The Galleries of Sapumal Foundation

The galleries of the Sapumal Foundation contain over 200 paintings and drawings which trace the development of art in Sri Lanka from the 1920s to date, a selection from over 1000 items in the inventory of the Foundation.

The core of the collection consists of works by Harry Pieris, Richard Gabriel, Ivan Peries, Justin Daraniyagala, George Keyt, L T P Manjusri, Geoffery Beling, George Claessen and Aubrey Collette.

These artists were the original members of the '43 Group and laid the foundation of modern art in Sri Lanka.  Other Sri Lankan artists who also have their works displayed in the gallery include Ranil Deraniyagala, Tilak Samarawickreme, Marie Alles Fernando, Swanee Jayawardena, Sushila Fernando, Sevali Illangasinghe, Noeline Fernando, Badugodahewa and Nadine David.