Larry Seidman  began painting 30 years ago.  In addition to producing art, he has used his work therapeutically for many years through non-traditional channels.  He has used collage to heal wounds from losses for his patrons and designed facilitation sessions using art as a transformative and self awareness tool.

Along with being an artist, Dr. Seidman is a practicing pediatrician and managing partner at Nova Pediatrics He has been named as one of the Best Doctors in Family Magazine, July 2007, and Nova Pediatrics was named as one of the Best Practices.

AFFILIATIONS:

• Founder of Living Arts Studio- July, 2007, a retreat center in Berkeley Springs, WV for artists and facilitators
• Berkeley Springs Art in the Park Exhibit 2007
• Member of Mankind Project, a support group for men; facilitator of art processes with groups to help with mission, creativity, and release of emotions
• Board member of Movable Book Society- writer, speaker, collector of antique pop-up and movable books and ephemera
• Smithsonian resident associates programs, participant; journaling, gilding, and collage- 2002-2007
• Inner arts center- lucid dreaming workshops
• Piano composer
• Poet, published
• Developer and collector of wooden mechanical puzzles
• Student of Kabbalah for the past 10 years