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Nawi Samaraweera of Mapalana Kaburupitiya Matara was born on |
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26th July 1947. He was greatly influenced by his father who was well known and |
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much respected for his wood carvings, and by the rural village atmosphere he |
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grew up in. |
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Samaraweera entered the Government College of Fine Arts Colombo after secondary |
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education in 1966 and won the Scholarship awarded for the best student of the |
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college in 1967. In 1969, his dream of Sculpting was inspired by the world |
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famous Sri Lankan Sculptor Tissa Ranasingha. |
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In 1970, Samaraweera won his first special award for the sculpture |
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“Abhayabhoomi”, from the Ceylon Society of Arts. By 1971, Samaraweera was a |
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renowned sculptor and graduated from the Government College of Fine Arts |
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Colombo. In the same year, he won the first prize for the Sculpture “Bhikshuwa” |
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at the exhibition of Contemporary Paintings and Sculptures organized for the |
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first time by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Ceylon Society of Arts and by |
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Cultural Council of Ceylon. In 1972, he joined the government service as a |
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specialized arts teacher. |
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In 1973, Samaraweera held his maiden solo exhibition at the Samudra Gallery |
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Colombo. Ever since, he has held many successful solo exhibitions in various |
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places. Therein, he went on to participate in various Art Exhibitions locally |
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as well as internationally. Samaraweera has won many prizes from competitive |
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Art Exhibitions. In 1988, his wooden sculpture “Kanya”, which won a prize at |
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National Paintings & Sculpture (Rajya Chitra Moorthi) Competition, was |
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selected as a permanent display at the National Art Gallery. |
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'''Renowned personalities around the world have commended Samaraweera for |
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his contribution to fine arts.''' |
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“Samaraweera has successfully created his own world among the contemporary |
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sculptors of Sri Lanka. The awards he has won and the highly successful one man |
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exhibitions are an index to his success as a creative sculptor.” |
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'''''- Professor Albert Dharmasiri of University of Kelaniya – Sri Lanka''''' |
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“In particular I find Samaraweera’s Sculpture portray a reverential sense of |
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humility and a quiet demeanour which invites one to reflect on the value of |
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inner peace and selflessness which are not easily found in the hustle and |
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bustle of this busy materialistic world. His sculptures serve to remind us that |
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while we can perhaps calculate the cost of everything, we may not know the true |
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value of anything.” |
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'''''- Major-General W.T. Macfarlane C.B. – United Kingdom''''' |
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“Samaraweera’s forte is undoubtedly his sculptures of the human figures. He |
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follows neither proportion nor credibility in mounting these works of art, |
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although by his sheer skill, he never fails to achieve a sense of balance.” |
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'''''- Nilmini Karunarathne, 'The Island' Newspaper - Sri Lanka''''' |
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“Nawi Samaraweera is one among those few Sri Lankan Sculptors who has given an |
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enormous contribution for the development of creative sculpture.” |
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'''''- Manu Bandhu Vidyapathi, Renowned Critic - Sri Lanka''''' |
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Nawi Samaraweera has dedicated more than forty years of his life as a |
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sculptor/painter and has won the heart of art lovers both locally and |
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internationally. |
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===== '''Milestones in the Journey of Fine Art''' ===== |
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* 1966 - Entered the Government College of Fine Arts. |
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* 1967 - Won the scholarship award for the best student of the College of Fine Arts. |
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* 1968 - Became a member of the Ceylon Society of Arts. |
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* 1970 - The special prize for the sculpture “Abhaya Bhoomi” from Ceylon society of Arts. |
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* 1970 - The painting 'Harvesting' was selected for the Periodical Art Exhibition held by the Ceylon Society of Arts at the National Art Gallery. |
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* 1971 - Successfully completed the five year course at Government College of Fine Arts and obtained the Diploma in Sculpture. |
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* 1971 - The 1st prize for the sculpture “Bhikshuwa” (Wooden Sculpture) at the exhibition of Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture held by the Department of Cultural Affairs. |
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* 1972 - Joined the Government Service as a Specialized Art Teacher. |
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* 1973 - The first one man exhibition at the 'Samudra Gallery' of Sri Lankan Tourist Board, Colombo. |
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* 1973 - Special award for the sculpture 'Martin Wickramasinghe' at the 73rd Annual Art Exhibition held by the Ceylon Society of Arts. |
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* 1982 - The sculptures 'Mother & Child' and 'Buddhist Monks' were selected as National Entries for participation at the International Art Exhibition in New Delhi, India. |
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* 1984 - The 1st prize for the sculpture “Samaya” at the Exhibition of International Peace Foundation. |
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* 1984 - The paintings 'Red Flower' and 'Family Members' was selected for the Specialized Art Teachers Exhibition held by the Ministry of Education at the Hotel Lanka Oberoi. |
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* 1985 - Special award for the sculpture 'Peace' at the 81st Annual Art Exhibition held by the Ceylon Society of Arts. |
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* 1985 - Award from the Ceylon Society of Arts at the 81st Annual Art Exhibition for the sculpture 'Mother & Child'. |
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* 1986 - Award for the painting 'Mother & Child' from “Agaradaguru Sanskruthika Padanama”. |
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* 1986 - Special award for the sculpture 'Buddhist Monk' at the 82nd Annual Art Exhibition held by the Ceylon Society of Arts. |
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* 1986 - Award for the sculpture 'Wave' from Ministry of Cultural Affairs. |
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* 1987 - The 1st prize for the sculpture “Family Group” at the exhibition of specialized art teachers of the Ministry of Education. |
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* 1988 - Selected the sculpture “Kanya” for permanent display at the National Art Gallery, Colombo. |
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* 1989 - Participated in the International Exhibition of Asian Arts biennale, Bangladesh as the only representative from Sri Lanka in the section of sculpture. |
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* 1990 - 2nd Prize for the sculpture 'Bull' at the Specialist Art Teachers' Exhibition held by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. |
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* 1990 - 3rd Prize for the sculpture 'Mother & Child' at the Centenary Art Exhibition held by the Ceylon Society of Arts. |
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* 1990 - 3rd Prize for the sculpture 'A tomorrow for us' at the State Sculpture & Paintings Exhibition held by the Council of Arts, Sri Lanka. |
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* 1990 - Special award for the sculpture 'Upasaka' at the Centenary Art Exhibition held by the Ceylon Society of Arts. |
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* 1990 - Special awards for the sculptures 'The crying cock' and 'The composition' at the Specialist Art Teachers' Exhibition held by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. |
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* 1990 - Awards for Wooden Sculpture from the Council of Arts, Sri Lanka. |
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* 1990 - One man exhibition at the Alliance Française, Colombo. |
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* 1997 - One man exhibition at the Heritance Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla. |
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* 1998 - Participated for the Independence Golden Jubilee Painting and Sculpture Exhibition held by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Council of Arts, Sri Lanka. |
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* 1999 - One man exhibition at the Heritance Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla. |
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* 2001 - One man exhibition at the Heritance Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla. |
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* 2004 - One man exhibition at the Lighthouse Hotel, Galle. |
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* 2006 - Launched the first Personal Profile Video CD/DVD. |
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* 2008 - Launched the personal profile website 'www.ArtistSamaraweera.com' |
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* 2013 - Launched 'Gallery 21' in Walgama, Matara Residence |
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* 2014 - Ventured into 'Digital Painting' on iPad |
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* 2015 - Launched the Facebook Page “www.facebook.com/ArtistSamaraweera” |
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