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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 Bismark 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.

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 ads and illustrations
won awards from the FM Ad Club and nationally.

Hired by the Forum Publishing Co.Fargo in 1978, he worked there for ll years in advertisng
as an artist, In 1989, he went to work for himself again, exhibiting Oil paintings and Artwork.

Some exhibits include:

The Red River Valley Street Fair

The West Acres Art show

Numerous banks and 2 local Art galleries in Fargo.

The Campbell Library, East Grand Forks

Jamestown Art Center

Bismarck Art Galleries Association

Stevens county Museum in Morris,MN

Plains Art Museum,Spring Gala

Some Commissioned artworks include:

A series of 6 calendars.

Big Iron - 6 Oil paintings

Midwest actioneers - 2 Oil paintings

Fargo Assembly - 6 Oil paintings

Grand Forks Air Base - 7 Portraits of Ambassadors

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 Airbase. He continues to do pencil portraits and ink paintings for individuals and
of their pets. Along with commissioned oils and other artwork in his home in Fargo.