Kareem–Anthony Ferreira
About
Examining identity through the lens of a first-generation Canadian, Kareem-Anthony Ferreira explores the ways in which personal, social, and familial experiences coalesce to create hybrid identities – ones that are wholly unique yet draw upon multiple places at once.
Central to Ferreira's practice is an examination of the ways in which memory and identity are inextricably linked. Through these reconstructions, he highlights the malleability of both, underscoring the subjectivity of the lived experience while reminding us of our shared humanity.
Kareem-Anthony Ferreira (b. 1989 in Hamilton, Ontario; lives and works in Hamilton, Ontario) holds an MFA from University of Arizona (2020) and a BFA from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario (2012). In 2022, he was the subject of a two-person exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Recent solo and group exhibitions include Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Toronto; Towards Gallery, Toronto; Nino Mier Gallery, Brussels; Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles; Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York; Alice Yard Gallery, Trinidad and Tobago; the Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona; and the Workers Art & Heritage Museum, Ontario.
Selected Artworks
Kyle’s First Birthday, 2023
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
72 in x 91 in
October of 93, 2023
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
72.5 in. x 91 in
With Mom’s Help, 2023
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
46 in x 36 in
Car Seat, 2023
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
46 in x 37.25 in
Back Seat of Aunty Cheryl’s Convertible, 2023
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
70.5 in x 46.5 in
A quiet moment in the fête, 2021
Acrylic, mixed media on canvas
72.5 x 85.5 in.
He knows I’m right, 2021
Acrylic, mixed media on canvas
45 x 73 in.
Nothing ever got past her, 2021
Acrylic, mixed media on canvas
44 x 71 in.
Uncle Gregory, 2021
Acrylic and mixed media on paper
Work: 30 x 22 in. | Frame: 32 x 23.5 in
Child and Grandmother, 2021
Acrylic and mixed media on paper
Work: 30 x 22 in. | Frame: 32 x 23.5 in
Granny keeping her eye out, 2021
Acrylic, mixed media on paper
Work: 30 x 22 in. | Frame: 32 x 23.5 in.
Renee, 2021
Acrylic, mixed media on paper
Work: 30 x 22 in. | Frame: 32 x 23.5 in
Exhibitions
News
Kareem–Anthony Ferreira
Holt Renfrew’s Bloor Street Flagship
Kareem-Anthony Ferreira’s monumental painting October of ‘93 (2023), will be on view at Holt Renfrew’s Bloor Street Flagship during the month of February in honour of Black History Month.
Kareem–Anthony Ferreira
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal acquisition
We are pleased to announce that Kareem Anthony Ferreira’s painting Kyle’s First Birthday (2023), is now part of the permanent collection at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.
Kareem–Anthony Ferreira
Painting In Parallel: A Conversation with Kareem-Anthony Ferreira & Roger Ferreira
In honour of Black History Month, Holt Renfrew has asked Kareem-Anthony Ferreira and Roger Ferreira to have a conversation regarding family, history, legacy, as well as their perspectives on the Caribbean-Canadian experience.
Kareem–Anthony Ferreira
‘Miss Rodney’s Event’ acquired by Art Gallery of Hamilton
We are pleased to announce that the Art Gallery of Hamilton has acquired Miss Rodney’s Event for their permanent collection.
Kareem–Anthony Ferreira
Kareem–Anthony Ferreira receives 2023 City of Hamilton Art Award
Congratulations to artist Kareem-Anthony Ferreira who has been awarded by the City of Hamilton the 2023 Creator Award.
Kareem–Anthony Ferreira
‘Gatherings’ opens at the Art Gallery of Hamilton
Hamilton-based Kareem-Anthony Ferreira opens a major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton which highlights accomplishments of Kareem’s emerging practice in conjunction with work by his father, Roger Ferreira (b. 1961).
Kareem–Anthony Ferreira
Table, Manors Solo exhibition at Hamilton Artists Inc. on view until May 14.
The Inc is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Hamilton-born painter Kareem-Anthony Ferreira. The works in Table, Manors reimagine moments from Ferreira’s Trinidadian family members’ lives, focused around the dining table. The images of preparing, serving, regarding, and eating food produce a rich exploration of not only Ferreira’s memories, but broader themes of colonialism in the Caribbean.