Michella Perera
Sri Lankan-Irish artist. Recent shows include City as Stage at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Panjim, Goa, India and Entangled in the History of the Idea at Pallas P/S Dublin, Ireland.
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Having moved from Sri Lanka, Perera explores the sensorial story of movement, ancestral knowledge and cultural taboo. Within her practice, she is engaged in a process of ‘worldbuilding’ which imagines a paracosmos where female protagonists have the agency to create and structure their world.
Michella Perera is a Sri Lankan-Irish artist who graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2017 (MFA). Her practice incorporates participatory events which function as a research tool, allowing her to integrate in cultural practices and shared storytelling of neighbourhoods. Recent solo exhibitions feature Entangled in the History of the Idea, Pallas Projects and Studios (PP/S), Dublin; An Open Gallery, Herbert Wing, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Ireland (LCGA); Group shows include Rencontres Asio Descendances, La Companie, Marseille; 40 x 40, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Ireland; Ancestral Embassy, Serdendipity Arts Festival, Goa, India
