Visakha Wijeyeratne

Visakha Wijeyeratne (Sinhala: විශාකා විජයරත්න, née Bulankulame) (17 March 1935 – 13 April 1999) was a Sri Lankan artist, painter, sculptor, writer and social worker. Her husband, Tissa Wijeyeratne, was a politician, diplomat, barrister and businessman.

Early days Visakha Wijeyeratne was born at Sirimedura, Horton Place Colombo 7 to Dr Edmund Ashoka Bulankulame and Ivy Dunuwille Senenayake. She was the fourth in a family of seven and spent her childhood in Anuradhapura.

Education She schooled at Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya and Newstead Girls College, Negombo.