Larry Simon

Larry Simon takes his inspiration from seemingly everyday objects, surfaces and scenes to create dreamlike narratives shrouded in a sense of the unknown: the Inner World residing in our subconscious--a place where we cannot fill in all the blanks.

As a photographic artist, he often works with a blend of sharp and soft focus, presenting his work in photo collage form or as digital prints.

A constant roamer, Larry Simon is based in Chicago.

Influences: Gerhard Richter, Saul Leiter, Haruki Murakami, Alfred Brendel

Trained as a journalist and classical pianist, Larry was a sportswriter and award-winning advertising copywriter and creative director before turning to photography. He is mostly self-taught.

Summer Selections Group Show, Robert Anderson Gallery, Denver, June-August 2019

Featured Artist Solo Exhibition, VIVID Art Gallery, Winnetka IL, March 2019

'Capturing the Light' Group Show | PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, April 2018

'Still Life' Solo Exhibition | VIVID Art Gallery, Winnetka IL, February 2018

'The Illusion of Order' Group Show, Franco-Moragrega Contemporary Art, San Diego, July-Sept 2017

'Portraits of People I Will Never Know' Solo Show, Glenview IL Public Library, March-May 2017

'Good Bokeh' International Photography Juried Exhibition, Ventura CA, Feb-April 2017

'The Journey' Group Show, Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, Winter 2017

'Composed' Group Show, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, February 2017

'Views from the Accademia Bridge, Venice,' Alinea Restaurant, Chicago, 2014-2016

'Made in Japan' Solo Show, Anderson Japanese Garden, Rockford, IL, 2014

In private collections Tokyo, Sapporo, Berlin, Frankfurt, Zurich, Montreal, Chicago, Santa Fe, Seattle, Denver, San Diego