Greg Wilbur is a metalsmith/artist/teacher. He has practiced the art of raising metal for 50 years and is especially known for “extreme” raising; hammering single flat sheets of copper, brass, pewter or silver into necked-in, closed sculptural forms. He seeks to make fine objects in which the observer can find beauty, meaning and substance and shares his skills when he can.

Born and educated in Oregon, this Nation made him a war veteran after serving in the Navy in Vietnam. The GI Bill allowed him to finish formal schooling at the University of Oregon in 1978 with degrees in Fine Art and Art Education.

Greg’s teaching actually started in sixth grade, when he started coaching his sister’s softball team and the link to sports and education in his career has always been strong. The throwing skills he honed playing baseball directly translate to “throwing” a hammer with precision. Playing on sports teams also contributed to his love of the camaraderie of collaboration, which manifests today in his participation in artist collaboration events around the world. After attending the Emma International Collaboration in 1998, he was determined to bring the life-changing experience back to Oregon, first in the form of collaborative pieces at Art in the Pearl, eventually evolving to a weeklong event which continues today as the Frogwood Collaboration. Greg is a longtime active supporter of the Creative Metal Arts Guild, Sitka Center of Art and Ecology, Seattle Metals Guild and Society of North American Goldsmiths; and was a founder of Art in the Pearl in Portland. He has taught his art form all over the US and internationally in Canada, New Zealand and France. He has participated in over 100 exhibitions all over America including the Smithsonian Craft Fair and Philadelphia Crafts Show. He’s currently working on an artist’s book reflecting on his career, which will be published in 2026.