Rubert Soysa is a renowned Sri Lankan artist known for his abstract paintings depicting both figurative and abstract forms. He studied art in 1973 and has exhibited widely in Sri Lanka, Europe, and Asia. Soysa sees art as a means of communicating human emotions. He has received several prestigious awards for his paintings from Sri Lankan art organizations.

1. RUBERT SOYSA
Soysa is one of Sri Lanka's more established artists, best known for
his abstract paintings depicting both figurative and abstract form.
Born in Sri Lanka, Soysa studied art at the Government College of
Fine Arts in 1973 and held his first solo show at the Vansbro Public
Library in Sweden and thereafter continued to exhibit his work in Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh, Syria, Cuba, Bulgaria, India, South Korea, and
throughout Europe.
Rubert sees art much more than a mere message and as a language a mode of
communication of the human emotions. He is a recipient of three awards. Prime
Minister's prize for the painting at the annual art exhibition of the Ceylon Society of
Arts, President's Prize at the Annual Art Exhibition of the Ceylon Society of Arts and
the first prize for the best painting at the State Award Ceremony.
RUBERT SOYSA CV
RUBERT SOYSAb.1948
EDUCATION
1973 Diploma in Art and Sculpture, Government College of Fine Arts, Sri Lanka
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 ParadiseRoad Galleries, Colombo,SriLanka
2013 ParadiseRoad Galleries, Colombo,SriLanka
2012 ParadiseRoad Galleries, Colombo,SriLanka
2008 ParadiseRoad Galleries, Colombo,SriLanka
2006 ParadiseRoad Galleries, Colombo,SriLanka
2005 ParadiseRoad Galleries, Colombo,SriLanka
2003 Blue SpaceArt Gallery, Spain
2003 ParadiseRoad Galleries, Colombo,SriLanka
2002 KunsthuisVan HetOosten ArtGallery, Enschede,Netherlands
2001 Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo,SriLanka
2000 Alliance Francaise,Colombo,SriLanka
1995 Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo,SriLanka
1992 Alliance Francaise,Colombo,SriLanka
1991 Moleri Gallery, Brussels
1989 General Residence,Oslo, Norway
1987 Ostersund FolketHusGallery, Sweden
1987 Vansbro PublicLibrary,Sweden

2. 1987 Heritage Art Gallery, Colombo,SriLanka
1986 Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo,SriLanka
1985 OberoiArt Gallery, Colombo,SriLanka
1984 O beroi Art Gallery, Colombo,SriLanka
1982 Akersberiya Volvo Company Gallery,Sweden
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Persasen Café Gallery, Sweden
2011 Rami Gallery, Sweden
2001 Damascus, Syria
1988 Havana, Cuba
1988 Sofia, Bulgaria
1987 Third Asian Biennial Art, Bangladesh
1986 Contemporary Asian Art Show, Seoul, South Korea