Sumi Perera is an interdisciplinary artist, academic & curator who draws upon her background as a doctor, scientist & artist (MA Camberwell College, University of Arts London 2004) working in the east (born in Sri Lanka) & west (lives in the UK).
She combines traditional & contemporary printmaking techniques with Computer Numerical Controlled methods (laser, sandblasting, engraving etc) to produce multi-modular interactive works that generate sound (electroconductive inks), change colour (thermochromic & hydrochromic inks) that mutate & evolve upon touch. Her work investigates how the body occupies and navigates the built space, while exploring physical & mental boundaries & margins.
She has initiated many ongoing collaborative projects for the last 12 years that have been showcased at the Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, Bristol 2016 & Impact10 Conference in Santander, Spain 2018.
She is a senior fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers, Society of Designer Craftsmen, Society of Graphic Fine Artists, Prism Print International & the 62 Group of International Textile artists. She combines diverse craft skills to create site-specific conceptual artworks.
She has held many international residencies in China, Italy, France & UK, & curated exhibitions. She has won several awards: Gold Medal Seoul International Bookarts Competition, The Prix de Print USA, 1st Prize Shelter USA, SCU & Manly Awards Australia etc. She has work held in many public collections: Tate, V&A Museum, Ashmolean, British Museum, Royal Collection, British Library, UK; Yale Centre for British Art USA; museums in Japan, China, Iraq, Egypt etc.
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![2B Or Not 2B - sound installation_etching, aquatint, embossing with electroconductive ink[detail+whole]](https://thelondongroup.com/wp-content/gallery/artistspqr/1.Perera_2B-Or-Not-2B-sound-installation_etching-aquatint-embossing-with-electroconductive-inkdetailwhole.jpg "2B Or Not 2B - sound installation_etching, aquatint, embossing with electroconductive ink[detail+whole]")
![Inside Out-Outside In [3D Paper Structure]](https://thelondongroup.com/wp-content/gallery/artistspqr/5.Perera_Inside-Out-Outside-In-3D-Paper-Structure-etching-aquatint-embossing.jpg "Inside Out-Outside In [3D Paper Structure]")
