Chrysantha Wijeyasinga was born in centuries-old Kandy, the capital of Ceylon until 1815. The artist grew up in Colombo, today's capital of Sri Lanka.

His parents, though of ethnic difference, were of the same Catholic faith.
His father, the eldest of eight siblings, came from a Singhalese family of jewelry makers, his grandfather a Buddhist and a Pali scholar. Chrysantha's Tamil mother came from a long line of estate owners in tea and rubber.

Chrysantha was in high school when civil turmoil engulfed the Island Nation. His father sought immigration to an English country and to continue his medical practice.

The family settled in the USA. Chrysantha met shocking racial prejudice. This swayed him to fasten his identity to his family culture; and learn from ancient traditions.

	South India and Sri Lanka shine through this art and reveal clarity of personal identity.
	Successful and appreciated, even Chrysantha's early work brought high prices.

Completing college with a degree in South Asian Studies, he joined University of California's English Language Program as a counselor, while developing his artistic expression in various visual arts.
His reputation expanded as his work was exhibited in California and NYCity:
• The Lowe Gallery, Santa Monica • New Leaf Gallery, sculpture, N. California
• The Potter's Studio, Berkeley • Live Oak Gallery, Ventura; • Gorgio Gallery,
• Heller Gallery, glass and wood sculpture, Greenwich Village, New York.
• His work has been featured in India Currents.