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Occhi Contemporary Art Represents Artist Somali (Buki) Piyatissa

Feb 26, 2022

It's a pleasure to now represent Sumali ( Buki) She is an Accountant by profession and her love for art birthed a keen desire to pursue it further, where she gave up her daily work as a financial advisor and took up art professionally.

Sumali (Buki) is a self-taught artist from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Today, Sumali is an active artist, who develops her own style and artistic identity. She enjoys experimenting with different mediums and textures. The dominant style of her paintings is abstract and differs from traditional techniques to a blend of modern mixed media techniques.
Sumali’s inspiration is drawn from nature,travel and the surrounding beauty that captures her eye. Her paintings represent freedom, joy and positivity.
Sumali has exhibited her work at Art fairs in Sri Lanka, London, Austria, Madrid, Switzerland and Sweden. She has had two solo exhibitions to date and featured in a 'Together for Our Planet' project in collaboration with Phoenix FTA. She is currently selling her artwork on international platforms and is working with renowned interior designers on diverse projects. Be sure to visit her artist's profile page!

Featured image: Oceans Deep -Oil on canvas with gesso and gold pigment

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