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Laura Aguilar (b. 1959) is a photographer from San Gabriel, CA. She was born with auditory dyslexia and attributes her start in photography to her brother who showed her how to develop in dark rooms. She is mostly self taught although she took some photography courses including at East Los Angeles College where her second solo exhibition Laura Aguilar: Show and Tell was. She is well known for her portraits, mostly of herself and also focuses on marginalized communities including the LGBT, Latinx and the overweight.

WORKS
Nudes and Self Portraits much of Aguilar's work is self portraiture in the nude, these series include Stillness, Motion , Grounded, Center and Nature Self-Portraits

Clothed/ Unclothed Series (1990-1994) A series of diptychs  depicting a range of  subjects including people from LGBT, straight, latinx and black communities. The first photograph shows the subjects clothed and the second unclothed.

In Sandy's Room 1989   is a self portrait. It shows Laura laying back in a chair in front of and open window

Three Eagles Flying 1990   is a triptych. At the center Aguilar is bound by rope with the Mexican flag around her head and the American flag around her hips. The panel on her on left is a photo of the Mexican flag and on her right, is the American flag.

Latina Lesbian Series 1986-1990 is a series of black and white portraits of lesbian women mostly commissioned by Yolanda Retter sponsored by Connexxus, underneath each portrait is are handwritten notes from the women in the photos.

Plush Pony Series 1992 is Aguilar's attempt to show all sides of the Latina Lesbian community. Aguilar set up in the East Los Angeles lesbian bar called The Plush Pony and took photographs of the patrons creating a series of black and white portraits of the lower working class community.