Gary Gutierrez (1967- ) P'aa-Ay-P'in - Deer Mountain

Gary Gutierrez, P'aa-Ay-P'in, Deer Mountain , Santa Clara Pueblo-Tewa , Gary is the son of Paul and Dorothy Gutierrez; great-grandson to Lela and Van Gutierrez; grandson to Luther Gutierrez; nephew of Margaret Gutierrez. Gary began working with clay at the age of 9, and was inspired to make pottery by the Anasazi people.

Publications:

-Southwestern Pottery Anasazi to Zuni
-Collections of Southwest Pottery
-Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery
-Pueblo Indian Pottery 750 Artist Biographies

Awards:

-1999 New Mexico State Fair 2nd Place
-1999 Santa Fe Indian Market ( 2) 1st Place
-Santa Fe Indian Market (1st numerous times)
-New Mexico State Fair (1st numerous times)
-Gallup Inter Tribal Ceremony (1st 1993-1995)
-Bank of Santa Fe 1985 artist under 18 yrs.

Gary Gutierrez specializes in what he calls Anasazi figurines. He said, "To me they represent a time, when life was simple and balanced in this world." Gary's favorite one's to mold are the figures that hold the pottery.

Reference: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf

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