About Visual Artist Raja Segar

Major International Exhibitions and Events

• 1988 Chetana Gallery Mumbai - India
• 1990 Mosman Gallery, Sydney, Australia
• 1991 Gallery 202 London W11 - England
• 1992 The Fiveway Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, Australia
• 1994 Arteast Gallery. Vancouver BE Canada
• 2002 Art Exquisite Raffles Hotel - Singapore
• 2002 SAARC Artist Meet - New Delhi, India
• 2003 Jamaat Art Gallery – Mumbai, India
• 2004 Women on Top 'Jamaat Art Gallery
• 2006 Lakshana Art Gallery, Chennai, India
• 2008 Delhi Diplomatic Art Circle, Delhi, India
• 2009 [M.F.Husain] Art Gallery, Delhi, India
• 2010 Alankritha Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
• 2012 Bansiyog - Raasrang World Flute and Art Festival 2012
• 2013 Gallery of Gnana Art, ION Orchard, Singapore
• 2014 Exhibition: The Global Icon, Singapore.
• 2017 Representing Sri Lanka in Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2017 - International Leaders’ Summit Abu Dhabi.
• 2017 Representing Sri Lanka at the 14th GIAF 2017 Gongju International Art Festival, Korea

One-man exhibitions in Sri Lanka

• Lionel Wendt Art Gallery Colombo 1987 1988 1993 1996 1997 1999 2000
• British Council Colombo 1985
• Hotel Lanka Oberoi Colombo 1986
• Ramada Renaissance Colombo 1989 1991
• SAARC Exhibition of South Asian Paintings, National Art Gallery, Sri Lanka 1991
• Alliance Francaise 1984 1985 1991 1993 1995 2009
• National Art Gallery Colombo1992
• Gallery 706 Colombo 1994
• Segar Gallery web site inauguration 1998
• Sculptors and Painters presented by George Keyt Foundation, Colombo 2001
• Bishops College Auditorium, Colombo 2002 - United States

D Rajasegar who signs his paintings as Segar Started his career in the field of accountancy. While preparing for the London Accountancy qualification IAA, he spent most of his time in the British Council Library. There he was fascinated by the books on Art and Artists in the reference section of the Library. As a hobby, he started to make greeting cards depicting the simple lifestyle of his neighborhood. These cards soon became available for sale in the bookshops especially in five-star hotels. All handmade greeting cards. Unable to meet the demand, Segar resigned from his job when he was 25 years old and started to print cards and concentrate on large paintings. So far, he had more than fifty solo exhibitions in addition to group shows in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, South Korea, England and Australia. His paintings have been featured in several Periodicals and magazines including the back cover of Readers Digest.

Segar’s house was architectured by leading Asian lady architect Minnette de Silva and is being visited by students of art and architecture all over the world. It is also listed in the Princeton University of Architecture in New Jersey USA. This house was built solely from the sales proceeds of his paintings.

In addition to the homes Connoicesures in several parts of the world, his paintings adore the National Gallery of SriLanka, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, National Gallery of Bangladesh (Shilpakala Academy)

For more details refer to Wikipedia: Segar Artist