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JOHN HENDRIX loves to draw. In fact, he is drawing right now. Born in St. Louis, John has been drawing since shortly after that moment. John attended The University of Kansas to study graphic design and illustration, graduating with a degree in Rock Chalk and Visual Communication in 1999. After working for a few years as a designer, John moved from Kansas to New York City. John attended The School of Visual Arts MFA “Illustration as Visual Essay” program and graduated in 2003 with honors and debt. During his time living and working in New York, John taught at Parsons School of Design and worked at The New York Times as Assistant Art Director of the Op-Ed page for several years. John’s work has appeared in such publications as Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Esquire, The New York Times, and Time Magazine among many others. He has also drawn book jackets for the likes of Random House, Harper Collins, Greenwillow Books, Knopf, Penguin, Abrams Books and St. Martin’s Press. His images also appeared in advertising for ESPN/ABC, The NBA and Travelocity. John’s drawings have won numerous awards, including the Society of Illustrator’s Silver Medal in 2006 and 2008, the 3x3 Gold Medal in sequential illustration and the SILA Silver Best of Show Award. His images have also appeared in the annual award publications American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Society for Publication Design, Communication Arts and Print’s Regional Design Annual. His first picture book “Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek,” was named and ALA Notable book of 2008 and won the Comstock Award for read aloud books. John’s recent book, “John Brown: His Fight for Freedom” is the first he has both written and illustrated won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal and was named one of the “Best Books of 2009” by Publisher’s Weekly. In addition to his editorial drawings and picture books, John is teaching Illustration and Communication Design at Washington University in St. Louis. John lives in the neighborhood of University City, with his beautiful bride Andrea, son Jack and daughter Annie. Selected ClientsSports Illustrated • Entertainment Weekly • Rolling Stone • The New Yorker • The Wall Street Journal • Newsweek • The New York Times • Scholastic Books • Harvard Business Review • Fast Company • New York Magazine • The Village Voice • The New York Times Book Review • Foreign Policy • Seed • The New York Press • The Progressive • The Graphic Artists Guild • Harper-Collins • Paste Magazine • The Walrus, Retail Traffic • Random House • Field & Stream • Money Magazine • PlanSponsor • Spin • Boston Globe • Books & Culture • San Francisco Magazine • PC Magazine • Men's Health • Boy's Life • Nickelodeon • Christianity Today, Town & Country • Premiere • Esquire • St. Martins Press, Absolute Magazine • PLAY-The New York Times Magazine • Salt Water Sportsman • Boston Magazine • SPOT CO. • Mother Jones • Harcourt Publishing • Farrar-Strauss-Giroux • Spirit Magazine • ESPN The Magazine • Runner's World • Time/Life • Penguin Books • Outside Magazine • Arrive • LA Magazine • Vanity Fair • Wired • The Atlantic Monthly • Golf Magazine • The New York Times Magazine • Atlanta Magazine • Garden & Gun • The LA Times • W • PC World • Best Life • This Old House • Associations Now • United Airlines • Mercedez-Benz • Travelocity • Edward Jones • EMC • Quest • ESPN/ABC • Runner’s World • Kenyon College • More Magazine • Tennis • USAA • In-N-Out Burger • Popular Mechanics |
BibliographySarah Edmonds- Nurse, Soldier, Spy (Abrams 2011) John Brown: His Fight for Freedom, John Hendrix, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2009
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, Deborah Hopkinson and John Hendrix, Schwartz & Wade Books, 2008
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