CONTACT INFO:
Email: vicki.sullivan42@gmail.com
Website: www.vickisullivan.com

Vicki Sullivan born 1961, Australian
EDUCATION
2019  Graduated  Angel Academy of Art Florence Italy
2009- 2014 Private tuition in the Meldrum Method with Fiona Bilbrough
2000 - 2004  Studies in Tonal Painting with Brian Armstrong
1981 & 1984 Studied Fine Art, Monash, Gippsland Campus
In 2014 Vicki was awarded the Title “Associate Living Master” by the Art Renewal Centre the largest International Foundation for the promotion and education of Realist Art.
Her work has won awards in the U.S.A. China  the U.K. and Australia and has been selected for Strokes of Genius Book 10Vicki is a member of “The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors” “Portrait Artists Australia” , The Portrait Society of America, Poets Artists

EXHIBITIONS
2021  Artelibre 20×20 exhibition at Art Rome Gallery in Zaragoza, Spain
2021  Finalist in the Naked and Nude Art Prize, Manning Regional Gallery Taree, NSW
2021  Women Painting, All over the World ,MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art,  Barcelona, Spain
2021  Finalist   AME Bale Competition, Caulfield, Victoria Drawing and painting sections
2021  Winner of the People’s Choice prize in the Hidden Faces Exhibition, Melbourne,
2021  Women Painting Women x3,  Burrinja Cultural Center Upwey, Victoria
2021  Invited for the Australasian Local’s exhibtion, Outr’e Gallery Fitzroy, Victoria
2021  Finalist in The Art Renewal Center Salon,2021
2021  Finalist in the  AME Bale Competition, Caulfield, Victoria
2020  ARC International Salon Exhibition,Sotheby’s, New York, USA
2020   The Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, Brisbane, QLD
2020   Finalist The Percival Portrait Prize, Townsville, QLD
2020   Finalist Storytellers Exhibition, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne,
2019    Art Renewal Center Exhibition, European Museum of Modern Art, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain
2019    Abend Gallery miniature Exhibition, Denver Colorado, USA
2019    Finalist Kennedy prize for Beauty , Adelaide South Australia
2019    Winner of Art Renewal Center Purchase Award, U.S.A.
2019    Invited to exhibit in Galleria Artelibre 20×20 Edificio Bantierra in Zaraoza 
              & European Museum of Modern Art ,  Barcelona Spain
2019    Finalist in “I Observe”, REHS Contempory Gallery New York, NY USA
2019    Finalist in Pintado Hoy, European Museum of Modern Art {MEAM} Barcelona
2018    Finalist Women Painting Women, Men Painting Men, RJD Gallery Bridgehampton ,NY,USA
2018    Finalist Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize Grafton Regional Gallery
2018    Invited into the Artelibre Exhibition at the MEAM museum , Barcelona, Spain
2018    Finalist The Kennedy Prize, Adelaide
2018    Women Painting Women, Burrinja Cultural Centre Upwey, Vic
2018    Winner of Art Renewal Centre, Publication Award
2018    Finalist in the Percival Portrait Prize, Townsville, QLD
2017    Finalist in the Portrait Society of America, Members competition, still life section,
2017    Winner of the People’s choice prize in The Manning Art Prize, Naked and Nude exhibition, NSW
2017    Second  People’s choice prize in Jackson’s Mussini Oil painting Competition ,London, UK
2017    Semi-finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2017    Finalist in the Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Gordon, NSW
2017    Finalist National Equine Prize, Mansfield Victoria   
2016    Finalist Alice Bale Painting prize and also a finalist Alice Bale Drawing prize
2016    Finalist Art Renewal Centre 2015/2016 International Salon
2016    Finalist Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize Grafton Regional Gallery
2016    Portraits Sullivan and Bilbrough , Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
2016    Finalist Rick Amor Drawing prize,
2016    Women Painting Women Exhibition, Burrinja Cultural Centre Upwey, Vic
2015    Semi-finalist Doug Moran Portrait Prize
2015    Finalist Black Swan Portrait Prize, Perth WA
2015    Finalist Gallipoli Art Prize Sydney NSW
2014    Finalist Art Renewal Center 2013/2014 International Salon
2014    Angel Academy of Art Exhibition, Florence Italy
2014    Finalist   Alice Bale Travelling Scholarship, Caulfield Vic
2014    Finalist   Alice Bale Painting Award& Drawing Award
2014    Finalist Portrait Artists Australia Exhibition, Australian Embassy Washington USA
2013    Semi-finalist Moran Portrait Prize, Sydney NSW2013    Black Swan Portrait Prize, Perth WA
2013    “Multicultural Australia” Parliament House NSW, Portrait Artists Australia Annual exhibition
2013    Finalist Art Renewal Centre 2012/2013 International Salon
2012    Finalist Alice Bale Travelling Scholarship & Painting Prize& drawing Prize
2012    Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award, Melbourne, Victoria
2012    Finalist Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, Bega Regional Gallery, New South Wales
2011    Finalist The Len Fox Painting Award Exhibition, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Victoria

