Gregory Kirby earned a bachelors degree in Business Administration from St. Norbert
College in DePere, Wisconsin. During college he studied abroad at the University of Waikato, in
Hamilton, New Zealand. After completion of his bachelors degree, Gregory apprenticed at the Bauhaus Apprenticeship
Institute in Forest Park, Illinois. While there he received instruction on the craftsmanship essential for
building Studio Art Furniture. His instruction also included traditional joinery techniques as well as design and
building skills. Upon completion of his apprenticeship, Gregory and his family opened the Kowata
Tree Woodshop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gregory displays and sells his furniture at the Kowata Tree Woodshop
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
