internationale per L’arte contemporanea, Rome Italy
2010 “Lingering Whispers” St. Pancras church, London, (England)
2010 “ Nordart “ Deutschland
2010 Delloro Gallery, Rom , (Italy)
2010 “Ereignis Druckgrafik 2 “ Leipzig, Buchmesse, (Germany)
2009 Galerie Horschick, Dresden, (Germany)
2009 Kolbe Museum – Souterrain Sammlung Hoffmann “ Tier Perspektiven “ Teil 2
2008 “critical mass” curated by marc Hungerbuehler, HYCA contemporary art center ,Beijing, (China)
“Sewn” East Asia Contemporary gallery, Shanghai , (China)
“Black and White “, Gallery 49, Beijing , (China)
“Chinese Character Biennial”, Beijing , (China)
2007 ” SURGE” curated by Marc Hungerbuehler , 798 international Art Festival , Beijing, (China)
” Dream Palace ” curated by Alfredo Martinez, A-Space, Beijing, (China)
” Lost Boorders ” curated by Alessandro Rolandi , Art Channel Gallery ,Beijing, (China)
” Must be Gallery ,798 Beijing, (China)
“SEWN” curated by Nikoykatiushka, Segment Space,Beijing, (China)
Watermill auction,Watermill, (USA)
2006 ” new chinese occidentalism “, curated by Pan Xing Lei, THE HOUSE, Beijing, (China)
2 man show with Pan Xing Lei ,chinese Art base at 798 international Art Festival, Beijing, (China)
2005 ” Made in America “, the pickled arts centre, Bejing, (China)
2004 “ Phantastik “ Landesmuseum Linz, (Austria)
2004 Maze II “, The Artists Network, New York (USA)
2003 “Kunst auf Rezept “Kunsthalle Erfurt,( Germany)
“ Re do China “ , Ethan Cohen Fine Arts gallery, New York (USA)
Watermill Auction, Watermill, (USA)
“ Certain Conditions “ Waterfront Hall Belfast, (Ireland)
“Kraftfelder” Installationsprojekt, Krefeld ,(Germany)
2002 Herforder Kunstverein, (Germany)
2002 Georg Kolbe Museum, “wächserne Identitäten”,Berlin (Germany)
2002 Staedt. Museum Zwickau, (Germany)
2002 Watermill Auction, Watermill, (USA)
2001 Museum Ratingen (Germany)
2001 Osaka Trienale, Osaka Museum (Japan)
2001 Watermill Auction, Watermill, (USA)
2000 “EXPO2000” , DASA Museum, Dortmund (Germany)
2000 “Tuchfühlung II”,Velbert-Langenberg, (Germany)
1999 K.E.Osthaus Museum, Hagen, (Germany)
1999 Galerie Jan Wagner, Berlin (Germany)
1998 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, (Germany)
1997 Galerie Markus Nohn, Trier, (Germany)
1997 “Tuchfühlung”,Velbert-Langenberg, (Germany)
1997 Roentgen Kunstraum, Ikeuchi Gallery, Tokyo, (Japan)
1996/97 “Discordia” Kunstverein, Kunsthaus Hamburg, (Germany)
1995 Ursula Blickle Stift.Kunstpreis Installation,Kraichtal, (Germany)
1994 “Platons Höhle”,K.E.Osthaus Museum, Hagen, (Germany)
1994 “Bekömmlich” Kunsthaus Hamburg ,(Germany)
1992 “Tiefgang” Schlossbunker, Mannheim, (Germany)
1991 RoentgenKunstinstitut,Ikeuchi gallery, Tokyo, (Japan)
1991 Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, (Germany)
1991 Kunstbühne in der “Open Box”, K.E.Osthaus Museum,Hagen,( Germany)
1990 ” Imitationen” K.E.Osthaus Museum, Hagen,(Germany)
1990 Studio Galerie, Hamburg, (Germany)
1987 Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal ,(Germany)
1987 Kunstpreis junger Westen, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen ,(Germany)
1987 Manus Presse Stuttgart ,(Germany)
1986 “ART WIRE”, Messe Düsseldorf, (Germany)
“Bad” Wanderausstellung ,Bad Nauheim, Wiesbaden, (Germany)
Städt. Galerie Gladbeck, (Germany)
1985 Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal,(Germany)
1984 Von der Heydt Museum,Wuppertal, (Germany)
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R.W.M.P.G.Dilantha Upul Rajapaksha Born 1983
2003/2005 Diploma - Antiquities and Replica Design, Antiquities and Replica Center, Pasyala,Nittabuwa.
