Michella Perera

Michella Perera is a Sri Lankan-Irish visual artist based in Marseille, France. Her practice revolves around the sensory exploration of migration, storytelling, and care. Working across painting and installation, she investigates inherited practices, rituals, and superstitions that shape South Asian communities. She is particularly interested in gestures embedded in women's everyday practices, Ayurvedic and ethnobotanical knowledge, and the role of textiles and embroidery within cultural and narrative traditions. These elements inform the construction of speculative worlds in which female figures assert their agency to create and structure the environments they inhabit.

Perera graduated with a Master of Fine Art from the Glasgow School of Art and currently teaches art theory at Aix-Marseille University. Her work has been presented internationally in solo and group exhibitions, including at Maison Rouge (Benin), La Compagnie and Solarium (Marseille), Pallas P/S (Dublin), and the Limerick City Gallery of Art (Ireland). She has also participated in the Serendipity Arts Festival (Goa, India) and created a public artwork on West Graham Street in Glasgow. Her practice spans gallery exhibitions, public art, and participatory projects. Her work is held in the collection of the Limerick City Gallery of Art. She has received support from the Institut Français, the British Council, the Hope Scott Trust, and the Eaton Trust.