The Portrait Gallery of Canada is committed to identify, to showcase and to disseminate work by emerging Canadian and Indigenous artists. It seeks out work that pushes multiple narratives and promotes critical thinking about representation and identity. As an institution that cannot avoid the history and legacies of traditional British and European portraiture, and in particular issues related to the intersectionality of class, gender, race, and sexuality, it is critical to create and hold space for artists who engage directly with this complex terrain head on, and to enable meaningful conversations about who we are collectively, and as individuals.