Rajni Perera
Rajni Perera was born in Sri Lanka in 1985 and lives and works in Toronto. She explores issues of hybridity, futurity, ancestorship, immigration identity/cultures, monsters and dream worlds. All of these themes marry in a newly objectified realm of mythical symbioses. In her work she seeks to open and reveal the dynamism of the icons and objects she creates, both scripturally existent, self-invented and externally defined. She creates a subversive aesthetic that counteracts antiquated, oppressive discourse, and acts as a restorative force through which people can move outdated, repressive modes of being towards reclaiming their power.
press
The Brooklyn Rail - ‘Rajni Perera: Traveller’, By Esmé Hogeveen, November 2019
Canadian Art - ‘Duane Linklater, Rajni Perera Leas Art Toronto 2019 Sales’, October 2019
The Star - ‘MOCA’s show Believe rewards our faith and patience’, By Murray Whyte, September 2018
The Star - ‘A grand nationalist reckoning in the art world in 2017’, By Murray Whyte, December 2017
Canadian Art - ‘In the Studio with Rajni Perera’, May 2017
CBC Arts - ‘Rajni Perera’s stunning sci-fi neo-Amazonians’, By Amanda Parris, February 2016