John Hendrix
illustrator john hendrix: artist talk and exhibit opening (9/25)
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 Tuesday, November 5.
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.
John Hendrix's Sermon Sketchbooks
"Most churches do not look kindly upon adults bringing crayons and paper to the pews. But for Hendrix — a professional illustrator who has sketched every day since age 7 — sketching helps to capture the strangeness of the Christian faith." -Christianity Today (2015)
Sermon Sketchbook Samples
CAN'T MAKE GALLERY OPENING? REQUEST A GUIDED TOUR!
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.).