Collection: Grelle, Martin

Born and raised in Clifton, Texas, Martin Grelle lives with his wife Joyce on a ranch a few miles from town. Grelle’s studio sits in the Meridian Creek Valley, surrounded by the hills of Bosque County, just a short distance from his home. 

Grelle began painting when he was young. Mentored by James Boren, Grelle had his first one-man show at a local gallery within a year of graduating from high school. In the years since, Grelle has produced some 30 one-man exhibitions and has won awards at shows around the country.  

Grelle was invited into membership with the Cowboy Artists of America in 1995. He was invited to participate in the first Prix de West Invitational at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Grelle has won the Prix de West Purchase Award, the Nona Jean Hulsey Rumsey Buyers’ Choice Award, the CA Buyers’ Choice Award, the Silver Award for Water Solubles, the Silver Award for Oil and the Gold Award for Drawing. He was awarded the Legacy Award by the Briscoe Museum and was presented the Spirit of the West Award by the San Dimas Festival of Arts. Other exhibitions & sales Martin has participated in include The Masters at the Autry Museum, the Quest for the West at the Eiteljorg Museum, the Coeur d’Alene Auction, and the Jackson Hole Art Auction. Grelle has been featured in publications throughout his career, including Art of the West and Western Art Collector Magazines, and Southwest Art. Western Art & Architecture, and True West's 2011 Best of the West Source Book.  

Photo by Jerry Hymer Photography