1974 BFA Layton School of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
1974–1975 Fishy Whale Press, Milwaukee, WI — Master Printer
1975–1976 Windmill Press, Taos, NM — Owner, Master Printer
1978–1985 Cream City Graphics, Milwaukee, WI — Owner, Master Printer
1985–1995 John Gruenwald / Printmaker, Milwaukee, WI — Owner, Master Printer
1995–2000 Tinhorn Press, San Francisco, CA — Partner with Terry Chastain
2000–2003 Tinhorn Gallery, San Francisco, CA — Partner with Terry Chastain
2003–2017 Gruenwald Press, San Francisco, CA — Owner, Master Printer
2018–present Gruenwald Press, Humboldt County, CA — Owner, Master Printer
My career, my life, has been art and printmaking. Starting out drawing pictures as a child, then printing on an etching press in high school, then majoring in printmaking in art school.
In my 40-year plus career of collaborating and editioning prints, I have worked with over 300 artists. I have taught printmaking at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, published print portfolios, owned a print gallery, and given workshops.
I have also always worked on my own art. At this point in my career, I have been focusing primarily on my own images — still very much in love with printmaking.
