Don Seiden is an artist, art educator and pioneer of art therapy in the Midwest. His artwork has appeared in over thirty-five solo and group shows as well as in private collections, and his work and home have been featured in numerous local and national publications.

In addition to founding the art therapy department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he has also served as a former chair for the sculpture, art education and art therapy departments at SAIC. Seiden is co-author of Direct Metal Sculpture and author of Mind Over Matter, author and illustrator of Artobiography, and co-author of the just-released Art Works: How Making Art Illuminates Your Life, with Amy G. Davis.

He lives in Chicago with his wife, Jackie.