Ralph Escamillan

Artist

Ralph Escamillan is a queer, Canadian-Filipinx performance artist, teacher and community leader based on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh Nations – on so called Vancouver, BC. With his company FakeKnot he creates work that strives to understand the complexities of identity using sound, costume, technology and the body. Also known as ‘Posh’ Gvasalia Basquiat making in the Ballroom scene – he is founder and Artistic/Executive Director of the VanVogueJam, a non-profit sharing Vogue and Ballroom culture through weekly pay-what-you-can classes and Ballroom Functions, acting as a beacon for the from and community in Western Canada. Ralph is a recipient of the Inaugural Miriam Adams Bursary fund at the DCD Hall Of Fame in October 2022 in Toronto, as well as the Inaugural National Arts Centre RBC Emerging Artist Award at the 2023 Governor General Performing Arts Awards in Ottawa.