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Gary Schildt (1938 - )
Gary Schildt was born June 5, 1938 on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation,
and is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet tribe. He received his art
training at the San Francisco Academy of Fine Art and the City College
in San Francisco, California where he studied both commercial art and
photography. An instructor encouraged him to pursue fine art rather than
the commercial aspects of art, Schildt recalls, "I was told that if
I began a career in art and did not follow the current trends, I would
have to create my own demands; if I could not, I would discover the
meaning of poverty in fine art." His work is inspired by a creative
process that he believes originates from daydreaming. Gary gives his
childhood experiences on his grandfather's ranch on the Blackfeet
Reservation credit for his journey to becoming an artist. Schildt is a
founding member of the Northwest Rendezvous Group, and is well known for
his oil paintings and bronze sculptures of contemporary Blackfeet Indian
life. He has won many art awards, and is a respected Native American
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