About Shri

Shri Gunasekara is an illustrator with a love for telling stories about wholesome, heartwarming depictions of familial or platonic relationship dynamics.

About Shri but longer…

Shri Gunasekara tells stories about wholesome relationships between familial and platonic relationships. Bringing to light the importance of this sort of love that can be easily overlooked and undervalued compared to romantic love in our Western society. Shri focuses on storylines where the small everyday moments in healthy relationship dynamics are front stage, depicting relationships that are not reliant on drama to progress the story.

She explores these themes with bright colourful palettes and bold compositions, Never really knowing if you're looking at a picture book or a comic.

She has worked and collaborated with:

Broken Frontier, Inkyfruit.co, Third Bear Press, Arts University of Plymouth Student Union, Plymouth Art Cinema, BABE (Bristol Artist Bristol Event), Plymouth Green Minds charity, Plymouth University Mirror, Plymouth Art Gallery and Plymouth City Council.

Fairs She’s worked at:

Thought Bubble, Plymouth Comic and Zine Fair, CYMK, Small Press day in Cardiff, Pen & Ink, and Outline.

Press:

Broken Frontier: Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026

Broken Frontier: Runner Review

ITV: Young people design illustrations for one year anniversary of Keyham tragedy

Arts University of Plymouth: Class of 2022 Ones to Watch

Arts University of Plymouth: Award-winning graduates 2022