Champani Devika’s 20th solo exhibition

Champani Devika’s 20th solo exhibition, ‘Sivvana Manaya (Beyond the Third Eye)’ will be open for the public at the J D A Perera Gallery, Colombo, from December 30, 2033 to January 2, 2023 from 9 am to 7 pm.The event will also mark the completion of 40 years since her maiden exhibition. The artist holds a masters degree in art. She honed her craft and expanded her understanding of relevant genres at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.

‘The focus on this exhibition is to capture in a minimalist way the hidden truths of the universe which are not discernible to the human eye. It is an invitation to move from a religious plane to a spiritual one,’ the artist explained.

The artist is also a poetess who has authored seven books including four collections of poetry. Her work has been extensively featured in the Divaina newspaper to which she contributed a weekly image which was accompanied by a short and complementary poem.

An English version of this exercise took the form of a weekly feature of ‘The Nation.’ She is the recipient of the Bunka Award (for art and poetry), 2011.Two event will also feature two discussions — ‘Poetry and Art’ (on January 1) and ’The human form and art’ (January 2) from 4-6 pm each day.