Prof. Bilinda Devage Nandadeva

Professor Nandadeva, retired from the Fine Arts department of the University of Kelaniya after nearly 40 years, where he taught Art History and Historic Preservation.

Widely experienced in the field of Sri Lankan art and architecture, his fellowships and awards range from London (Courtauld Institute), to Japan, a number of institutions in the USA, including the Smithsonian, and to Thessalonika in Greece and Australia (Canberra University). Amongst his qualifications he holds a PhD in Art Conservation which specialised in materials and technics of wall paintings in Sri Lanka (Kandyan schools of mural painting).