VibraFusionLab
David Bobier is a hard of hearing and disabled media artist whose creative practice is exploring multi-modal means of art making. His work focuses on developing accessible vibrotactile technology as an artistic and experiential medium that lead to the establishment in 2012 of VibraFusionLab. The Lab is a multi-sensory creative research centre now situated in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada that has an international reputation as a leader in accessibility for the D/deaf and Disability Arts movement.
His career includes nearly 30 solo and two-person exhibitions and over 30 group exhibitions in Canada and internationally.
Bobier has served in advisory roles in developing D/deaf and Disability Arts Equity programs for both Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, was an invited participant in the Canada Council for the Arts – The Arts in a Digital World Summit and a presenter at the Global Disability Summit in London, UK. He has also been an invited juror for both the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council and in 2024 was nominated by the Canada Council for the Arts for a Governor General’s Innovation Award.