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(Edited and Abbreviated) List of Honours:
Please note that due to privacy issues not all honours are listed

Ben in the Sky with Inventions was selected by jury to be featured in the public art exhibit Kites: Art Takes Flight organized by the Main Line Art Center in honour of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday in 2006. The sculpture celebrates Benjamin Franklin's scientific breakthroughs and inventions and was displayed outdoors from April 9th to October 14th 2006 in Philadelphia's Main Line Community, then auctioned off in a fundraiser. A description of the auction event is available on Don Polec's report on 6ABC News WPVI-TV/DT Philadelphia, USA. This Benjamin Franklin kite sculpture was sponsored by Brandywine Realty Trust.

Solicited for a donation of a print of the original painting Flame/Joy ©1997 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram by the organiser (Assistant Professor of English: J. Walton Turner, Jr.) of Relay for Life of the American Cancer Society, Bethany, West Virginia, USA on Saturday, December 11, 2004. The print received the highest bid of all the art donated to this fundraising event.

Venice transparence~is dedicated "to" Falconer/Gunasegaram by composer Roger Zahab.

Venice transparence~is an interpretation (or translation) of the acrylic paint, oil pastel, and rice-paper in the Isaac Falconer paintings (from "Five Coloured Thoughts") in 28 minutes and 31 seconds of musical language for string quartet. It is not a commissioned work. The music is in seven movements: prelude, postlude and 5 movements. The postlude, "...and stars will appear," premiered on September 11, 2003 in Heinz Chapel at the University of Pittsbugh in the concert "Meditations in Music." The music was recorded in its' entirety on February 16, 2004 at Bellefield Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Flash programming combining the images of the paintings with the music was completed by Beau (Jason) Dickey, MBFMedia, Portland, Oregon, USA on Friday, June 25, 2004. CD-ROM's of Venice transparence first became available for sale in July 2004.

Honoured on Monday, March 15, 2004 by Bethany College's Women's History Committee (Chair: Assistant Professor of Communications Beverly A. Simas), Bethany, West Virginia, USA: For current contributions to society.

Chosen for inclusion in the Archives on Women Artists by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., USA, Tuesday, November 18, 2003.

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa (the national academic honour society) The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, 1988.

Received Outstanding Young American Award, USA 1988.

Solo rendition of the song Copenhagen, taped and broadcast by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) Colombo, Sri Lanka,1973
Voice Teacher: Christine Perera (a legend in her own time and place).

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(Edited and Abbreviated) List of Commissioned Work:
Please note that due to client privacy issues not all commissioned work is listed
Love in Bloom: Portrait of Melissa and Dale ©2008 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Melissa and Dale Fulcher, Virginia, USA 19" x 28" oil pastel + acid-free paper on hand-made Lokta (Japanese) paper.

Jenny's Frigate Bird ©2005 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Carol and Dick Netzer, East Hampton, New York, USA 25" x 37" acrylics + ink on hand-made mulberry paper.

Angels in the Architecture ©2004 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: A person who wishes to retain anonymity. 23½" x 35" (obviously irregular dimensions) acrylics + oil pastel on hand-made rice paper.

Portrait of (granddaughter) Madeleine ©2001 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Professors Sandra and Frank Norman, Merion, Pennsylvania, USA 8" ½ x 11" acrylics + paper + oil pastel + ink on plain paper. (Image not available).

Meeting the Light ©2001 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Evan Frazer, Narberth, Pennsylvania, USA Exhibited at the 322nd Annual Sessions of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Arch Street Meeting House March 21-24, 2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA with the kind permission of Evan Frazer 45" x 24" hand-made rice paper (left) ordinary wrapping paper (right) silver + other acrylic paints + gold ink.

Ca' Foscari al Canton ©2000 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Riccardo (Osama Ashraf) and his wife and partner Monica, proprietors of the Ristorante Ca' Foscari al Canton (translated: the Doge's Cap) located near the University of Venice, Venice, ITALY. 45" x 36"gold ink + other acrylic paints on hand-made rice paper.

Antico Capon ©2000 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Luciano Rota, proprietor of the Hotel, Trattoria è Pizzeria Antico Capon (translated: The Antique Cockerel) located in the Campo Santa Margherita in Venice, ITALY. 45" x 36"gold ink + gold acrylic paint + other acrylics on hand-made rice paper.

Garage Door: Mulberry Leaves & Sunshine ©1998 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Byron Walker, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA 7 feet 6 inches by 9 feet green, acrylics + a champagne cork dipped in yellow acrylic paint.

Sky Windows ©1998 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: M. Anne Blackwood M.D. (now M. Anne Blackwood-Chirchir M.D.) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 31" x 23" acrylics + paper board + ink on hand-made rice paper.

