Artist Information:
Michael Griesgraber
Las Vegas, NV
United States
Member Since: May 2003
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Artist Statement:
M Griesgraber resides in Las
Vegas where he paints
full-time.
Mike moved to Las Vegas from
Los Angles in 2002 to pursue
painting full time. Born in
St. Paul, Minnesota, he spent
his formative years in the
Twin Cities. At the
University of Minnesota he
studied art under Cameron
Booth, Peter Busa, and for a
short while in the early 70’s
with Willem De Kooning. He
earned his Bachelors of Fine
Arts degree in painting in
1974.
After graduating from the U of
M he went to study under Herb
Lubalin, Lou Dorfsman, and
Mark English among others, at
New York’s Syracuse
University, earning a Master
of Fine Arts in design in
1977. He is a past president
of the Minnesota Chapter of
Artist’s Equity, and was the
assistant to Peter Seitz,
design curator of the Walker
Art Center in Minneapolis for
three years. After working in
advertising for the past
twenty plus years, much of it
in the Los Angeles area, Mike
now devotes himself to
painting full time. Mike
works in a variety of styles,
sizes and formats primarily in
acrylic and oil media. His
use of vibrant colors and rich
surface textures are ...
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Michael Griesgraber's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Michael Griesgraber's Portfolio.
M Griesgraber resides in Las Vegas where he paints full-time.
Mike moved to Las Vegas from Los Angles in 2002 to pursue painting full time. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he spent his formative years in the Twin Cities. At the University of Minnesota he studied art under Cameron Booth, Peter Busa, and for a short while in the early 70’s with Willem De Kooning. He earned his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in painting in 1974.
After graduating from the U of M he went to study under Herb Lubalin, Lou Dorfsman, and Mark English among others, at New York’s Syracuse University, earning a Master of Fine Arts in design in 1977. He is a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of Artist’s Equity, and was the assistant to Peter Seitz, design curator of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for three years. After working in advertising for the past twenty plus years, much of it in the Los Angeles area, Mike now devotes himself to painting full time. Mike works in a variety of styles, sizes and formats primarily in acrylic and oil media. His use of vibrant colors and rich surface textures are ... |
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