Culmination: MALAYA
Collage of photographs taken during the Culmination of the MALAYA Group Exhibit (Photo credit to The Philippine Consulate in Calgary Facebook Page)
The group exhibition, MALAYA, culminates the works of six promising Filipino artists at a downtown Calgary showcase June of 2023. These artists, Day Pajarillo, Audere Santos, Thea Galang, Ryle Ramirez, Gladzy Kei, and the Filipinx Kasaganaan Artist Collective of Calgary, have come together to express their unique interpretations of freedom through more than 20 diverse art pieces, representing a variety of styles and genres. Taken from the CBC Feature of the group exhibit by Dan McGarvey, "Artist Ryle Ramirez says the exhibit shows another side to Filipinos in Calgary.
"We have been overlooked for so long and we need our words to spread to everyone," said Ramirez.Ramirez started drawing cartoons and doodles that comment on society. He says that when he arrived in Canada in 2015, he was able to access free art classes."I was like, 'There's art classes that are free and I can use everything. Really?' So this is what happens, this is what Canada did to me," said Ramirez, who says he likes to express emotion, struggles and feelings deep below the surface."Let's get connected!
