506:. In recognition of his contribution to the realm of fine arts, the government of Sri Lanka established Tilake Abeysinghe Foundation in 2001 through a special enactment in parliament. Tilake was offered by Mount Lavinia Hotel Chairman Sanath Ukwatte a permanent gallery to exhibit his art at the hotel in Colombo, being the first time that a Sri Lankan artist had been offered so by any institution. The hotel gallery devoted a portion of the lower lobby to the display of his paintings and sculptures.
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502:. Tilake owned art studios in both Milan and
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