Larry Hopewell was born in the small Midwestern town of Washington, Indiana. After graduating from high school in 1969, he enrolled at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, where he studied and practiced mediums such as lithography, painting, and photography. After two years of study at Herron, he moved to Chicago and established his own studio for painting and photography. In 1977, Larry relocated to New Canaan, Connecticut, where he worked as an assistant to renowned photographer Allan Mitchell. In 1984, following his move to Athens, Georgia, Larry enrolled at Lamar Dodd School of Art at the recommendation of Andy Nasisse, a professor of art at the University of Georgia. There, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and later, a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Today, he lives with his wife, Judy, in a small rural community near Athens, Georgia, where they are busy restoring a 135-year-old farmhouse. Larry continues to create art in various mediums, including digital collage and photography. His work has been exhibited in London, New York, Toronto, Seoul, Chicago, Atlanta, Lisbon, Bali, and Brussels. It has been published in Art Share Magazine, NFA Magazine, Aguilar Art, NFT Magazine (2nd Anniversary Special Edition), and DAM Magazine. Notable collections: Cozomo de' Medici Emerging Artists (2023), Blake Wood, Hunter Weiss, Arcanic.