Senate Members of University of the Visual and Performing Arts
The Senate is the academic authority of the University and is comprised of the Vice Chancellor who is the ex-officio Chairman, Deans of the Faculties, Heads of the Departments of Study, permanent Senior Professors and Professors of the University, the Librarian, and two faculty board nominees from each Faculty who are elected by the permanent lecturers of the respective Faculty themselves. The period of office of an elected member is three years. The Senate in the execution of its duties has appointed the following Sub Committees:
| Name | Position | |
| 1. | Prof. Rohan Nethsinghe | Vice – Chancellor/ Chairman of the Senate |
| 2. | Prof. K. W. K. M. M. W. I. Ferdinando | Dean – Faculty of Graduate Studies |
| 3. | Snr. Lec. K. S. Fernando | Dean – Faculty of Music |
| 4. | Dr. I. M. T. Illangasinghe | Dean – Faculty of Visual Arts |
| 5. | Snr. Lec. R. I. Kothalawala | Dean – Faculty of Dance and Drama |
| 6. | Prof. H. M. S. M. H. Bandara | Professor – Faculty of Visual Arts |
| 7. | Snr. Lec. P. K. I. Suren | Head – Department of Painting |
| 8. | Snr. Lec. K. L. R. A. Dharmarathna | Head – Department of Sculpture |
| 9. | Dr. W. R. Dharmathilaka | Head – Department of Visual Communication Design |
| 10. | Snr. Lec. W. P. D. Kumara | Head – Department of Multi-Disciplinary Design |
| 11. | Snr. Lec. K. M. Tharanga | Head – Department of Print Making |
| 12. | Snr. Lec. U. G. N. D. Weerasinghe | Head – Department of Textile and Wearable Arts |
| 13. | Dr. D. R. Weerasinghe | Head – Department of Ceramics |
| 14. | Prof. Vajira Nalinda Jayathilaka | Head – Department of History and Theory of Arts |
| 15. | Snr. Lec. T. A. M. De Silva | Acting Head – Department of Multi-media Art |
| 16. | Prof. K. D. S. Rajapaksha | Professor – Faculty of Dance and Drama |
| 17. | Prof. S. P. D. Liyanage | Professor – Faculty of Dance and Drama |
| 18. | Prof. K. M. S. Kumarathunga | Professor – Faculty of Dance and Drama |
| 19. | Prof. G. D. Maddumage | Professor – Faculty of Dance and Drama |
| 20. | Prof. J. C. Kottegoda | Professor – Faculty of Dance and Drama/ Director – Centre for Open and Distance Learning (On invitation) |
| 21. | Prof. H. G. M. K. Wimalasiri | Professor – Faculty of Dance and Drama |
| 22. | Dr. H. T. S. Dissanayake | Head – Department of Kandyan Dancing |
| 23. | Snr. Lec. R. I. Kothalawala | Acting Head – Department of Low Country Dancing |
| 24. | Snr. Lec. D. V. Y. Punchinilame | Acting Head – Department of Sabaragamu Dancing |
| 25. | Snr. Lec. J. J. Pushpakumara | Head – Department of Instrumental Music |
| 26. | Dr. W. M. A. Damayanthi | Acting Head – Department of Indian and Asian Dance |
| 27. | Mr. R. B. Ranaweera | Acting Head – Department of Theatre, Ballet and Modern Dance |
| 28. | Dr. H. D. E. Gunasekara | Acting Head – Department of History and Theory of Dance and Drama |
| 29. | Snr. Lec. B. A. A. Niroshani | Acting Head – Department of English Language Teaching |
| 30. | Dr. I. A. K. C. Samarasinghe | Head – Department of Information Technology |
| 31. | Prof. Kolitha Bhanu Dissanayake | Professor – Faculty of Music |
| 32. | Prof. M. I. S. De Silva Weerakkody | Professor – Faculty of Music |
| 33. | Prof. W. K. R. R. Dias | Professor – Faculty of Music |
| 34. | Prof. M. L. C. P. Maddegoda | Professor – Faculty of Music |
| 35. | Prof. P. K. S. P. Rathnakumara | Professor – Faculty of Music |
| 36. | Dr. D. C. Peiris | Head – Department of North Indian Classical Music |
| 37. | Dr. H. P. M. D. Chaminda | Acting Head – Department of Ethno-Musicology |
| 38. | Snr. Lec. C. B. Illangasinghe | Head – Department of Applied Music and Mass Communication |
| 39. | Dr. R. M. N. Abeyrathne | Head – Department of South Indian Music |
| 40. | Snr. Lec. K. M. M. Sanjeewa | Acting Head – Department of Western Music |
| 41. | Snr. Lec. G. B. C. Dayawansa | Acting Head – Department of Musicology |
| 42. | Dr. H. M. S. S. Herath | Faculty Board Nominee – Faculty of Visual Arts |
| 43. | Snr. Lec. D. M. R. Dalpitiya | Faculty Board Nominee – Faculty of Visual Arts |
| 44. | Dr. Indika Tikiri Bandara Weerakoon | Faculty Board Nominee – Faculty of Dance and Drama |
| 45. | Snr. Lec. R. A. N. N. Inoka de Alwis | Faculty Board Nominee – Faculty of Dance and Drama |
| 46. | Snr. Lec. A. M. C. Amarakoon | Faculty Board Nominee – Faculty of Music |
| 47. | Snr. Lec. G. M. N. B. Sumanasiri | Faculty Board Nominee – Faculty of Music |
| 48. | Dr. G. R. Padmasiri | Librarian |
| 49. | Dr. T. C. Dandeniya | Director – Centre for Quality Assurance (On invitation) |
| Dr. Chani Imbulgoda | Registrar/ Ex-Officio Secretary to the Senate |