In the Press
Jon Sarkin has been in the news frequently since the early 1990s. What follows is a non-exhaustive list of articles and videos from high-profile publications, as well as relevant television and film appearances.
If you're interested in writing about Jon, review our press kit and/or reach out for an interview at art@jonsarkin.com
Full Timeline
1996
- Metamorphosis (pdf), Gentlemen's Quarterly, Andrew Corsello, July 15 1996
2000
- Nobody's Family Is Going to Change, part 3: The artist formerly known as Dr Sarkin, This American Life, Ira Glass, August 11, 2000
2005
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What's your Story?, a mini-documentary based in NYC
2006
- A Changed Man, The Boston Globe, Geoff Edgers, June 11 2006
- Maakie, Courtesy Of Jon Sarkin, boston.com Exhibitionist, Geoff Edgers, December 27, 2006
2008
- Jon featured on ABC Medical Mysteries
- Jon Sarkin's studio, The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, Greg Cook, Thursday, July 31, 2008
- Jon Sarkin: The Accidental Artist - Chapter 1: A sudden shift, nj.com / The Star Ledger, Amy Ellis Nutt, Dec. 07 2008
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Victims of Brain Trauma Driven to Create, ABC News, Bob Brown
September 9, 2008 - Jon Sarkin: A Medical Mystery and Artist Savant, Vanity Fair, Adam Klappholz, December 18 2008
2009
- ‘Unbound’ artist has right stroke for firm, Boston Herald, Tenley Woodman June 17 2009
- From Stroke Victim to Commissioned Artist: The Curious Case of Jon Sarkin, Vanity Fair, Adam Klappholz, June 18 2009
- Mullen Welcomes Boston Ad Community to Swanky New Offices, Adrants, Steve Hall, Jun 19 2009
- Accidental Artist, 4-part documentary
2010
- Guster Enlists Artist Jon Sarkin for Easy Wonderful Album Cover, Vanity Fair, Dana Mathews, Sept 14 2010
- Jon Sarkin Interview At His Birdseye Building Studio Part I, Good Morning Gloucester, Joey Ciaramitaro, September 29 2010
- Jon on an episode of Ingenious Minds, Dec 13 2010
2011
- Tormented by Genius, Discovery Channel Documentary, Screaming Flea Productions, Jan 11 2011
- Science Channel Explores ‘Ingenious Minds’, Discovery Channel Blog, gweiswasser, Feb 16 2011
- An Evening with Guster and Jon Sarkin, YouTube, Mar 18 2011
- Jon Sarkin: When Brain Injuries Transform Into Art, WBUR, Terry Gross, April 18, 2011
- UnCovered Interview - Jon Sarkin - Guster Easy Wonderful album cover - Rock Pop Gallery, April 25 2011
- Broad Brushstrokes Obscure a View of Brain Trauma, The New York Times, Abigail Zuger, M.D., May 30, 2011
- The Word on the Street, Boston.com, Jan Gardner, June 19 2011
- The man who couldn't stop drawing, The Guardian, Amy Ellis Nutt, July 29 2011
- 6 People Who Gained Amazing Skills from Brain Injuries, Cracked, Eddie Rodriguez, November 29 2011
- Cracked.com Features Our Boy Jon Sarkin, Good Morning Gloucester, Joey Ciaramitaro, December 1 2011
2012
- Showcasing the work of an outsider artist, The Boston Globe, Cate McQuaid, February 1 2012
- Check Out The Bad Ass New Fish Sign Outside Jon Sarkin’s Fish City Studios, Good Morning Gloucester, Joey Ciaramitaro, Aug 9 2012
2013
- Affecting Perception: Art & Neuroscience – new exhibition and seminar series, Oxford, UK, Arts and Health, Jan 20 2013
- When Brain Damage Unlocks The Genius Within, Popular Science, Adam Piore, Feb 19 2013
2014
- New Show Opens March 1st at Flatrocks Gallery in Lanesville, Good Morning Gloucester, Vickie & Peter, February 24 2014
2015
- Embracing the unexpected, Gloucester Daily Times, Gail McCarthy, Dec 10, 2015
2016
- Writings on the wall: 10 more of the coolest agency murals, Digiday, Tanya Dua, February 23 2016
2017
- Fish and Bricks, Good Morning Gloucester, Catherine, Feb 21 2017
- Jon Sarkin Artist Talk at Alternatives' Heritage Gallery at the Whitin Mill, YouTube, Nov 2 2017
- The Surprising Journey of Jon Sarkin and the Fish City Rug Collection, Landry and Acari, Dec 12, 2017
- Art by Jon Sarkin spotlighted at Alternatives gallery in Whitinsville through Dec. 29, telegram.com, Nancy Sheehan, Dec 9 2017
2018
- The mystery of why some people become sudden geniuses, BBC, Zaria Gorvett, Jan 6 2018
- Mackerel! With Jon Sarkin and Paul Cary Goldberg, Cape Ann Museum, March 10 2018
- "Unchained Brain" - Jon Sarkin - Full Live Performance, YouTube, March 19, 2018
2019
- Art Reception for Jon Sarkin and Paul Cary Goldberg at Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI), Good Morning Gloucester, Catherine, January 8 2019
- AROUND CAPE ANN: Celebrating art on the working waterfront, Gloucester Daily Times, Gail McCarthy, Jan 10, 2019
2020
- Renowned North Shore artist to show work at Princeton, The Salem News, Taylor Ann Bradford, Jan 2, 2020
- Jon featured in the documentary film The Tony Millionaire Show
Other
- An old article about Jon in the UPenn Gazette
- Jon in Getty Images
The Books
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In "Shadows Bright As Glass: The Remarkable Story of One Man’s Journey from Brain Trauma to Artistic Triumph (Free Press)", Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nut blends a range of neurological findings with the inspiring personal details of Sarkin’s transformative—and artistic—rehabilitation. Below, Nutt details Sarkin’s search for his new self, “line by line, color by color.” |
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The strength of this book is the thirty amazing individuals with special talents with art, music, and memory abilities. Dr. Osvaldo shares how each of us may also have a hidden gift waiting to be revealed. |