Maria Abeyesekere

Born
1970
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Country
Sri Lanka
City
Colombo

MARIA ABEYESEKRE is  an award winning artist who lives in the wilds of Sri Lanka. She specializes in acrylics, oils and pencils and focus mainly on wildlife and florals but loves painting portraits, still Life and landscapes when time permits. She is a full time artist who creates masterfully detailed realism artwork on small to oversized canvases and papers for over 2 decades. 

Up to now she has held several solo shows, participated at international Juried exhibitions and invited to represent Sri Lanka at international Art shows.

Floral Art by Maria Abeyesekere
Occupation
traditional painter
Interests
Arts
drawing
Wildlife Art
Flower paintings
Fine Art
Languages
English
Education
EBBA
Exhibitions
1990
Christian_Art
Colombo Sri Lanka
Group
1993
Portraiture
Frankfurt, Germany
Group
2022
Far Away Places
Las Laguna Art Gallery
Group
2022
Landscape
Art Show International
Group
2022
Portraite
Art Show International
Group
2021
Animal
Art Show International
Group
2021
NOAPS_Associate_Member_2021
National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society
Group
2022
Far Away Places
Las Laguna Art Gallery
Prizes and Awards
Best Young Artist - 1990 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Portrait of the Show - 1993 Frankfurt, Germany
"Animal" Honorable Mention Award - 2021 International Juried Art Competition, Art Show International Gallery
"Portrait" finalist award - 2022 International Juried Art Competition, Art Show International Gallery ​
"Landscape" Honorable Mention Award - 2022 International Juried Art Competition, Art Show International Gallery
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