AWARDS
2021 Winner of the Hidden Faces People’s Choice prize, Melbourne, Vic
2019 Winner of Art Renewal Center Purchase Award, U.S.A.
2018 Winner of Art Renewal Centre Collections Magazine Publication Award
2018  Highly Commended Melbourne Society of Women Sculptors and painters Members competition
2017  Winner of the Second People’s Choice prize in the Jackson’s Mussini Oil painting Competition in London, UK
2017 Winner of the People’s Choice prize in the Naked and Nude Exhibition in the Manning Art Gallery, NSW
2017 Highly Commended, Sorrento Rotary Art Show,
2016 Third prize people’s choice in Jackson’s “Drawn In “Competition London
2016 Honourable Mention MSWPS Member Exhibition Changing Perspectives
2016 First Prize, A Singular Creation, Feeling Blue 5 International Competition
2016 Winner Equine Prize, Flinders Art Show, Flinders, Victoria
2015 Winner , Constance Wu Prize Melbourne Society of Women Sculptors and Painters
2013 People’s Choice Prize, Hidden faces of the Archibald Hilton South Wharf Melbourne
2013 Highly Commended Camberwell Art Show
2011 First Prize Best in Show “Alla Prima” Morning Sun Vineyard Art Exhibition
2011 First Prize “Mario’s Choice Prize “ Morning Sun Vineyard Art Exhibition

CORPORATE AND PRIVATE  COLLECTIONS
2020 Collection of Victoria University , Melbourne, Australia
2019 Collection of the Art Renewal Center, U.S.A.
2019 Collection of Pymble Ladies College, Pymble NSW
2019 Swinburne University, Portrait of Graham Goldsmith
2018 Deborah Cheetham, {Opera singer} Collection
2017 Kevin Cosgrave Collection, Former Australian Trade Commission
Consul General, Auckland, New Zealand, and retired Businessman
2017 Kerry Armstrong, {Actor} Collection
2016 Jane Alexander Collection Director of Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
2016 Liane Keegan, Opera Singer} Collection
2015 Andrew and Cynzia Burnes Collection CEO of AOT Group
2015 Luisa Mancini and Giovanni Morra Collection, Venice Italy
2014 John Waters, {Actor}, collection
2013 Steve Bastoni collection
2011 Robbie Brozin founder of “Nando’s” Global
2007 Tim Buckingham, Partner in International Law Firm DLA Piper, UK
2003 John Ihan {Crazy John}

PUBLICATIONS
2020 Percivals Catalogue, Perc Tucker Gallery , Townsville,QLD
2020 ARC Salon Catalogue
2019 29th Goss 183 Variety Issue, Just Cats, Curated by Sybline,
2019 Provocative Patterns, 33 Contemporary , curated by Loreena Kloosterboer
2019 The Art of the Nude, 33 Contemporary
2019 Painting the Figure ll, Poets Artists
2019 I Observe, Rehs Contemporary Gallery, Poets Artists
2019 Adorn Me Curated by Carol Hodes, Poets Artists online exclusive, USA
2018 Figurative Realism, curated by Dirk Diminsky, 100th edition Poets Artists USA
2018 JADA Catalogue, Grafton Regional Gallery
2018 Arte Y Libertad Xll, Spain
2018 Strokes of Genius Book 10, Northlight Books, USA
2018 Collections Magazine ,China
2018 Anything But painting the figure ,curated by Lorena Kloosterboer, Poets Artists, USA
2018 Poets Artists ,The New Nude Curated by David Lehman and Walt Morton
2018 Studio LaPrimative Art Zine
2018 ARC Salon
2018 Peninsula Essence Magazine May issue
2016 Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery “What’s on”
2016 Creative Artist Magazine
2016 Artelibre (Spain)
2016 Art Almanac, May edition
2016 ARC Salon
2016 Profile magazine Issue 72
2015 Artelibre  (Spain)
2014 Portia, The Annual journal of Victorian Women Lawyers
2014 ARC Salon
2013 ARC Salon
2012 ARC Salon

Website publications

2020 Marbella Marbella magazine, Spain, Download Article
2020 American Art Collector Download Article
2020 It then is Now Magazine Download Article
2020 Artists Can Interview Download Article
2020 American Art Collector Download Article
2020 Realism Today Download Article
2020  Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Download Article
2020  Storytellers exhibition , Flinders Lane Gallery, Beautiful Bizarre mag, Download Article
2020 Twenty artists for 2020, Medium, Download Article
2019  Poets Artists Collectors Focus, Apple News Download Article
2019 Invited to Join World Virtual Museum Download
2019 Collectors Focus Poets Artists, Apple News Download article
2019 Ambassador of the week, Realism Today, Streamline Publishing Download article
2019 Poets Artists , 100 Contemporary figurative artists on Instagram download article
2019 Fine Art Connoisseur ,March 5, 2019, Fine Art Today “I Observe” download article
2019 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, March 6 2019 “I Observe” interview by Marie Larkin download article  
2019 Skill Based Art Video interview with Emilio Longo January 19, 2019 watch interview
2018 2018 Artguide Australia website
2018 What’s Hamptoning, Blog Westhampton New York USA, “Realistic Art Magic interview by Laura Connelly  download article