Larry Chait was born and raised in the great Midwest (Iowa and Kansas).
He showed an interest in art at an early age, drawing, painting and making
constructions of all sorts. He attended the University of Texas in Austin,
where he received a B.S. in Chemistry in 1973. Despite his interest in the arts,
he decided to pursue a career as a research scientist, and received a Ph.D. in
Pharmacology in 1978. Throughout college and graduate school, he continued
to draw and paint in his spare time. In 1978 he moved to Little Rock, Arkansas
for postdoctoral study, where his interest in photography took root, largely because
his laboratory had its own darkroom. In 1982 Larry moved to Chicago, to take a
position at the University of Chicago, where he did research until 1993, when he
left to tutor children on the south side of Chicago for eight years. With the
advent of digital photography in the late ‘90’s, Larry’s interest in photography was
renewed, and in 2003 he earned a Certificate in Digital Photography from Columbia
College, Chicago. Since then, he has shown his work in numerous solo and group
shows throughout the country. Larry currently lives in the West Town neighborhood
of Chicago with his patient and very supportive wife, Dr. Charmane Eastman.

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Education:

Certificate in Digital Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, 2003
Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Medical College of Virginia, 1978
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 1973

Honors/Awards:

"Top-Rated Artist," The Artist Project, Artropolis, 2008
Curator's Choice, 2007 Chicago Art Open
1st place, "National Juried Photography Exhibition 2007," 12 12 Gallery
2nd place, Body of Work category, PhotoSpiva 2007
Award of Excellence, SAN Members’ Show 2007
Juror's Selection, "Positive-Negative" show, Center for Fine Art Photography 2006
1st place, Your Best Shot, Popular Photography & Imaging, July 2005
Curators’ Choice, Around the Coyote festival 2004

Critical Notices:

"Gray City"
Newcity, Art section, p. 14, April 10, 2008
by Michael Weinstein
(review)

“Exhibit highlights Chicago artist Hahn’s winged work from 1950s,”
Chicago Tribune, On the Town, Section 7, p.26, May 27, 2005
by Alan G. Artner
(review)

“ArtFutura speaks to past,”
IIT TechNews, vol. 158(4), p.15, Feb. 15, 2005
by Mindy Ann Sherman
(review)

“Show explores the myths of manhood,”
Chicago Tribune, Womannews, Section 8, p.3B, Jan. 19, 2005
by Raoul Mowatt
(review)

“Naked or nude: perceptions of the human form,”
ArtScope.net, vol. 5, June 2003
by Katherine Rook Lieber
(review)

Published Photographs:

Chicago Reader
Chicago Tribune
Popular Photography & Imaging
CameraArts, Artists’ ShowCase
GW Review
The Sun

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