Passion ©1997 Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Shanti Gunasegaram, Topeka, Kansas, USA. Exhibited at the Cloister Gallery at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka, Kansas, USA, 1997. Curator: Judith Stone. 22" x 28" pastels + charcoal + silver paint on paperboard.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, USA: Chapel Ceiling ©1997 Isaac Falconer/Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: The Reverend John S. Horner, Rector, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, USA Dimensions: approximately 36 feet by 34 feet by 10 inches (Ceiling curves upwards 10 inches at all four corners.) This ceiling has since been painted over, but attempts are currently being made (2005) by curator Ross Lance Mitchell to restore it to its' original appearance on January 1, 1997.

Calligraphy ©1996 Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: The Reverend John S. Horner, Rector, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, USA for use in an annual church ceremony welcoming and consecrating new members of the St. Mary's congregation, as well as for re-dedicating current adult members who are renewing their consecration and allegiance to the Episcopal Church 24" x 36" gold ink + coloured inks + acrylic on hand-made Japanese rice paper.

Lisa's Sunflowers ©1996 Dr. Saku Gunasegaram COMMISSIONED BY: Lisa (who used to work at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) who made faithful payments every Friday afternoon (when she received her paycheck) so as to make this commission "happen." One of the most moving experiences of the artist's life. 14" x 11" acrylic on canvas.

Mural Painting at 5th Street & Girard Avenue, Philadelphia: Paint Blossoms in a Concrete Jungle ©1995 Dr. Saku Gunasegaram. COMMISSIONED BY: Dennis L. Gilbert, D.D.S., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 12¼ feet x 7½ feet spray paint and acrylic on concrete and plaster This work originally stretched all the way to the corner of 5th Street (measuring a length of 24½ feet) when it was completed in October 1995 in a predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood in Philadelphia. However one Saturday night in 1998, a drunk driver crashed into the corner of it at 5th Street causing major structural damage to the wall. The structural damage has since been repaired but the mural has never been repainted to extend to its original length. The brown shingles had been painted a copper colour to cover up the gang tags that used to be a permanent fixture on them. This copper colour has disappeared completely after several harsh winters.

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(Edited and Abbreviated) List of Exhibitions & Projects:
Please note that due to privacy issues not all Exhibitions & Projects are listed

Venice transparence, a CD-ROM produced in collaboration with Roger Zahab, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Music, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA September 2003, February 2004 and July 2004

Five Coloured Thoughts, solo exhibit, Venice, Italy, February 16 - June 3, 2002

An Element of Gold, solo exhibit, Bologna, Italy, September 8 - October 8, 2000, and Venice, Italy, January 20 - March 31, 2001

Shouting In Colour, two-person exhibit, Philadelphia, PA, USA, July, 1999, extended as a solo exhibit, Philadelphia, PA, USA August, 1999

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Art Publications:

crossXconnect volume 4, issue 3, June 1999, published by the University of Pennsylvania. Includes: M. Pelican, Collage: Apple Segments, Blue Rivers, Purple Rivulets, Splashing, Face in a Waiting Room, and a list describing contributors

crossXconnect volume 4, issue 1, June 1998, published by the University of Pennsylvania. Includes Cirrus Carcinoma to illustrate the short story Milk by Tricia Wang and a list describing contributors

XCONNECT Volume III, Issue II, October 1997, published by the University of Pennsylvania. Includes: Cirrus Carcinoma, Breast, Passion, Tapestry, and a list describing contributors

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Academic Publications:

A.C. Deitz, R. Sachdeva, J. Swoyer, S. Gunasegaram, T.R. Rebbeck Cytochrome P450-1B1 Genetic Polymorphism, Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk Presented at the American Society of Human Genetics Conference, 2000, Program Nr. 513

Deitz, Anne C; Swoyer, Jennifer; Acs, Geza; Gunasegaram, Saku; Rebbeck, Timothy R. Association of CYP3A4*1B and Pathological Characteristics of Breast Tumors. Presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Meeting, 2000

Amy H. Walker, Julie M. Jaffe, Saku Gunasegaram, Chiun-Sheng Huang, H. D. Chern, Barbara L. Weber., Timothy R. Rebbeck. Characterization of an allelic variant in the nifedipine-specific element of CYP3A4: racial distribution and implication for prostate cancer risk. Human Mutation, 1998, 12 (4): 289. Abstract, Third Page

"Penn Docs discover gene mutation," Published on August 19, 1998, Page 28, Philadelphia Daily News (PA) Associated Press

Mark V. Pauly (Principle Investigator, The Wharton School), Lory Alexander, Briget Cleff, Saku Gunasegaram. FINAL REPORT: A Contingent Valuation Study of Demand for Pediatric Immunizations. Study supported by Merck Vaccine Division, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 19104. Published August 28, 1996.

Editor 1995-1996, LDI News, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.

Miller, D. T., and Gunasegaram, S. (1990). Temporal Order and the Perceived Mutability of Events: Implications for Blame Assignment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59, 1111 - 1118.

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Articles and Curriculum Vitae which cite Dr. Saku Gunasegaram's Academic Publications

References in the Epidemiology literature

MIM Entry 124010: CYP3A4 Release 03-05-06, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (May 2003)