Waruna Perera

Paintings of American Aspiration Under Pressure

Large-scale paintings by Waruna Perera exploring prosperity, power, and instability in contemporary American life.

Custodian, 2025

Custodian

2025 · Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in
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Reign, 2025

Reign

2025 · Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in
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Landfall, 2024

Landfall

2024 · Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in
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Inheritance, 2024

Inheritance

2024 · Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in
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Add image — Watch, 48 × 60 in

Watch

2023 · Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in
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Add image — Anthem, 48 × 60 in

Anthem

2023 · Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in
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About

Waruna Perera

Sri Lankan-born American painter Waruna Perera examines the erosion of middle-class stability through symbolic figuration, political satire, and civic spectacle. Working in oil and acrylic at a consistent scale of 48 by 60 inches, his paintings recast American iconography — flags, crowns, processions — through distorted, cartoon-adjacent figures. He is based in Staten Island, New York.

Contact

For acquisitions and studio visits.

waru.artist@gmail.com
Staten Island, New York — visits by appointment.