Born in San Francisco, and raised in Seattle, Gard earned a B.A., B.A.Ed., and a B.F.A. from Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, studying with R. Allen Jensen, and Larry Hansen. While at Western Gard was directly involved in the WWU Art Aquisition Committee. Generously funded by Virginia and Bagley Wright, the Art Aquisition Committee facilitated the campus aquisition and installation of large scale outdoor works by Richard Sera, Mark Di Suvero, Anthony Caro, Tony Smith, Beverly Pepper, Robert Morris, Donald Judd, and others.
Gard earned his M.F.A. at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. studying with renowned steel sculptor and American Folk Art collector Michael Hall. While in Detroit Gard was invloved in the resurfacing and installation of works by Mark di Suvero, Michael Hall, and Joseph Wesner.
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