About Jerry D McKellar

  • Biography

    A retired dentist from Colville, Washington, Jerry McKellar began creating bronze sculptures in 1987 and in 1997 won the "Best Sculpture/People's Choice" and "Artists' Choice Awards" at the C.M. Russell Show. His primary focus is native Americans, although early in his sculpting career, he focused on wildlife.

    He has said that his background as a dentist was certainly important to his sculpture career as he worked with shaping instruments and in tedious detail. His studio is located on 22 acres of land near Colville, where he is surrounded by the wildlife that was the primary subject of his early sculpture.

    He was raised on Lake Chelan in north-central Washington and became very adept at skiing. In dental school at the Univer...

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