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Charlie Schmidt: Anatomy of a Meme “You can’t do this on purpose.” This succinct affirmation from Spokane artist Charlie Schmidt, creator of one of modern pop-culture’s most beloved memes ever — Keyboard Cat — sums up the artform perfectly. After all, Schmidt had no true intention back in 1984 when — just for fun — he recorded on VHS tape his orange tabby cat, Fatso, wearing a baby-blue baby shirt with his legs outstretched “playing” the keyboard. In 2009, Schmidt landed it big with Keyboard Cat, whose likeness was revived with the late Bento, another docile orange tabby who carried on the meme’s legacy in more recent years. While known for these cat culture touchstones, Schmidt has always been making art, mainly paintings, which are now the focus of an exclusive, one-night-only showcase at downtown Spokane’s Kolva-Sullivan Gallery. The exhibition promises to be “a night of revelry with an overflowing cornuco

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