Curtis Fort was born and raised on a working ranch in Tatum, New Mexico. He loves ranch life and grew up intending to follow in his Father’s footsteps after college.   He began to experiment with clay sculpture while attending New Mexico State University and continued to sculpt after graduation while working as a cowboy on ranches in New Mexico and Texas.

While Fort was working on Vermejo Ranch his cowboy life and sculpture was the subject of an article in the Smithsonian Magazine. Little did he realize the impact that would have on his career. After continuing to work as a cowboy for several years Fort had to make a decision about a career as a full-time sculptor. That decision has led him down a 30 year path as he tells his story about the ranch life he loves in western bronze sculpture.

Fort has a large following of collectors all over the world and his work has been advertised in many publications.  Although they travel a good majority of the time, Fort and his wife make their permanent home in Tatum, NM.

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