Alexander Grinager Artist Biography

Minnesota native, Alexander Grinager, was born in 1865. He grew up in Albert Lea but traveled to study in Philadelphia, the Royal Academy in Copenhagen and finally, in Paris at the Academie Julian where he was inspired by Monet and Manet.

He returned to America, living in Minneapolis for several years before moving to Westchester County, New York in 1896 for his remaining years. He painted on easels and was a stage designer and muralist. Some of his greatest murals covered important places such as the floor of Grand Central Station and at the San Francisco World’s Fair in 1916. Though he remained in New York, he continued to exhibit his work many times in Minnesota. Some of the venues include the Minneapolis Art League and the Artists League of Minneapolis, Minnesota Industrial Exposition, Odin Club in Minneapolis, MN, and at the St. Paul Auditorium