Kareem Anthony Ferreira (Canada, 1989) explores personal, familial, and social identity through intimate scenes deeply connected to his own memories. Using painting and collage techniques Ferreira works within the genre of Black portraiture in an effort to shift perceptions and offer re-creations of identity, personal family traits, and events. A first-generation Canadian with Trinidadian roots, Ferreira uses family archives consisting of photographs, disassociated objects and ordinary material to construct textured compositions through a process of assemblage.