Grashow At Next SCAN Meeting

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will welcome James Grashow of Redding for a presentation of his intricate and fascinating work on Wednesday, July 11, at 7:30 pm, at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street. The public is invited, and admission is free.

 James Grashow was born in Brooklyn in 1942 and has been creating works that address themes of man, nature and mortality since the 1960s. The state of his work ranges from large environmental installations, through which the viewer traverses, to the delicate and contained world of his houseplants, where homes and buildings replace flowers and buds in intricately constructed bouquets.

Mr Grashow is also a well known woodcut artist. His prints have appeared regularly in The New York Times and in virtually every well known periodical and publication throughout the country.

James Grashow attended Pratt Institute of Art where he earned a BFA. Upon graduation he was awarded a Fulbright Travel Grant for painting and graphics to Florence, Italy. After a year abroad he returned to Pratt to receive his MFA.

Mr Grashow had his first sculpture show at Alan Stone Gallery in 1966. That show began a relationship to the gallery that continues this day.

For additional information about SCAN or the July  11 program, call Ruth Newquist at 426-6654.