Wayne Grindberg
514 19th St. N
Fargo, ND 58102
Ph:701-235-2770
www.wg3d.com
Brief Biography
Born in 1950 and raised in Mapleton, North Dakota, Wayne Grindberg began
his art career in Mapleton High School, completing a 4 ft by 8 ft Oil painting
of a falcon, the school's mascot, for the gymnasium. In his senior year of
1968, a color pencil drawing of his was displayed in Bismarck and featured
in" Young Artists of North Dakota" brochure.
That same year he left for Vietnam, working as Artist, Draftsman, Courier
and awarded an Arcom for heroic action and outstanding achievement.
After his tour in the Army, he worked for 2 years as a graphic artist
for an ad agency in Fargo until going to work as a freelance artist. His clients
included 3 clothing stores, three furniture stores, five banks and numerous
other businesses in the North Dakota area. His ads and illustrations won awards
from the FM Ad Club and nationally.
Hired by the Fargo Forum in 1978, he worked there
for ll years, where he
won 1st Place for a poster at the National Fairs and Rodeo Competition in
Las Vegas. In 1989, he went to work for himself again, exhibiting Oil paintings
and Artwork.
Some exhibits include:
Fargo Civic Art Show for 3 years.
The Red River Valley Street Fair for 5 years.
The West Acres Art show for 5 years
Numerous banks and 2 local Art galleries in Fargo.
The Midwest art show in Bismarck,
The Merril Gallery in Crown Center of Kansas City, Missouri.
The Campbell Library, East Grand Forks
Jamestown Art Center
Some Commissioned artworks include:
A series of 6 calendars.
Big Iron (a series of 6 Oil paintings),
Midwest auctioneers(2 Oil paintings), Fargo Assembly(6 Oil paintings)
After an auto accident in 1997, he was left handicapped with a crushed foot
and a shattered hand. He continued his artwork on the computer, doing 3DModels
on his own website for therapy on his hand. The models from his CD's have
been sold worldwide for use in 3d games and videos.
Regaining most of the movement in his hand, in 2006 he returned to drawing
and painting completing 6 portraits of The Ambassadors for the 319 Air Refueling
Wing Command at Grand Forks Air Force Base. He continues
to do pencil portraits and ink paintings for individuals and their pets. Along
with commissioned oils and other artwork in his home in Fargo.
Examples of his work can be viewed at: www.wg3d.com
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