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Australia Artist List

Ann-Maree Gentile
Audrey Kitiching
Bimba Dissanayake
Ingrid Dusselberg
Kathy Fahey
Margaret Kettels
Margery Hummel Bennett
Marina Holland
Maureen Slatter
Roma McLaughlin
Sandra Angliss
Sharon Hodgson-Riley
Shirley Straford
Sue Apted-Muir

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Bimba Dissanayake

Born:

1959 Kandy, Sri Lanka

Occupation:

Graphic artist

Media:

Oil, acrylics, watercolours

Education:

1997 - Diploma in Visual Communication, Universal College

of Learning New Zealand.

1982 - Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya,

Sri Lanka.

Experience related to art:

2002-2003 Artist Bonza Collections Braeside, Victoria

1984-1994 Animation and Graphic Designer at

Sri Lanka Television Corporation.

Honours and Awards:

1997 - Pacific Art Award sponsored by Pacific

Island Business Development Trust.

1987 - Special recommendation for Sri Lanka

TV program (Children’s story).

1985, 1986, 1987 - Award for best New Year card design

selected by Sri Lanka Television.

1985 - Hoso Bunka Special commendation prize for the

TV documentary ‘Nuns in Sri Lanka’ at

ABU General Assembly, Turkey.

1979 - Second Prize, ‘Sittara’ Newspaper All Island

Art Competition, Sri Lanka.

1979, 1983, 1985 - First and Third Prize, Sri Lanka

Youth Service Art Award.

1978 - First Prize (Art) All Ceylon Buddhist Students Federation.

1974 - First Prize, St Anthony’s Good Shepherd

Convent Art Exhibition & Competition.

Solo Exhibitions:

19 82 - University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Group Exhibitions:

2006 - Her Presence in Colours VII, Australian Chapter;

‘Her Light in Native Colours’, Manningham Gallery,

Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

2004 - Her Presence in Colours VI,

International Women Artists’ Exhibition;

“Close to the Heart”, Manningham Gallery,

Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

1997 - Polytechnic, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

1996 - Polytechnic, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

1981 - Sri Lanka National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka

1980 - University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka. Horana, Sri Lanka.

1974 - St Anthony’s Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Important Collections:

Collected by many private collectors.

Bimba Dissanayake Australia

‘Devil Dance’ is Sri Lanka’s ancient & cultural dance. ‘Devil Dance’ is not designed to entertain; it mentally manipulates the community and the patient. This ritual is still believed to be effective psychiatric treatment. If somebody proves sick, his/her family arranges the ‘Devil Dance’. All the villagers are invited. This ceremony starts after dinner and finishes at midnight. The sick person sits on a mat with others. Dancers wear the intricately carved ‘devil mask’ and red clothes. They dance accordingly to the rhythmic beat of the drums and several blessings. Villagers hold torches so that the darkness of the night is drowned out for the dance ground. This scene was absolutely beautiful and induced feelings so wonderful to me. I suppose the recollection is vivid in my memory, because I can remember the mysterious, beautiful masks the dancers wore. This incident is never forgotten to me and ‘Life of Colours’ brings into light my childhood memory.