Brendan Scanlon, the artist known on the streets as “SOLVE,” grew up in Madison and graduated in 2002 from East High School. After graduating he lived in Chicago, where he earned his BFA at the Illinois Institute of Art, worked as Creative Coordinator at Relay Worldwide, and became recognized, in traditional art circles and on the streets, as a prolific and intensely creative artist. In 2008 he was struck down in a senseless act of violence. A retrospective of Scanlon’s art is now on display at the Art Gallery at Madison East High School. In connection with the show, the public is invited to the Gallery for a reception with light refreshments this Saturday, Sept. 26, from 5-8 PM.