John Hendrix

Southern Adventist University invites you to a special artist talk and exhibit opening with award-winning illustrator and best-selling author John Hendrix on Wednesday, September 25, at 6 p.m. This collection will be on display in the John C. Williams Gallery (Brock Hall) through Friday, November 1.

Hendrix is well known for both his freelance commercial work — appearing in Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times, to name a few — and his playful sermon sketchbooks (see video below). He also writes and illustrates children's books and graphic novels;Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, will be out this fall.

Hendrix is the Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art at Washington University in St. Louis and was recently named The Society of Illustrators' Distinguished Educator in the Arts for 2024.

Southern Adventist University is offering a limited number of guided gallery tours for this special John Hendrix illustration exhibit in the weeks following its opening reception. Arts educators and other leaders interested in bringing a small group to campus (churches, nonprofits, etc) may contact us regarding available dates and times.

The Hendrix exhibit is also open for individuals to view, without registration, during normal gallery operating hours: Monday through Thursday (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and Friday (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.).

John Hendrix provided companion audio tracks for approximately half of his works that are on display in the John C. Williams Gallery (Brock Hall) at Southern Adventist University through November 1. QR codes beside each piece direct gallery guests to this supplemental narration for a more in-depth engagement experience with the art. We hope you can stop by campus and check it out!