Born in Johannesburg in 1949, Greg spent much of his working life as a teacher and academic while pursuing a career as an artist.

He has held 18 solo exhibitions since his first in 1981 and his work is held in numerous public and private collections in South Africa and abroad.

He holds a doctoral degree in Aesthetics and Criticism and was last formally employed as Professor in Fine Arts at the University of Stellenbosch.

He has published papers in a wide range of subjects, including poetry, comic strips, ceramics, art teaching methodology,  art history, hermeneutics and language theory.

Since 2000 he has lived in Schoenmakerskop, near Port Elizabeth and holds workshops for private students in Cape Town, Plettenberg Bay, Johannesburg, Franschhoek and Port Elizabeth.