Opening Frontiers of the Art Spirit
Schilling was an Artist-in-Resident at Isle Royale National Park in 1996 and his painting of the Edisen Fishery was named one of the Top One-Hundred paintings by the National Academy of the Arts for the Parks for their national traveling exhibition in 1997-1998. In 2004, his painting, The Amazing Silversword, was accepted into the prestigous Top One-Hundred by the Academy. He has been chosen Artist-in-Residence at Mesa Verde National Park for 2006. Schilling worked ten years as a part time, dental officer on Holland America Cruise ships. He also serves as a short-term dental volunteer in developing countries.
