toast of the town

Jammy: Pereira turns her gaze from lakeside vistas to the breakfast table, elevating toast and jam into a sunlit study of everyday indulgence. Rendered in glowing, saturated hues, the humble snack becomes both muse and mood within an ongoing series that celebrates the beauty, ritual, and easy relatability of morning moments.

Michelle Pereira

Michelle Pereira is a Winnipeg-based painter whose sunlit work captures the easy poetry of Manitoba lake life— quiet docks, rippling freshwater, and tree-lined horizons. Born in St. Kitts and shaped by time in Vancouver, she pairs a Caribbean-rooted palette with international design training from Florence and Emily Carr, bringing a vibrant, transportive lens to landscapes and playful still lifes alike. Find Michelle’ s work at Woodlands Gallery.

44 ciao! / apr / may / two thousand twenty-six