Lives in Chicago, Illinois

ARTIST/AUTHOR/TEACHER

 JOHN H. SIBLEY

 773-419-0230

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Personal Philosophy:

In an age of cyberspace and quantum physics I think it is critically

important that teachers understand the role that science, art,

mathematics and history intersect in k-12 students lives. I believe it’s

critically important to teach underprivileged students that excellence

can transcend class or poverty. To open their eyes to a new fresh

paradigm like we don’t see objects but waves of light.

Education:

1966 - 1968 Art Instructor Schools Student # 531342-11

1967 - 1968 American Academy of Arts

1968 - 1972 United States Air Force

1972 - 1974 Kennedy King College

1974 - 1979 School of the Art Institute Chicago, IL. B.F.A. 1994

2002 – 2005-2018-2023: State of Illinois Substitute Teacher Certificate 2018-

2023

 IEIN:432609 Sub/Teacher CPS: Reference Kozminski Academy (773)

535-0980

2006 - 2007 Taught and implemented the Legler Library Branch Chess Club

 (LLBC) with Branch

Manager Donna C. Morris

Substitute Teaching License: ID:2415130 6/1/18 till 6/30/2023

Vietnam-era veteran United States Air Force

Experience:

2009 Chicago Premium Outlet Mall, Aurora, Illinois

One Person Exhibitions:

2009 [Fall] Eola Lib com newsletter

2009 [Nov] Triblocal.com

2009 [Nov] Eola Library book discussion

2009 MYSAIC.com (Eola book discussion)

2006 Chicago Artist Month (October 2006)

2005 Chicago Artist Month (October 2005)

2004 Mount Sinai Hospital Banquet Art/Show (NLCN)

2004 Chicago Artist Month (October 2004)

2004 Sib’s Art Studio and Gallery

2004 Annual Oswego, Illinois Art/Craft Festival

2003 Aurora, Illinois Festival

2003 Oak Forest, Illinois Art/Craft Festival

2003 Juneteenth Festival (Garfield Park) Chicago, Illinois

2003 Westchester Illinois Festival

2003 Kane County, Illinois Fair Grounds Festival

2001 Chicago Jazz Festival

2001 Sheraton Hotel

2000 Walter Payton Museum/ROBI Fundraiser Auction, Aurora, Illinois

1999 Kellman Foundation/Better Boys Foundation Art Show, Chicago,

Illinois

1999 Ravinia, Highland Park, Illinois

1999 Unity Day Washington Park, Chicago Illinois

1995 Alpha Kappa Alpha, Marriot Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

1994 Hotel Sofitel, Rosemont, Illinois

1986 BBF Mackey Award Luncheon, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

1984 Independence Bank of Chicago, Illinois

1971 U. S. Air Forces Base in Suwon Korea

Invitational Exhibitions

2013 Africobra: Prologue - 1960’s and the Black Arts Movements at the

 Southside Community Center.

2012 Catch a Bunch of Authors at the Prisco Community Center, Aurora,

IL.

2009 Chicago Premium Outlet Mall, Aurora Illinois

2007 Cool Globe Exhibit - “Anaerobic Digestion” (Painted Globe Selection)

2006 Group Show Artist Switching Stations Loft

1995 Lakefront Images, Navy Pier, Chicago Illinois

1990 DuSable Museum, Chicago, Illinois

1985 Chicago Black Aesthetic Art Exhibition, Field Museum, Chicago,

Illinois

1978 Southside Community Art Center Auction, Chicago, Illinois

1978 School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois

Personal Collections and Collectors:

2005 Joel and Jennifer Supernow, Portland Oregon

2004 Issac Lewis, Editor (NLCN)

2004 Nancy Hild, Chicago, Illinois

2003 Mayor Richard J. Daley, Chicago, Illinois

2003 Industrial Noise Control, North Aurora, Illinois

2003 Mr. & Mrs. Philip Krone, Chicago, Illinois

1998 Greater Rock Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois

1998 Leroi Jones “Baraka”

1998 Industrial Noise Control Inc, Addison Illinois

1998 John A. Flores Law Firm, Chicago, Illinois

1996 Gerald Early, Author

1996 Gregg Tate, Author

1996 John Salley, Former Chicago Bull

1996 Manik D. Dover, Tokyo Japan

1995 Alan Spencer of Gerald Production, Chicago, Illinois

1990 Karen Mzique of the Chicago Art Institute Alumni, Chicago, Illinois

1990 Mike Tyson, Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

1990 Lenton Kirkland, Chicago, Illinois

1986 Harry Tienowitz of the Fleetwood Realty Corp., Chicago Illinois

1986 State of Illinois Building, Chicago, Illinois

1986 Department of Financial Institution, Chicago, Illinois

1986 Ken Berstein Group, Chicago, Illinois

1986 City of Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, Illinois

1986 Marshall Fisher of the Danley Lumber Company, Chicago, Illinois

1986 Doyle and Ryan Law Firm, Chicago, Illinois

1986 DL Glaser of the MRCA Information Services

1986 Paul Eori of the First Jersey Shareholders Inc., Chicago, Illinois

1986 Susan Miller of the Chicago Equities Corp., Chicago, Illinois

1986 Revey Sorey, Former Chicago Bear

1986 Better Boys Foundation, Chicago, Illinois

Awards:

