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Left: Dr. Larry Brady’s collection includes more than 500 pieces. Bottom: The doctor purchased a cottage in Denver on Lake Norman 20 years ago.
Dr. Larry Brady shares his art collection with others BY » Vanessa Infanzon PHOTOS COURTESY OF » Dr. Larry Brady
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r. Larry Brady started collecting art 30 years ago. His eclectic collection, which includes artwork from Ruth Ava Lyons, Herb Jackson and Paul Sires, has grown to more than 500 pieces of two- and three-dimensional works. He attributes his initial interest in handmade objects to growing up in Asheville and being exposed to art festivals. Penland School of Craft in the Blue Ridge Mountains drew Dr. Brady into the
world of collecting. Over 30 years, he’s met and befriended artists such as Cynthia Bringle, Maud Gatewood and Richard Jolly. He’s served on Penland’s board of trustees from 2011 to 2019 and has created a scholarship for students. “Every piece in my collection is personal,” explains Dr. Brady, 67. “I remember when I purchased it and the circumstances under which I purchased it. I’m always interested in who made it, what are the elements that went
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into it and the process of the piece’s creation.” Dr. Brady is a neonatologist with Pediatrix Medical Group, which provides all the neonatal services for Novant Health hospitals in the Charlotte area. He recently stepped down from his 25-year position as medical director at Novant Health Hemby Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Presbyterian Medical Center. He continues to work in the NICU and is in his 34th year there. About 20 pieces in Dr.
Brady’s collection will be on view at the Bill and Patty Gorelick Gallery at Central Piedmont Community College. The exhibit will include a variety of artists and a combination of collage, paintings, photographs and sculptures. The show will run from January through June 2021 in the North Classroom Building on the Central Campus. The exhibit relocates to the newest Gorelick Gallery at the college’s Merancas Campus in Huntersville for the remainder of the year.
