Thomas Lauria is an artist, fabricator, and educator based in Philadelphia, PA. His creative practice is motivated by the desire to have a healthful relationship with the gear fetishism that largely defines his sexual identity.
For the past two years, Lauria has been developing printing and forming processes to create customized latex rubber sheeting. Subsequent garments, objects and performances produced using this research have been informed by supplemental interests in pornography, estrangement and e-commerce. Following his undergraduate studies at the Tyler School of Art, Thomas completed the Postgraduate Apprentice Training Program at The Fabric Workshop and Museum and has regularly collaborated with Richmond Tan of SOUVENIR. He is currently the Queer Materials Lab artist-in-residence at Temple University.