Terje Grøstad

Terje Grøstad was a Norwegian painter. graphic artist and illustrator.

Biography

He was born in Drammen in Buskerud and lived in Flatdal in Telemark from the 1950s.
He attended the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry where he trained under Karl Høgberg.
He was a student at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts under Per Krohg. He made his debut in 1948 at the Larvik Kunstforening.
He painted altarpieces in churches including at Havøysund Church and Tana Church and at Brevik Church.
Books illustrated by him include Aust or Markom, Dølen, Den fjerde nattevakt and Vann av klippen.
His work is owned by the National Gallery of Norway and the National Museum of Fine Arts of Sweden.
He was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1996. He died in 2011.