2006/2011 Degree - Bachelor of Visual Arts – First Class, Painting (Special)
University of the Visual & Performing Art. 46, Horton Place, Colombo 07.
SOLO EXHIBITION
2017 “FROZEN WINGS” Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo. Sri Lanka.
EXHIBITIONS
2010 122nd Annual Art and Craft Exhibition of The Ceylon Society of Arts. Art Gallery, Colombo 7.
2011 124th Annual Art and Craft Exhibition of The Ceylon Society of Arts. Art Gallery, Colombo 7.
2011 “BEYOND THE BOUNDRY” Group exhibition, J.D.A. Pereira Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo 07.
2012 State Art and Sculpture Exhibition, Art Gallery, Colombo 07.
2014 “Sun Silk Glam and Shine” The Contemporary Art Exhibition, Park Street.
2015 University of Visual & Performing Arts 10th Anniversary show, Visual Art Exhibition.
J.D.A. Pereira Gallery Horton Place, Colombo 07.
2016 “Insight of china” Sri Lankan Artist Group Exhibition, The Capital library of Beijing, China.
2017 State Art and Sculpture Exhibition, J.D.A. Pereira Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo 07.
2017 “Shilpabhimani 2017” National Handicraft Exhibition,BMICH.Colombo.
2017 Sri Lankan Art, Presented by The George Keyt Foundation, J.D.A. Pereira Gallery, Horton
Place, Colombo 07.
2018 State Art and Sculpture Exhibition, J.D.A. Pereira Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo 07.
2018 “Shilpabhimani 2018” National Handicraft Exhibition,BMICH.Colombo.
2018 Sri Lankan Art, Presented by The George Keyt Foundation, J.D.A. Pereira Gallery, Horton
Place, Colombo 07.
AWARDS
2002 “H.A.Karunarathna Memorial Award” .Art foundation .Dharmaraja College, Kandy
2010 3rd Place - Portrait. Annual Art & Craft Exhibition of The Ceylon Society of Arts, Colombo.
2010 Special Merit Award – Portrait. Annual Art & Craft Exhibition of The Ceylon Society of Arts,
Colombo.
2011 First Place – Portrait. Annual Art & Craft Exhibition of the Ceylon Society of Arts, Colombo.
2011-2012 Merit Award – Sculpture. Competition of The State Art & Sculpture Festival, Arts Council of Sri
Lanka.2011-2012 Merit Award – Composition. Competition of The State Art & Sculpture Festival, Arts
Council of Sri Lanka.
2o11-2013 3rd Place - Composition. Competition of The State Art & Sculpture Festival, Arts Council of Sri
Lanka.
2017 Special Merit Award- Portrait. The State Art & Sculpture Festival, Arts Council of Sri Lanka
2017 1st Place- Metal Casting,”Shilpa Abhimani 2017” Central Province Handicraft Exhibition & Award
Ceremony .National Crafts Council & Ministry of Industry, Central Province.
2017 1st Place, All the Category of Exhibition,” Shilpa Abhimani 2017” Central Province Handicraft
Exhibition & Award Ceremony .National Crafts Council & Ministry of Industry, Central Province.
2017 Silver Award, ”Shilpa Abhimani 2017” National Handicraft Exhibition. National Crafts Council.
2018 Special Merit Award- Creative Painting. The State Art & Sculpture Festival, Arts Council of Sri Lanka
2018 2nd Place- Metal Casting,”Shilpa Abhimani 2018” Central Province Handicraft Exhibition & Award
Ceremony .National Crafts Council & Ministry of Industry, Central Province.
2018 2nd Place, ”Shilpa Abhimani 2018” National Handicraft Exhibition. National Crafts Council.
WORKSHOPS
2015 “Cultural Fluency” Organized & Conducted by Sri Lanka Foundation 24th -26th October
2016 “Insight of china” The Workshop for young Sri Lankan Artist Group in china ’24th June through
10th July
2012 Pleistocene Animals of Sri Lanka.Rathnapura Fauna palaeobiodiversity Park.
(life sizes sculpture of Animals. Pantera tigers / Polaeoloxodon namadicus / Hypselephas /
Hysudricus / Sus sinhaleyus)
2011 / 2017 Visiting Lecturer,
University of the Visual & Performing Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts, No 46, Horton Place, Colombo 07.
2017/2018 Temporary Lecturer, Department of Painting,
University of the Visual & Performing Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts, No 46, Horton Place, Colombo 07.
2018 / 2019 Visiting Lecturer,
University of the Visual & Performing Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts, No 46, Horton Place, Colombo 07
