Born
1901
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Died
1992
Education
Self-Taught *
Exhibitions
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2013 'The Naked and the Nude:...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2013 'The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1975 ‘George Keyt – Exhibition of Recent Paintings’, organized by French Embassy (Sri Lanka_ at Kalagaraya Gallery and French Club of the University of Sri Lanka
1974 ‘Recent paintings and Drawings’, Commonwealth Art Gallery, London
1972 ‘Lionel Weldt Memorial Exhibition’, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1969 ‘George Keyt – Exhibition of Recent Paintings’, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1969 ‘Selected Paintings and Drawings by George Keyt’, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
1968 Samudra Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1956 Exhibition organized by Peradeniya University, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1954 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
1954 Art Institute of Rotterdam, Holland
1953 Exhibition organized by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi and Group’ 43, Colombo in New Delhi
1946 Exhibition in India organized by Mulk Raj Anand, Anil de Silva and others
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 ‘Manifestations VI', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010-11 'Figure/Landscape: Part Two', Aicon Gallery, London
2010 'Figure/Landscape - Part One', Aicon Gallery, New York
1972 ‘Lionel Wendt Memorial Exhibition’, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1967 ‘Stained Glass Wall designed for the Sri Lanka Pavilion’, Expo’ 67, Montreal, Canada
1930 With W. W. Beling and Winzer, Ferguson Memorial Hall
1929 With Other Sri Lankan Artists, W. W. Beling, Winzer and Justin Daraniyagala, Ceylon Art Club, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1928 Memorial Exhibition in Honor of W. W. Beling, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Joint Exhibitions
1936 With Justin Daraniyagala, organized by Dr. G. P. Malasekhara and Ceylonese Society of Arts, Colombo Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1932 With W. W. Beling, Motor Show Room, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Honours and Awards
1970 Award for Services to the Nation in the Field of Art, Ceylon Society of Art
1968 Hony. D. Litt, University of Sri Lanka, Paradeniya
1950 Declined the Offer of the Order of the British Empire
1970 Award for Services to the Nation in the Field of Art, Ceylon Society of Art
1968 Hony. D. Litt, University of Sri Lanka, Paradeniya
1950 Declined the Offer of the Order of the British Empire
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