Fred Schmidt

Fred Schmidt was born in Colorado in 1937. Schmidt holds a BA from the University of Northern Colorado 1962 and an MA/MFA from the University of Iowa, 1968.
"My home is Denver, Colorado, where I attended the public schools. At age 17, in the 10th grade, I left and joined the U.S. Marine Corps. When I returned to Colorado, I attended college as an art major. After college, I taught in several universities in North Carolina and Virginia. I taught one year at Arkansas State. I retired in 1997 from teaching in the Little Rock Public schools."

Artist's statement:
"My style is expressionistic and the subject has been primarily landscape, although landscape is just a vehicle for me to express deep feelings towards nature by way of color and rhythmic brush strokes. Favorite artists include Matisse, Bonnard, and many American artists such as Charles Burfield."

Art Exhibition: Hot Springs Convention Center 1998/99 catalog,
Hot Springs Arts Cooperative Team "ACT"