A journey through Nisansalas visual wonders

Nisansala Karunaratne graduated from San Jose State University with a BFA in photography and later returned to Sri Lanka, with the vast knowledge and the experience that she gained during those years overseas.

Since graduating she has been exploring various paths in the creative field. She is currently on the board of directors at an established private printing establishment and also is a visiting lecturer at The University of Colombo, School of computing and at The Moratuwa University.

Through her creative path she has realized that art is her life. To Nisansala art has been a very important part of her life. Art is an extension of the vision by which she expresses her thoughts and feelings.

All of her work are based on observations made from around her, and the recording of thoughts and feelings expressed in a ceative manner. Her work is very contemporary due to her intention of going beyond the surface to present things after a long spell of experimenting and studying.

Nisansala enjoys experimenting with different media, such as painting, photography, and digital video techniques, to stimulate her creativity and to explore in depth a passion that she has had since she was very young. She uses a camera, a paintbrush, or a computer, as tools to express her creative endeavors.

Ideally, she would like to explore ways of merging cultural and traditional ideas with contemporary digital art while preserving their values. She would like to teach and work in the field of fine arts using modern techniques of the digital sphere continuing to improve her artistic endeavors.