Dr Edwin Coomasaru
@ecoomasaru.bsky.social
Historian of modern and contemporary British, Irish, and Sri Lankan art. Research on gender, sexuality, race, empire, and ecology.
Sri Lankan research trip to Amsterdam: Vasantha Yogananthan’s ‘A Myth of Two Souls’ (2013-21, detail) at @rijksmuseum.bsky.social; Chathuri Nissansala studio visit at @rijksakademie.bsky.social (‘Saudade V’, 2024, detail).
September 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Sri Lankan research trip to Amsterdam: Vasantha Yogananthan’s ‘A Myth of Two Souls’ (2013-21, detail) at @rijksmuseum.bsky.social; Chathuri Nissansala studio visit at @rijksakademie.bsky.social (‘Saudade V’, 2024, detail).
I am beyond thrilled to announce I have been awarded a Mid-Career Fellowship from @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social and a Visiting Fellowship at @ucl-ias.bsky.social to write a book on ‘Queer Ecologies and Abundant Aesthetics in Sri Lankan Art, 1926-2024’. Pictured: Chathuri Nissansala, ‘Saudade’, 2024.
July 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I am beyond thrilled to announce I have been awarded a Mid-Career Fellowship from @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social and a Visiting Fellowship at @ucl-ias.bsky.social to write a book on ‘Queer Ecologies and Abundant Aesthetics in Sri Lankan Art, 1926-2024’. Pictured: Chathuri Nissansala, ‘Saudade’, 2024.
A visit to Lunuganga, former country house and gardens of queer Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003), acquired by him in 1948. Once a cinnamon estate under Dutch colonialism (1640-1796) and a rubber plantation during British rule (1796-1948), Bawa reimagined the site as a queer space.
March 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A visit to Lunuganga, former country house and gardens of queer Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003), acquired by him in 1948. Once a cinnamon estate under Dutch colonialism (1640-1796) and a rubber plantation during British rule (1796-1948), Bawa reimagined the site as a queer space.
Tomorrow, I’ll be talking about journal publishing and @vcib.bsky.social for @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social — if you’re interested in writing for us, get in touch!
December 2, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Tomorrow, I’ll be talking about journal publishing and @vcib.bsky.social for @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social — if you’re interested in writing for us, get in touch!
Tomorrow, I’ll be giving a lecture at @newcastleuni.bsky.social on queer ecologies and anti-colonial abundance in Sri Lankan art. The event will start at 5:15pm in the Fine Art seminar room of the King Edward VII Building. All welcome!
November 19, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Tomorrow, I’ll be giving a lecture at @newcastleuni.bsky.social on queer ecologies and anti-colonial abundance in Sri Lankan art. The event will start at 5:15pm in the Fine Art seminar room of the King Edward VII Building. All welcome!