SIVASUBRAMANIAM KAJENDRAN
Kajendran’s Hope dives into the lives of people in the island, as he attempts to rewrite a narrative that is tainted with histories of violence and war. The series, instead, interprets it with a playfulness that raises the viewer’s curiosity with its bold colours and brushstrokes. The exhibition is expressive of the artist’s aspiration for a different future that is filled with unexpected possibilities.
Sivasubramaniam Kajendran is a multidisciplinary artist from Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka who graduated in Fine Arts (Art History) from the University of Jaffna in 2014. He was awarded the prestigious UNESCO scholarship of the Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISSA) and graduated with a Master in Art and Design from the Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore, Pakistan. Kajendran has exhibited both locally and internationally.
May I Remember You, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
May I Respect You, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
Mother’s Love 22, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
Holy Guard, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
Home-made, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
May I Feel You, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
Holy Love, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
Father’s Love, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
Mixed Prayer, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
May I Dive on You, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
May I Find You, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
MAY, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
MAY-33, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
MAY-45, Oil on Paper, 101cm x 72cm
Maybe, Oil on Paper, 72cm x 50cm
God Bless You, Oil on Paper, 72cm x 50cm
Invitation, Oil on Paper, 72cm x 50cm
Invitation-2, Oil on Paper, 72cm x 50cm
May I Wait for You, Oil on Paper, 42cm x 30cm (x12)
May I Pray for You 1, Oil and Acrylic on Paper, 42cm x 30cm (x12)
May I Pray for You 2, Oil and Acrylic on Paper, 42cm x 30cm (x12)
May I Pray for You 3, Oil and Acrylic on Paper, 42cm x 30cm (x12)
HOME-44, Oil on Paper, 30cm x 21cm
HOME-55, Oil on Paper, 30cm x 21cm
Untitled, Oil on Paper, 30cm x 21cm
May I Pray-88, Oil on Paper, 30cm x 21cm
May I Pray-89, Oil on Paper, 30cm x 21cm
May I Pray-80, Oil on Paper, 30cm x 21cm
May I Pray-73, Oil on Paper, 30cm x 21cm
May I Pray-843, Oil on Paper, 30cm x 21cm
SIVASUBRAMANIAM KAJENDRAN b. 1988
Education
2010 BFA (Art History), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
2017 MA, Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan
Solo Exhibitions
2022 One Man Show | Mullaitive Beach, Sri Lanka
2021 N.O.W | Theertha Red Dot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2020 Eschew, Site Specific Installation | Thondaimanaaru Beach Side, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
2019 Her Name is NONI | Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan
2016 STRANDED | Kantharmadam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Group Exhibitions
2022 Performance Platforms, Smells | Rio Cinema Complex, Colombo
2022 Virtual Museum | Lahore Biennale Foundation
2022 Muse Art Gallery | Lahore, Pakistan
2022 Pakistan Art Forum Collectors Soiree | Lahore, Pakistan
2022 ONE BRIN ‘TWO’ MINDS | Haam Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
2021 Art Project Exhibition | Kalam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
2019 Of the Moments | 12.0 Contemporary, Islamabad, Pakistan
2019 Absence of the Present, curated by Eemaam Raja | NOMAD art & cultural center, Islamabad, Pakistan
2019 Visual Art Exhibition, Curated by Chandraguptha Thenuwara | Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2019 ONE WON an Expression Through Art | The Stables at Park Street Mews, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2019 Arbitrary Dreams, Curated by Saman Malik | The Manor, Lahore, Pakistan
