Sumali Piyatissa
Sumali is a self-taught artist from Colombo, Sri Lanka, drawn to vibrant colour and the freedom of working across different media. Her work moves from classic oil paints to mixed media, with a largely abstract style — less about traditional technique, more about blending modern, expressive approaches until the piece feels alive. Her inspiration comes from travel, from her surroundings, and from the people she meets along the way. Above all, her paintings are about freedom, joy, and positivity.
Solo exhibitions: "Genèse" - February 2015 - Sri Lanka • "KOLORFLO" - July 2018 - Sri Lanka Group Exhibitions: • Stillness Exhibition - London (Jun -2025) • Art on the loop - London • Her Vision, Her Voice - Group art exhibition by Curado Gallery - Galle Sri Lanka (Feb 2024) • Art Climate change - Novum Basel online exhibition (Jun/Jul 2023) • Vogue 6th Edition - Boomer Gallery, London (June 2023) • Contemporary Art - Brick Lane Gallery, London (12 - 23 April 2023) • Women of the world - NFT artwork exhibition - Nowhere Gallery NYC (22-25 Jun) in collaboration with Starbahn and TheArtling • Art Climate change - Novum Basel (March 2022) • Swiss Art Expo - Art box project (Urbanside Gallery Switzerland - Feb/Mar 2022) • Swiss Art Expo - Art box project (August 2021) • Occhi/Phoenix Magazine - COP26 Online exhibition (Sept 2022) • Art Climate change - Novum Basel online exhibition - 7.6-7.7.21 • Collective exhibition - Sonia Monti Gallery (Paris) Dec - Feb 2021 • Women by Women - Virtual art exhibition by Emerging artist platform, London (May 2020) • Collective Art Exhibition - March 15, 2020 - Van Gogh Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain • Art Innsbruck 2020 - January 2020, Austria (in collaboration with Van Gogh Gallery, Madrid) • Roy's Art Fair - Oct 2019 (London, United Kingdom) • Kala Pola - (Sri Lanka - 2013 / Feb 2020) • Brush with strokes - II (2014 - Sri Lanka) Artist Catalogue - The New Artist - Boomer Gallery, UK (1st Edition - Feb 2021) Aesthetica Magazine - Artist directory (February / March 2020)