Felisha Carénage uses painting, textiles and performances to explore the ethics of empire. Architectural, legal and literary tropes guide this work. After 5 years as an Associate Lecturer which culminated in the creation of a radical decolonial feminist program for art and design, she is now concentrating on her studio practise, delving into the carnivalesque in her own biography and ancestry in order to do so. Most recently, she has intervened, exhibited and performed at VBKÖ in Vienna, Ruby Cruel in London, MARKK Hamburg, Alice Yard in Port of Spain, Dekoloniale, Talking Objects Lab, BARAZANI and SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin.

Born in Trinidad & Tobago and formerly based in Washington D.C., Hamburg and Paris, she is currently resident in Berlin as a participant in BPA// Berlin program for artists