Anthony Gauthier

Anthony Gauthier is of Menominee/Ho-Chunk Indian descent, two of the longest resident tribes of Wisconsin. Born on November 13,1942 on the Indian reservation in Neopit, WI, he attended the Neilsville Indian Boarding School through the elementary years. Mr. Gauthier completed high school at the Shawano Junior and Senior High Schools, Shawano, WI.

Anthony enlisted in the 101st Airborne of the United States Army, serving from 1964 to 1966. After service, he used the GI education bill to attend the San Francisco Academy of Art and later attended the Institute of American Indian Art as well as the Highland University, Las Vegas, New Mexico, graduating with an Associate of Fine Arts degree in 1979.

Over his career as an artist, Anthony has done many Indian paintings as well as trying his hand at portrait work. He says, "All my Indian paintings that I've done over the years are a reflection of our great culture that we pass on to the next generation. When an artist puts his or her soul and heart into their art, it touches someone else's heart, soul, and spirit." Anthony resides in Wittenberg during the summer but likes to go south for the winters, painting as he travels.

Mural: "Circle of Life"