Gary Montgomery is a professional artist of Seminole descent who primarily works with oil paints.
[1][2][3] The Gilcrease Museum acquired his painting “Grizzly Bear with Reflection in Water” in 2006.
[4] Montgomery grew up outside of Seminole, Oklahoma and lived on a farm with his grandparents.
Montgomery attended Jones Academy boarding school in Hartshorne, Oklahoma where he learned English (his first language was Seminole).
He attended Murray State College for a year and then transferred to Eastern Central University to play baseball.