Collection: Mika Tennekoon

Mika Tennekoon is a visual artist based between the southern and eastern coasts of Sri Lanka. Her practice flows between painting, mixed media, and the raw terrain of motherhood and personal metamorphosis. Deeply rooted in the rhythms of island life, Mika’s work leans into the divine feminine, local folklore, and the natural world drawing power from what is sacred, messy, and unmistakably alive.

Mika holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts (Painting) from Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan, India a place that continues to echo through her work. She also holds a foundation degree in Visual Communication and Graphic Design, along with a certificate in Printmaking.

Before fully committing to her studio practice, Mika spent over 15 years shaping visual narratives in the world of advertising and design. Her creative journey has taken her through agencies in England, Vietnam, India, and Sri Lanka experiences that sharpened her eye but also compelled her to unlearn, rebel, and return to the intuitive language of art.

Each of Mika’s pieces is a conversation with memory ancestral, embodied, and elemental. She paints from the surf breaks, the jungle, the myths, and the thresholds of motherhood. Her art is both ritual and rupture, a place to reimagine selfhood in flux.