Alfredo Esquillo 

(b. 1972, Quezon City, Philippines)

Alfredo Esquillo graduated with a Bachelor of  Fine Arts from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines in 1993. His practice was recognized early in his career through his inclusion in the ASEAN Art Awards (Indonesia, 1995 and Thailand, 1996); the Philippine Art Awards (1996); and the national recognition of the Thirteen Artists Awards from the Cultural Centre of the Philippines (2000).

Esquillo’s work has been presented in international exhibitions that include: the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA; Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, USA; Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan; and National Portrait Gallery Australia, Canberra, Australia. Esquillo has exhibited extensively throughout the Philippines in institutions such as: the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Manila; Vargas Museum, Quezon City; and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay City.