Ralph Skunkie Davis is a transdisciplinary transsexual artist and educator whose sculptures act as liberatory tools, complicating the perception of non-normative bodies through biomimicry, prosthesis, and body modification.
They often work with apocalypse in mind, acknowledging the ways in which the trans body, historically and discreetly, is a site of constant rebirth and reinvention.
Ralph received their BFA in Sculpture with a concentration in Literary Arts & Studies from RISD in 2023. Their art has been featured by Pilotenkueche International Art Program (DE), GEDOK Kunst Symposium (DE), The International Museum of Surgical Science (US), Degenerate Collective Magazine (US), 6311 Arts (US), and Lillstreet Art Center (US), where they work in the metalsmithing department. Ralph often hangs out, curates, and exhibits at Agitator Artist Collective, a member-led gallery and community space in Chicago.
They often work with apocalypse in mind, acknowledging the ways in which the trans body, historically and discreetly, is a site of constant rebirth and reinvention.
Ralph received their BFA in Sculpture with a concentration in Literary Arts & Studies from RISD in 2023. Their art has been featured by Pilotenkueche International Art Program (DE), GEDOK Kunst Symposium (DE), The International Museum of Surgical Science (US), Degenerate Collective Magazine (US), 6311 Arts (US), and Lillstreet Art Center (US), where they work in the metalsmithing department. Ralph often hangs out, curates, and exhibits at Agitator Artist Collective, a member-led gallery and community space in Chicago.