John Sebelius


John Sebelius
  • Artist-In-Residence, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment

Contact Info

Dole Human Development Center, Room 3061
1000 Sunnyside Ave
Lawrence, KS 66045-7599

Biography

John Sebelius is an interdisciplinary artist who holds a MFA from the University of Kansas and BFA with honors from Rhode Island School of Design. Sebelius’s work has been featured in: Harper’s, Express, DETAILS, Review, CNN, Aspen Daily News, The Washington Post, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. John has shown work in Gallery Two (Sydney, Australia), Woods-Gerry Gallery (Providence, RI), Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), Kansas City Artists Coalition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and had a solo exhibition at the Gonzo Museum (Aspen, CO). The citizens of Lawrence, KS voted him the Best Artist of 2017 and The Kansas City Chiefs selected him as the featured artist for My Cause, My Cleats 2018. Sebelius’ art program Artistic Expressions Healing Arts Initiative teaches art to veterans suffering with PTSD and it was awarded a Rockets Grant (Spencer Museum, Charlotte Street Foundation, and Andy Warhol Foundation of Visual Art) in 2018 and TOPArts Grant (ARTSConnect) in 2017 and 2018. Sebelius currently serves as Artist-In-Residence at Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment at University of Kansas.