Biography

John Grew Sheridan is a designer and builder of furniture and sculpture. He studied woodworking at Peters Valley Crafts Center in New Jersey after graduating from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and serving in the U. S. Army. His work has been shown in California and in national shows. In addition to his own studio he is teaching at the Interior Architecture Department, Academy of Art, San Francisco. He has also taught at Arrowmont School in Tennessee; Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine; Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada; Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado; Oregon College of Art and Craft; University of California Extension, San Francisco; Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA; and California College of the Arts. He contributes to Woodwork Magazine. The Grew-Sheridan Studio was established in 1974 by John Grew Sheridan and Carolyn Grew-Sheridan (1947-1996). Portfolios and examples of the work produced in the Studio are available for review.