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Colombo Art Gallery: the newest venue for Colombo’s art fraternity-BY ANURADHA KODAGODA Source:Sundayobserver ‘Odyssey’ by the 2020 Group, the inaugural art exhibition at the Colombo Art Gallery at Gandhara Street is now open to the public. With galleries shutting down around the world, it’s easy to get dejected. As news of art fairs and online viewing rooms dominate the art sphere due to the ‘new normal’ world, prospects for new art gallery spaces seem grim. Yet, the news of the launch of the Colombo Art Gallery was welcome news for artists as well as art lovers, revealing that the prognosis for the art market in the country may not be so bleak and that dealers are still enthusiastic about developing fresh gallery programming and finding new business models. ...