2001 School of the Art Institute’s Alumni & Assoc. [SAIC]

1990 Laborie Gallery Group Show, Chicago, Illinois

1984 Southside Community Art Center, Chicago, Illinois

1974 Malcolm X College, Chicago, Illinois - Awarded Third Place

1973 Robbins, Illinois - Awarded First Purchase Award

1971 Webb AFB, Big Springs, Texas - Awarded First Place Purchase Award

1967 Art Instruction School, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Awarded First Prize

for Color Illustration

Publications:

2019 https://ndigo.com

2018 Independent Journalist Corner: A Conversation with John

2018 Medium.com (contributor)

2018 www.libraything.com

2018 amazon.com/author/johnsibley

2019 Riding the A Train with Einstein

2020 Chicago Help Initiative Appreciative letter( linkedin.com)

2020 https://Lnkd.in/e7GA9Yy guest public speaker

2015 The Color of My Blood

2015 Bug Light (anthology)

2015 USS Obama 2112

 

2013 Chicago Tribune: Africobra in Chicago

2013 Hannibal the Great – Screenplay/Graphic Novel by Ken Sibanda/

Illustrator John H. Sibley/Published by Proteus Books

2012/2018 Being and Homelessness: Notes from an Underground

Artist/pub by

 Wordsworth Greenwich Press/Ct./John H. Sibley

2012 CClap: Micro-Review / 22 March

2012 Stella Foster Sun Times August 25 2012

2012 Sept 8, 2012 Catch a bunch of Authors Fair at the Prisco Community

Center in Aurora

2012 Reviews, Comments too numerous to mention. Google [Being and

Homelessness: Notes from an Underground artist

2012 YOUTUBE: John H. Sibley talks about Being and Homelessness

2012 CClap: The year in Books 2012

2011 The CClap Guilty Pleasure Awards

2011 WJBC “Booktalk” Live Streamed Broadcast

2009 Beacon Newspaper, Aurora, Illinois - July 3rd, 2009

2009 125 copies of Bodyslick in U.S. Libraries Magazines

2009 [January] VIBE2009

2009 [February] VIBE

2009 [March] VIBE

2009 [October] VIBE

2008 [October] Blackmen Magazine

2008 ChicagoWeekly.net, June 2008

2008 ChicagoWeekly.net, June 2008

2008 Vibe/Kensington - Novel/Bodyslick published - June 24th, 2009

2008 Bodyslick Reviews & info [Google ‘Bodyslick’]

2008 SAIC Alumni Publications

2008 North Lawndale Community News - www.NLCN.ora June 19th, 2008

2006 The Garfield/Lawndale Voice - week of October 18th

2006 The Garfield/Lawndale Voice - week of October 4th

2005 Gazzett - Free Weekly Reader

2005 Chicago Sun Times - “Weekend” - October 14th

2005 “Artist on Hand Unique Gallery Space”

2004 NorthLawndale Newspaper - December “Reparations: The Big Pay

Back”

2004 Chicago Sun Times - “Weekend” - September 18th, 2004

2003 Beacon News, Aurora, Illinois - January 4th, 2003

2001 Chicago Sun Times “Artist Captures All That Jazz on Canvas”

September 6th, 2001

2001 Chicago Reader “A Great Day on Maxwell” by David Whiteis - April

6th, 2001 (local legends gather for a landmark photo shoot)

2001 New City “Feeling the Spirit” - January 11th, 2001

2000 Chicago Sun Times “Take Murders More Seriously” Editorial Page,

June 4th, 2000

1999 Chicago Sun Times “Cocaine Conspiracy” Editorial Page, August 29th,

1999

1998 Chicago Sun Times “Not you’re Vanilla Ice “ Editorial Page, January

1998

1997 Alumni News - Feature Article - summer 1997 - The School of the Art

Institute of Chicago

1995 Chicago Reader “Obama’s Myopia” December 22nd, 1995

1994 Midwest Jazz - Feature Article - Fall Volume One, Number three

1993 Chicago Sun Times “Kup’s Column”

1990 Chicago Sun Times - August 1990

1974 The Illustrator Magazine - Feature Article

Honors:

2007 Sports Artist of the year Nominee for 2007 - American Sports Artist

Museum & Archives

1990 Dwight D. Eisenhower High School - Hall of Fame - Art Trailblazer

Electric Media:

2015 John Sibley You Tube

2009 Cable 10 [Aurora] Eola book discussion

2008 WKRS Radio 1220 am [Booksforum]

2008/2015/2018 Brooksforum cable televised interview

2004 WGN Superstation Channel 9 - Interview with Dan Roan - Feb,

Video available

2004 ABC Television 12 PM News - September 9th, 2004

2000 www.jazzchronicles.com Display and information site

2000 www.artistsvillage.com, Display and information site

2000 WNUA Radio Morning show interview with Ramsey Lewis

1986 ABC Television Interview with Jim Rose

1986 ABC Television Interview with Andres Lecki

1980 Cable Network News - FLN Trail - Courtroom Artist

Workshops:

1990 - 2001 Created and taught art workshop to at risk youth. The workshops

consisted of drawings basics, color theory, oil paintings, art therapy

and diversion/redirection.

2009 Aurora Public Library Book Discussion - Eola Road Branch

docsib@yahoo.com

amazon.com/author/johnsibley

https://www.artwork.archive.com/artwork/john-sibley

https://.www.linkedin.com/in/john-sibley-68467210