Nash Weerasekera

Self-taught Nash Weerasekera makes Illustrations, paintings and cocktails (… both for himself and clients). Born in Sri Lanka, Nash moved to Australia to study Architecture at RMIT, and now lives in Melbourne where he finds the definition of ‘spicy’ a tad disappointing.

Working by hand and refining digitally, Nash’s crisp illustrations engage with social commentary, personal experience and the challenge of translating multiple messages into a single image for his editorial clients, which include The New York Times, Harvard Business Review and Forbes. He is most known for his book What to Expect When You’re Immigrating. With a finely honed practice, Nash is renowned among clients for his speedy turnaround, conceptual thinking and dramatic palette.

Nash contributes to the non-profit space in collaborations with the Fitzroy Youth Centre during their street art sessions and contributes to workshops with the Footscray Community Arts Centre.