SUNDRY SULLEN

About the Artist

I’m John Finnell, a collage artist working under the name Sundry Sullen for the past two decades. I live in Oceanside, CA, where I practice holistic medicine.

Before that, I worked professionally as a graphic designer, spent my teenage years in the punk scene, founded an international artist collective called WAFA, and traveled internationally working on sustainable farms. Buddhist meditation has also been an integral part of my life over last 20 years.

My work blends vintage and contemporary imagery, exploring sexuality, beauty, and the female form through a juxtaposition of grit, chaos, and grunge. These contrasts create otherworldly spaces where order and disorder coexist and the boundaries of self and no-self blur.

Inquiries or collaborations

sundrysullen@gmail.com

Artist CV

Selected Exhibitions

2007 — WAFA Group Exhibition 02, Seattle, WA

2006 — WAFA Group Exhibition 01, Seattle, WA

Selected Publications, Features & Collaborations

2026 — JOURny Magazine. Collaborative collage project and digital feature.

2025 — Collé, Issue No. 114. Artist feature and interview, September 3, 2025.

2011 — Cutting Edges: Contemporary Collage. Gestalten, Berlin, Germany. Featured artist.

2001 — Communication Arts, “The One Club Posters.” Collaborative poster design with Nessim Higson.

Artist Collectives

2006–2010 — Co-founder, WAFA (We Are Fucking Awesome), international artist collective. Collaborative art projects, artist exchanges, publications, and group exhibitions.