Ryan Frigillana

Biography

Ryan Frigillana is an artist working with photography and lens-based media. Through books and installations, his work transcribes intergenerational experiences of grief, myth, and spirituality through a diasporic and allegorical lens. Drawing from his Adventist and acculturated upbringing, he transmutes elements of popular media, family histories, and biblical material into photographs framed as equal parts evidence, faith, and prayer. Frigillana was born in Iligan City, Philippines, and immigrated with his family to Long Island, New York, where he continues to reside. He currently works on projects between Long Island and Southaven, Mississippi.

Frigillana’s publications are held in the library collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Getty Research Institute, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Art Institute of Chicago among others. He is a recipient of the Penumbra Foundation Risograph Print & Publication Residency (2021), the JGS Fellowship for Photography (2021, 2025), the En Foco Photography Fellowship (2023), the Aperture & Google Creator Labs Photo Fund (2023), the Penumbra Workspace Program (2024), and the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Photography (2025).

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Contact

• Email: rfphoto@ryanfrigillana.com

• Instagram: @frigggy

• CV: PDF