Kyle Gribskov was born in Eugene, Oregon in 1951 and grew up in Salem, Oregon through high school. He went to University of Oregon in the pre-med program for three years only to leave in 1973 for the Arts. He began his career as a designer for a stained glass firm which led to him opening his own stained glass studio which he excelled in for 12 years. Craving the challenge that working with molten glass provides, Gribskov started handblowing glass in 1984 and established his own glassblowing studio in 1988. Gribskov has been married for 29 years and has 2 daughters and 1 granddaughter. He has been a regular participant in ice and snow sculpting competitions and does some painting as well. These experiences have seemed to benefit him with his glassblowing creations. He enjoys playing golf, restoring an old TR-6 and trying to build his first airplane.