Arthur G. Schade (b. 1944) is a sculptor and painter associated with the experimental art community that developed at the University of California, Davis during the 1960s. Schade earned an M.F.A. (1969) from UC Davis making him part of the first generation of graduate students to emerge from the university’s influential Studio Art program. Working alongside artists and faculty including Robert Arneson, Tio Giambruni and William T. Wiley, Schade participated in the informal and highly experimental environment surrounding the department’s legendary TB 9 studios. His work encompassed sculpture and painting and shared the irreverent humor, unconventional materials and resistance to traditional definitions of art associated with Northern California Funk. Schade returned to UC Davis in 1970 as a visiting artist, teaching introductory sculpture. He was also part of the circle of artists who became involved with the Slant Step, the mysterious found object that became an icon of the UC Davis art community. His sculpture 1990 Twin Falls is prominently installed at the entrance to the Manetti Shrem Museum.