Scott Hardy
Longview, Alberta, Canada
A fifth-generation stockman and Western silversmith for 43 years, Scott Hardy is a founding member of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association who adamantly believes in the TCAA mission to preserve, promote and perpetuate the North American cowboy culture. Raised with the mantra “actions mean more than words,” over the past 25 years Hardy has created 112 personal projects while contributing silver for 61 saddles (25 of those with fellow TCAA member Cary Schwarz) and collaborated on 125 other projects for the annual Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Exhibition & Sale. All of this in addition to completing countless private commissions.
Involved in multiple TCAA workshops, Hardy served as a TCAA officer from 2006 – 2013, the Strategic Planning Committee chair from 2013 – 2016 and again as a TCAA officer from 2016 – 2024. Hardy says, “From our first meeting in 1998 to the one we just completed in 2024, although many faces may have changed, the TCAA has remained resolute in its mission. I am extremely thankful to be a part of it!”