Civic Leader
Appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Vallaraigosa in 2009 to the Board of the non-profit River LA, Harry has been the Board Chair for most of his tenure. The organization works to bring people, water, and nature together while pursuing a sustainable revitalization of the 51-miles of the Los Angeles River corridor. Read more about the Taylor Yard Park-to-be here. Read more about the visitor experience he founded here.
Artist
Chandler is an artist and collector. He works primarily in mixed media: photography, acrylics, and electronics, primarily exploring themes of Southern California icons with unique techniques and very contemporary portrayals. He is a founding contributor to Los Angeles MOCA, a former member of the Getty Museum Photo Council and LACMA LENS. He has had three solo museum shows. A few years ago, Chandler moved into a big new studio in DTLA and in 2021, opened a second studio at the Channel Islands Harbor in Ventura.
Museum Exhibitions & Gallery Shows
2024 Group show, Peterson Museum, Los Angeles
2019 & 2022: The Other Art Fair (group), Santa Monica
2019 “Facial Recognition” (group), Ren Gallery, Los Angeles
2018 “Becoming Los Angeles” Natural History Museum (permanent group);
2017 "Harry B. Chandler: Autopia" (solo) Peterson Auto Museum, Los Angeles
2015 "Sex, Lies and Videotape: Selected Works" (group) Angel City Gallery, Los Angeles
2014 "Autopia" (solo) Temporary Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento
2009 "Dreamers in Dream City" (solo) Autry Museum, Los Angeles
2009 "Group Show" (group) Gallery 825, Los Angeles
2008 "The Dreamers: Inspirational Stories of Southern California" (solo) The California Museum, Sacramento
In front of his Autopia print used as the entrance to the 2024 Peterson Museum show
Tech Executive
Harry helped launch LATimes.com as Director of New Business. He ran Hollywood.com then joined Overture.com (formerly GoTo.com) as Executive Vice President. Overture became Southern California’s first billion dollar internet company.
Entertainment
Chandler’s first career was a succession of Hollywood jobs. He started as a production assistant and continued working as a development executive, network executive, and ultimately, as the producer of eight made-for-television movies.
Bonds of Love, starring Treat Williams and Kelly McGillis, directed by Larry Ellison
Author
Harry photographed and wrote the book Dreamers in Dream City for Angel City Press in 2009. It profiles fifty-four fascinating Angelenos, whose life in in Dream City allowed these Dreamers to conjure bigger-than-life dreams and turn their every dream into a fantastic reality.
Education: Phillips Academy, Andover, Stanford University, UCLA’s Graduate School of Film/TV and the Anderson School of Business
Family: Harry is a 5th generation Angeleno. His great-great grandfather, Harrison Gray Otis, purchased the Los Angeles Times in 1882. The newspaper and its parent media company, Times Mirror, was majority-owned and run by his Chandler family for four generations. His great grandfather, Harry Chandler, vastly expand the newspaper and became one of the most influential entrepreneurs and business men in California. His father, Otis Chandler, was the last family member to run the company before its sale to the Tribune Company in 2000. His grandmother, Dorothy Chandler, was instrumental in the support and creation of many arts organizations, most notably the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles. The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was named in honor of her work.
Personal: Harry lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cecilia, and their bernadoodle, Bodhi.
In the News
Los Angeles Times: Harry was interviewed for the podcast Making Los Angeles by Glenn Gritzner.
PBS Socal: As Chandler Dynasty Evolved
PBS Socal: The Art and Philosophy of Harry B. Chandler