Originally from the Philippines, Roy Lumagbas has been unleashing his performance work in Canada since 2007. In 2008 he was nominated for the Golden Cherry Award for performance artists of the year in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. He has participated in many contemporary art events such as the Symposium international de Baie-Saint-Paul and the Festival international d’art performatif at l’Écart, lieu d’art actuel in Rouyn-Noranda.