Billy Blaise Dufala
Arts/Industry: Foundry, 2007
Billy Dufala is a Philadelphia-based artist/musician engaged in a wide variety of creative disciplines. He is a cofounder and creative director at RAIR, an artist residency located at Revolution Recovery, a construction and demolition waste recycling facility in northeast Philadelphia. RAIR’s mission is to challenge the perception of waste culture by providing a unique platform for artists at the intersection of art and industry. Dufala is also known for his ongoing collaborative work with his brother Steven, as the Dufala Brothers. The brothers create drawings, prints, sculpture, performance, music, and design. They are represented by Fleisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia and coteach in the Sculpture Department at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.