For more than 40 years, Kermit Oliver has painted nature- and myth-inspired portraits and landscapes rooted in his life as a native Texan, earning public recognition while carefully guarding his privacy. Kermit Oliver, born 1943, August 14, Refugio, Texas. For nearly a quarter century, he has also accepted commissions from Hermès to create designs for its renowned silk scarves.

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Kermit Oliver is still a postman/master in Waco, Texas. He has lived in Waco his entire His father was an original African-American cowboy. A self-described “recluse” who has for years sorted mail on the night shift at the Waco, Texas, post office and painted by day. His paintings blend contemporary and classical elements inspired by his rural Texas heritage and his study of mythology, religion, and history. Born in 1943 in Refugio, Texas, the son and grandson of African-American working cowboys, Oliver began to study art at Texas Southern University in 1960, married Katie Washington in 1962, and graduated in 1967 with BFA and teaching degrees. He lived, painted, and occasionally taught in Houston until 1984, when the family, including three children, moved to a house that Katie had inherited in Waco. Katie is also an artist. Hermes scarves by Kermit Oliver: Ameriques, CHEYENNES, Kachinas, MADISON AVENUE, MYTHOLOGIES DES HOMMES ROUGES, NATURALIA, Pani La Shar Pawnee PLUMES DE L OUEST, PONY EXPRESS, SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN, Faune et Flore du Texas, TSITSIKA Kermit Oliver Links: http://www.hooksepsteingalleries.com/artists/bio_oliver.shtml http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/5aa/5aa175.htm