Gutierrez, Gary

Born into Santa Clara Pueblo in 1967, Gary Gutierrez is the son of Dorothy and Paul Gutierrez Sr. Like his brother, Paul Jr., he learned to make pottery through watching and working with his parents as he grew up.

Like his parents, Gary specializes in figures, except most of his he calls “Anasazi figurines.” They are figures of people from ancient times, times Gary feels were more simple, more connected to the Earth Mother. The ones he prefers to make are those holding pieces of pottery in their arms.

Some Awards Gary has earned

• 2011 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Class. II – Pottery, Div. D – Traditional, native clay, hand built, figurative, Second Place
• 2004 Santa Fe Indian Market. Class. II – Pottery, Div. C – Traditional pottery, carved or incised, in style of San Juan, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Cat. 1005 – Figures, First Place
  – Div. K – Pottery miniatures, 3″ or less in height or diameter, Cat. 1705 – Figures, single or multiple figures, First Place