Artist Profile

Dhishni de Silva
New Zealand-born artist
Dhishni de Silva is a New Zealand-born artist whose work delves into themes of identity, change, and the subtle significance of everyday moments. Her recent exhibition, Unseen Threads (April–May 2025), presents a series of abstract paintings that explore the quiet rhythms of daily life through intuitive mark-making and layered color fields. Influenced by her South Asian heritage and experiences in both New Zealand and abroad, de Silva's practice embraces ambiguity and flux, inviting viewers to engage with the emotional landscapes and memories embedded in her work. Her art serves as a visual meditation on transition, capturing the continuous process of evolution and reformation inherent in human experience.




