What Saskia Fernando Gallery does

Saskia Fernando Gallery (SFG) is a privately held, founder-owned contemporary art gallery established in 2009 by Saskia Fernando in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The gallery represents a roster of more than 20 contemporary Sri Lankan artists — both leading and emerging — whose works span paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed media, and kinetic sculptures, and which reside in major international institutional collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Queensland Art Gallery, and Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. SFG operates two physical gallery spaces in Colombo (its original Colombo 3 space and a second space at 138 Galle Road opened in 2024), an Artlogic-powered website with stockroom and viewing rooms for remote browsing, and active social channels on Facebook, Instagram, X, Pinterest, and Tumblr.

The gallery's core business is artwork sales transacted through its physical galleries, viewing rooms, and participation in major international art fairs including Art Dubai, India Art Fair, Frieze London, and Art Mumbai — it was the first Sri Lankan gallery to present artists on leading international art fair platforms. Beyond primary sales, SFG generates revenue from art fair commissions and from B2B curatorial engagements, notably the Cinnamon Life Public Art Collection at City of Dreams Sri Lanka (2024), the NUWA Public Art Collection (2025), and the rotating art collection at HNB The Club (2026). In 2023, founder Saskia Fernando established KALĀ South Asia, a wholly owned platform dedicated to modern and contemporary South Asian art that by 2025 incorporated the A4A Production Fund and artist residencies. Artwork pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted upon enquiry; the company is bootstrapped with no external funding rounds and operates with a team of approximately 10 people.

Name

Saskia Fernando Gallery

Legal name

Saskia Fernando Gallery

Website

https://www.saskiafernandogallery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Saskia Fernando Gallery is a founder-owned contemporary art gallery established in 2009 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, representing more than 20 Sri Lankan artists through two gallery spaces, international art fairs, and curatorial partnerships with corporate and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ), Arts, Crafts & Maker Fairs (MPAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Art advisory services
• Artist representation
• Art curation services
• Public art commissions

Headquarters

HQ city

Colombo

HQ country

Sri Lanka

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Art sales (primary): The gallery generates primary revenue through the sale of artworks by represented artists via its gallery spaces, stockroom, and viewing rooms. Works span paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed media, and kinetic sculptures by contemporary Sri Lankan artists.
2. Art fair commissions and participation fees: Revenue is generated through participation in international art fairs including Art Dubai, India Art Fair, Frieze London, and Art Mumbai, where the gallery sells works on behalf of artists and earns commissions.
3. Curation and public art commissions: The gallery earns fees from curating public art collections, such as the Cinnamon Life Public Art Collection (2024) and HNB The Club rotating art collection (2026), as well as collaborative exhibitions with international partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Saskia Fernando Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in Colombo, Sri Lanka that professionally represents and exhibits Sri Lankan artists through rotating exhibitions at two physical gallery spaces, online viewing rooms, and participation in international art fairs. The gallery sells paintings, drawings, sculptures, and mixed-media works by its represented artists to private collectors, museums, and institutional buyers, and also curates public art collections for corporate and developer clients such as Cinnamon Life City of Dreams Sri Lanka and HNB The Club.

Product overview

Saskia Fernando Gallery is an established Sri Lankan art gallery (founded 2009) representing contemporary artists from Sri Lanka. The gallery operates with a multi-platform approach, combining physical exhibitions at its two Colombo locations with digital offerings including viewing rooms and online video content. The gallery maintains a stockroom for artwork sales and actively participates in international art fairs. As a complementary initiative, the KALĀ South Asia platform (established 2023) extends the gallery's reach across the broader South Asian region, while the A4A Production Fund supports artist development and production.

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Brands

• KALĀ South Asia: A dynamic platform dedicated to celebrating modern and contemporary South Asian art and amplifying its narratives both locally and across the diaspora, encompassing residencies and artist-focused initiatives

Products and services

• Contemporary Art Gallery Exhibitions & Sales Rotating solo and group exhibitions of contemporary Sri Lankan artists at two physical gallery locations in Colombo, with artworks offered for sale to private collectors and institutional buyers through the gallery, stockroom, and online viewing rooms.
• KALĀ South Asia Platform A cross-regional platform dedicated to celebrating modern and contemporary South Asian art through exhibitions, residencies, and public programming, fostering dialogue between artists, curators, and institutions across the South Asian region and diaspora.
• Public Art Curation & Commissions Curatorial services for embedding contemporary Sri Lankan art into public, corporate, and developer spaces, including the Cinnamon Life Public Art Collection at City of Dreams Sri Lanka (2024) and the rotating art collection at HNB The Club (2026).

