Ewen McAslan studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1953 to 1957, it was there that he met and bonded with James Spence, Anda Patterson, Alasdair Gray, Ian McCulloch and Jack Knox. Together they would go on to found the Glasgow Group, which was forged amid frustration at lack of opportunities for young artists. He married fellow artist Isobel Colville and in 1967 they moved to Canada, where he taught English Literature, Fine Art and wrote up the art curriculum for Winnipeg schools. They returned permanently to Scotland in 1994. His final exhibition was a study of Canadian Mountains which he showed at the 50th anniversary exhibition of the Glasgow Group.
