Larry Young

Toronto based artist Larry Young is a painter, sculptor, photographer, educator and filmmaker. Deeply inspired and influenced by the writings of Rudolf Steiner, Larry has probed themes of human spirituality and consciousness for over 50 years.

Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1944, Larry’s early childhood was spent isolated in a cornfield in rural Tennessee on the outskirts of Nashville. At the age of 21, Larry served in Vietnam, and then returned home to study illustration and graphic design. By the age of 30 he was immersed in a lifelong exploration of spirituality, science and art.

As a painter Larry’s work is an exploration into the subtle dynamics of color. His paintings use narrative allegory and the human face to reveal inner human struggles, at once deeply personal and universally applicable.

Larry spent nine years working as a teacher at the Green Meadow Waldorf School in New York where he developed and refined the high school art curriculum based on the four-year unfolding of the adolescent body, soul and spirit.

He has led drawing, painting and sculpture workshops and taught courses on the role of art in community building, “The New Basics,” “The Four Temperaments,” “Art and Human Consciousness,” and “Art as an Antidote to Violence.”

Besides painting, Larry is a sculptor and photographer. He has directed, shot and edited two documentary films, “Ana and Arthur” and “Carmen”, which were screened at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, and the Vancouver International Film Festival.

 He lives in Toronto with his wife and partner Kathie Young.