ARTIST BIO

A. Laura Brody is a professional costume maker, designer, artist, and educator. Her profession and passion for reuse gave her the skills needed to turn wheelchairs, walkers, and mobility scooters into sculptural works of art. She believes strongly in reuse, sustainability, social justice, and re-imagining disability. Brody’s art has been shown at ACE/121 Gallery, Brea Gallery, the Charles River Museum of Industry, Westbeth Center for the Arts, California State University Northridge, Gallery Expo, the Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, Ikouii Creative, Art Share LA, and The World of Wearable Art. Believing that disability should not mean a loss of beauty lead her to develop “Opulent Mobility”, a series of group exhibits comprised of art, designs, and creations dealing with and reflecting on disability and mobility. Opulent Mobility started in 2013 as a small show at the Bell Arts Factory in Ventura and since then has grown to become an international exhibition. The exhibits have been featured in the Improvised Life, Shoutout LA, and on Frances Anderton’s radio program DnA. The 2015-2022 exhibits were co-curated by the disability activist and photographer Anthony Tusler. Opulent Mobility 2022 is online at www.opulentmobility.com.