Pearl Schmidt

Pearl Schmidt was born in Arkansas in 1925. Schmidt is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and has done graduate work there as well as the University of Mexico and the Minneapolis College of Art. She has studied with Helen Frankenthaler, Jake Tworkov, Lee Mullican and Garner Tullis.

Artist statement:
"Living on Little Red Mountain as I do, I am constantly inspired by the natural beauty of the valley below us and the towering rugged cliffs that surround us. However, I believe art is about ideas, feelings, emotions, and perceptions, and thought provoking sense of wonder and appreciation for subjects that have moved man from the beginning of time. In other words, it is something to become involved with; not a mere decoration. It is an extension of man, resonates with life, is an active process, and not a passive state."

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