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Jayantha Silva – Artist photos Source:srilankanartgallery NIC No: 551272311V Studio: 179/9, Suhada Mawatha, Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka. Gallery: 72/11, Library Road, Maharagama, Sri Lanka. Telephone: +94 727314762 (WhatsApp) Email: jayanthamsilva@gmail.com Web: https://www.srilankanartgallery.com/artists/1223              https://www.portraitsbyjayantha.com As a child prodigy Jayantha Silva won many awards in art competitions. In one particular competition in 1969, he won the First, Second and Fourth Prizes. He so impressed the judge Mudliyar Amarasekara (one of the most famous Sri Lankan Artists), that he offered Jayantha a one year scholarship to his art school. Unfortunately, as a child, Jayantha felt that one does not need to learn art formally, and did not take the scholarship, a decision he regrets. Once out of school, Jayantha took to commercial art, working in such renowned agencies like Zenith Advertising, Intersel Advertising, Nadarajah Press and Vision Advertising. He started his own advertising company, Impetus Limited, in 1981.  Since he started his new ...