"It’s hard to tell who DeSe Escobar is, but I’ll try to tell you. She was born and raised in Los Angeles by immigrant Filipino parents. After studying fashion design at Otis College of Art and Design, Escobar moved to New York and began working in fashion as an assistant designer. While fashion design has had an enduring influence on her practice, she quickly felt stifled by working within the confines of corporate fashion. In search of a more fulfilling relationship between art and fashion, nightlife became an outlet for the artist. She was quickly welcomed by veteran underground musician/rapper Dosha — the House of Ladosha’s de facto mother. The House is an art collective of like-minded queer artists, musicians, and DJs whose broad range of work has profoundly influenced New York’s nightlife underground and art scene. Being received with devotion, respect, and friendship by this likeminded cadre allowed her to explore herself while establishing a consistent art practice, beginning in drawing, then moving into more conceptual themes such as pop imagery within installations. She began crafting social spaces with performative elements and inspiring cultural mementos as an investigation of art."