UPCOMING EXHIBITION

Brand Library & Art Center is proud to present Opulent Mobility, curated by founder A. Laura Brody and Anthony Tusler in collaboration with students from Glendale Unified School District (GUSD). Founded in 2015, Opulent Mobility has been hosting annual open calls for artworks which tell stories that humanize, uplift, and celebrate disabled artists and disability art. The events have built a community of artists and activists who place disability issues at the forefront of their endeavors. Opulent Mobility will feature artworks by Amabelle Aguiluz, Anahid Boghosian, A. Laura Brody, Vanessa Hernández Cruz, Diana Elizabeth Jordan, Patricia Fortlage, Kellie Gillespie, Francesca Hummler, Aragna Ker, Monica Marks, Larissa Nickel, Rebecca Niederlander, Tom and Linda Peters, Jaklin Romine, Katherine Sherwood, and Rachel Ungerer as well as Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) student artists representing Anderson W. Clark High School, Crescenta Valley High School, Daily High School and Glendale High School.

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The exhibition will feature Southern California-based artists with artworks in a variety of media including sculpture, painting, video, audio and fiber. Brody says that elevating disabled artists and disability art counters the far too common and dangerous perspective that dismisses the value of disabled lives. “We are living in an increasingly ableist environment that is willing to let elderly and disabled people disappear in the name of economy and convenience. It is more crucial than ever to share art and stories that offer an opportunity for others to understand and appreciate disability culture and the challenges that disabled populations face. The exhibit is meant to share these artworks, support the disability community, and to educate and illuminate non-disabled audiences. It is for people with disabilities to see themselves portrayed by artists with similar life experiences and for people without disabilities to better understand their disabled friends, family members, neighbors, and co-workers.”