Ryan Schmidt

Ryan T. Schmidt is an American Artist born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas sculpting in stainless steel since 2002. After studying Fine Art at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock,
he began a career combining water fountains and outdoor sculpture into the landscaped environment. Schmidt works primarily in Type-316L non-corrosive stainless steel with its enduring properties. His ambitious intention is to create atmospheric sculpture that captures the changing reflections of the sun, water, clouds, and the seasonal landscapes invoking the viewer's imagination for inspiration of great healing and thoughtfulness.

Some of his notable works can be found in Arkansas Governor’s Mansion, CHI St. Vincent Neuroscience Institute, Madison Club in La Quinta California, the Silverleaf Club in Scottsdale, Downtown Little Rock, Habitat for Humanity Grand Rapids, BankUnited Downtown Miami, Charles Winburn Park Northglenn Colorado, TICCA World Trade Center Taipei and Amway Botanical Center in Wuxi, China. Schmidt’s work has been featured by the International Institute of Welding in Bratislava, Singapore, Japan and in Europe on Biodiversity showcasing his sculptures with abstract representation on ocean and birds. He has been a contributin...

2001-2003 University of Arkansas at Little Rock – Little Rock, Arkansas

2000-2001 Pike's Peak Community College – Colorado Springs, Colorado

1999-2000 Oral Roberts University – Tulsa, Oklahoma

2020-2023 Celebration of Fine Art January 18th-March 29th Scottsdale, Arizona
2018-2023 International Sculpture Day - SprATX Austin, Texas; Hot Springs, AR; and Scottsdale, AZ and Emerson Gallery, Fountain Hills, AZ
2022 Fountain Hills Tour d’Artistes Home Studio Tour in Arizona
2020-2023 Hidden in the Hills Cave Creek, AZ
2019-2023 International Institute of Welding
2019 Scope Miami Beach and Red Dot Miami, Florida
2019 7Artists1Night at Omega Building Texarkana, Arkansas
2019 Texas Contemporary with Serrano Gallery, Houston, Texas
2019 The Other Art Fair Inaugural Dallas, Texas
2019, 2018 Aspen and Beaver Creek Art Festival, Aspen and Avon, Colorado
2019, 2012, 2007 Sculpture at the River Market Show Little Rock, Arkansas
2019 “MadMix” and Market Art Design Bridgehampton, New York;
2019 La Quinta Arts Festival, Coachella Valley La Quinta, California
2018 Bridgehampton, New York White Room Gallery presents "With Abstract Certainty" Sept. 20th - October 22nd.
2018 Saint Louis Ambassadors Air Show to benefit Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Artprize10 - The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Grand Rapids, Michigan
2018 34th Annual Beaver Creek Art Festival, Avon, Colorado
2018 16th Annual Downtown Art Festival, Aspen, Colorado...