Quantifiable outcome

• First Sri Lankan gallery to present on leading international art fair platforms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LYNEAR WealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2026LYNEAR Wealth and Saskia Fernando Gallery partner to boost Sri Lanka's art ecosystem. This partnership, announced June 13, 2026, aims to strengthen the intersection of wealth management and art collection, likely providing financial and strategic support to the gallery's operations and artist programs.
• HNB (Hatton National Bank) The ClubminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026In 2026, Saskia Fernando Gallery curated the rotating art collection at HNB The Club, embedding contemporary Sri Lankan art within the bank's exclusive customer environment in Colombo. This extends the gallery's curatorial reach into everyday social environments.
• Grosvenor Gallery, LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Grosvenor Gallery in London collaborated with Saskia Fernando Gallery to present 'Persistence of Memory', a collaborative exhibition by Chandraguptha Thenuwara and Jagath Weerasinghe in October 2025. This marked a significant international platform for the gallery's artists.
• City of Dreams Sri Lanka (Cinnamon Life)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Saskia Fernando Gallery, led by Founder Saskia Fernando, curated the Cinnamon Life Public Art Collection at City of Dreams Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2024, and continued with the NUWA Public Art Collection in 2025. This landmark project embedded contemporary art within one of Colombo's most ambitious urban developments.
• KALĀ South AsiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023KALĀ South Asia was established by Saskia Fernando in 2023 as a cross-regional platform dedicated to celebrating modern and contemporary South Asian art. In 2025, it incorporated the A4A Production Fund and other developmental projects previously under SFG, encompassing residencies and artist-focused initiatives.
• European Cultural Centre (Venice Biennale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Chandraguptha Thenuwara, represented by Saskia Fernando Gallery, presented 'Covert' at the Venice Biennale 2022 through the European Cultural Centre's Personal Structures exhibition. This was a landmark international moment for the gallery's artist.
• Nations Trust Bank Private BankingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 December 2019Nations Trust Bank Private Banking partnered with Saskia Fernando Gallery, as reported by Financial Times in December 2019. The partnership likely involved joint programming, collector events, or sponsorship of gallery activities targeting high-net-worth banking clients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gajah Gallery: Singapore-based contemporary art gallery focused on Southeast Asian and South Asian artists, with strong international art fair presence. Operates a similar model of representing regional contemporary artists and projecting them onto global platforms, closely mirroring Saskia Fernando Gallery's positioning for Sri Lankan/South Asian art.
• Nature Morte: India-based contemporary art gallery with locations in Delhi and a long history of representing South Asian artists internationally. Comparable in its combination of gallery programming, international art fair participation, and curatorial services for corporate and institutional clients.
• Vadehra Art Gallery: New Delhi-based contemporary art gallery representing modern and contemporary Indian artists with multi-generational artist rosters and a strong cross-border exhibition and art fair presence. Directly comparable in scale, business model, and target audience to Saskia Fernando Gallery's regional contemporary art focus.
• Gallery Chemould: One of India's oldest contemporary art galleries, based in Mumbai, with a long history of representing leading and emerging Indian artists. Mirrors Saskia Fernando Gallery's role as a pioneer in professionally representing South Asian contemporary artists and engaging global fairs and institutional buyers.
• Experimenter: Kolkata and Mumbai-based contemporary art gallery representing leading South Asian artists with an international exhibition and art fair program. Comparable in artist roster development, curatorial ambition, and participation in high-end international art fair circuits.
• Grosvenor Gallery: London-based gallery with a strong focus on modern and contemporary South Asian art, and a current collaboration partner of Saskia Fernando Gallery. Highly comparable in artist representation, international collector base, and curatorial programming for South Asian contemporary art.
• Aicon Gallery: New York-based gallery with a strong focus on modern and contemporary South Asian art, which has previously exhibited Saskia Fernando Gallery-represented artists (e.g., Jagath Weerasinghe). Comparable in its role connecting South Asian contemporary artists to North American collectors and institutions.
• Perera-Humphrey: London-based gallery specifically focused on contemporary Sri Lankan and South Asian art. Directly comparable as a peer for Sri Lankan contemporary art representation with international reach, competing for the same artist and collector ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Kashi Art Gallery: Kochi-based contemporary art gallery with a strong regional focus and emerging international footprint. Comparable as a regional South Asian contemporary art gallery with curatorial programs, but smaller in international art fair presence than Saskia Fernando Gallery.

Broad incumbents

• Pace Gallery: Global blue-chip contemporary art gallery with broad programming across multiple geographies. Relevant as a benchmark for the upper bound of the contemporary art gallery industry and as a competitor at the top end of the international art fair circuit where Saskia Fernando Gallery also participates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PRSFG
• Instagraminstagram.com/saskiafernandogallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saskiafernandogallery

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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