Portrait of Sindupama Chandrasena

Sindupama Chandrasena

Award-Winning Children's Book Illustrator & Academic

Since 2017, she has illustrated over 40 books, bringing a fine art sensibility and a deep understanding of children's visual literacy to every project.

Her work is characterised by expressive, character-driven imagery that balances emotional depth with strong compositional clarity — creating illustrations that resonate with both young readers and the adults who share stories with them.

Sindupama also serves as a lecturer in Visual Communication Design at the University of Visual and Performing Arts, Sri Lanka, bridging academic practice with professional illustration.

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Awards

Nationally celebrated Children's illustrations.

🏆 2026 Winner - State Literary Awards

Best children's book illustrator - Sri Lanka
Book - The story of a little Zebra
Author - Shobha Peiris

🏆 2025 Winner State Literary Awards

Best children's book illustrator - Sri Lanka
Book - The story of a little Monkey
Author - Shobha Peiris