CONTACT INFO:
Email: vicki.sullivan42@gmail.com
Website: www.vickisullivan.com
Vicki Sullivan is an Australian Contemporary Realist painter who focuses on portraiture.
She is a member of the Portrait society of America ,Portrait Artists Australia and the Melbourne Society of Women Sculptors and Painters founded in 1902.Sullivan has participated in National and International exhibitions with her portraits, and has won awards in the UK, the USA, Australia and China and has won an ARC publication Award and been a finalist in several Art Renewal Center International Salon Competitions.
She has studied art in Australia and at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence Italy.
"It is always a challenge as an artist to capture a human's individual features and likeness while revealing the fundamental essence of the sitters' personality, and physical character. My aim is to give a very three dimensional aspect to the work which goes further and reveals something of the inner essence of my subject. I like my portraits to feel present, as if they could almost walk out of the painting.
My goal as I approach each painting is to depict a sincere honesty within each of my subjects and capture this within my painterly portrayal."
Vicki Sullivan born 1962 , Australian
EDUCATION
2014 & 2017 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. the U.K. and Australia and has been selected for Strokes of Genius Book 10
Vicki is a member of“The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors” “Portrait Artists Australia” and The Portrait Society of America
EXHIBITIONS
2019 2019 29th Abend Miniature Exhibition, Denver Colarado, USA
2019 Finalist Kennedy prize for Beauty , Adelaide South Australia
2019 Artelibre 20 x 20 Exhibition, European Museum of Modern Art {MEAM } , Barcelona, Spain
2019 Winner of Art Renewal Centre Purchase Award, USA
2019 Finalist in I Observe, Rehs Gallery New York, NY USA
2019 Finalist in Pintado Hoy, European Museum of Modern Art {MEAM} Barcelona
2018 Finalist in Women Painting Women, Men painting Men ,RJD Gallery Bridgehampton, NY,USA
2018 Invited into the Artelibre Exhibition at the MEAM museum , Barcelona, Spain
2018 FinalistThe Kennedy Prize, Adelaide
2018 Finalist in the Aussie Rules Passionand Pain Exhibition, cualfield,Vic
2018 Women Painting Women, Burrinja Cultural Centre Upwey, Vic
2018 Solo Exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Shire Foyer Gallery, Mornington 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, Manning Gallery, Naked and Nude, NSW
2017 Second People’s choice prize Jackson’s Mussini Oil painting Competition,London, UK
2017 Semifinalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2017 Finalist in the Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Gordon, NSW
2017 Honorable Mention, Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, Brisbane,Queensland
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 “Changing Perspectives 2015”Melbourne Society of Women Sculptors and Painters
2015 Finalist Black Swan Portrait Prize, Perth WA
2015 Finalist Gallipoli Art Prize Sydney NSW
2014 Awarded title of “Associate living Master by the Art Renewal Centre”
2014 Finalist Art Renewal Centre 2013/2014 International Salon
2014 Angel Academy of Art Exhibition, Florence Italy
2014 Finalist Hidden Faces of the Archibald Salon Des Refuses, Melbourne, Victoria
2014 Finalist Alice Bale Travelling Scholarship, Caulfield Vic
2014 Finalist Alice Bale Painting Award
2014 Finalist Alice Bale Drawing Award
2014 Finalist Portrait Artists Australia Exhibition, Australian Embassy Washington USA
2013 Semi finalist Moran Portrait Prize, Sydney NSW
2013 Black Swan Portrait Prize, Perth WA
2013 Finalist Hidden Faces of the Archibald Salon Des Refuses, Melbourne, Victoria
2013 “Multicultural Australia” Parliament House NSW, Portrait Artists Australia
2013 Finalist Art Renewal Centre 2012/2013 International Salon
2012 Finalist Alice Bale Travelling Scholarship & Painting Prize
2012 Finalist Alice Bale Painting Prize
2012 Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award, Melbourne, Victoria
2012 Finalist The Mortimore Prize, Dubbo, New South Wales
2012 Finalist Shirley Hannan Portrait Award, Bega Regional Gallery, NSW
2012 Finalist Hidden Face of the Archibald Exhibition, Melbourne, Vic
2011 Finalist The Len Fox Painting Award Exhibition, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Victoria
2009 The Collectors Exhibition, Temple Gallery, Sorrento, Victoria
2008 The Lou White Art Prize, DVA, Melbourne, Victoria
AWARDS
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
2012 Second Prize Oak hill Gallery Annual Members Exhibition
2012 Second Prize “Little Archie’s Exhibition” Oak Hill Gallery Mornington Vic
2013 Second Prize Oak Hill Gallery Illustration and Drawing competition
2013 Highly Commended Camberwell Art Show
2013 People’s Choice Prize, Hidden faces of the Archibald Hilton South Wharf Melbourne
2015 Winner , Constance Wu Prize Melbourne Society of Women Sculptors and Painters
2016 First Prize, A Singular Creation, Feeling Blue 5 International Competition, USA
2016 Winner Equine Prize, Flinders Art Show, Flinders Victoria
2016 Honourable Mention MSWPS Member Exhibition Changing Perspectives
2016 Third prize people’s choice in Jackson’s “Drawn In” competition London, UK
2017 Winner of A Singular Creation “Solitude” competition ,USA
2017 Winner of the People’s choice, Manning Art Prize, Naked and Nude, NSW
2017 Second People’s choice prize,Jackson’s Mussini Oil painting Competition ,London,UK
2018 Winner A Singular Creation Award, Open Competition
2018 Art Renewal Centre Publication Award, Collections Magazine, China
2019 Winner of Art Renewal Centre Purchase Award
CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
2019 Collection of Pymble Ladies College, Pymble, NSW
2019 Collection of The Art Renewal Centre U.S.A.
2019 Collection of Swinburne University, Hawthorne, Victoria
2017 Kevin Cosgrove , former Australian Trade Commission Consul General Auckland New Zealand
2015 Liane Keegan Collection
2015 Kerry Armstrong Collection
2015 Luisa Mancini and Giovanni Morra Collection Venice Italy
2015 Andrew and Cynzia Burnes Collection CEO of AOT Group
2013 Steve Bastoni collection
2011 Robbie Brozin founder of “Nando’s” Global
2011 Fletchers Real Estate Sorrento
2010 Multivision Real Estate
2010 Sagacity
2008 The Sphere Advertising Agency, Richmond Victoria
2007 Tim Buckingham, Partner in International Law Firm DLA Piper, UK
2006 Michael Morehead, Lawyers And Associates, Portsea, Vic
2003 John Ihan {Crazy John}
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Provocative Patterns, a 33 Contemporary publication Curated By Loreena Kloosterboer
2019 The Figure in Art , Goss 183, Arsty Exclusive, curated by Didi Menendez and Sergio Gomez
2019 The Art of the Nude, 33 Contemporary curated by Didi Menendez and Sergio Gomez
2019 Poets Artists, Painting the Figure Now ll
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 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 Peninsula Essence Magazine May issue
2017 Southern Peninsula News 8/8/17 page 6
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
2018 ARC Salon
2014 ARC Salon
2013 ARC Salon
2012 ARC Salon
WEBSITE PUBLICATIONS
2019 Poets Artists Collectors Focus, Apple News Download Article
2019 Invited to Join World Virtual Museum Download
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
RADIO & PODCAST INTERVIEWS
2016 3RPP Arts about, Sally Baillieu
2018 3MDR The Good Life Anne Creber
2018 Drawn to Win podcast with host Don Victor
2019 Emilio Longo, Skill based Art
