John Grew Sheridan is a designer and builder of furniture and sculpture. He juried 500 Cabinets from Lark Books and was juried into 500 Tables and 500 Chairs. He writes for woodworking magazines. 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 extensively in California and in national shows. In addition to his own studio he has taught at the Academy of Art, San Francisco. He has also taught seminars at Penland School in North Carolina, 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. The Grew-Sheridan Studio was established in l974 by John Grew Sheridan and Carolyn Grew-Sheridan (1947-1996). Portfolios and examples of the work produced in the Studio are available for review.
