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