Vicki Sullivan

Press Kit

Fey Whispers of Japonica,

Oil and gold leaf on board,

H 50cm x W 40cm

Vicki Sullivan in her studio in Rye,

About Vicki Sullivan is an Australian based Contemporary Realist Painter specializing in portraiture and

figurative work. Vicki’s paintings have won awards in Australia, the USA the UK and China.

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. Vicki studied painting in Australia and at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence Italy, with

Maestro Michael John Angel.

Vicki’s work has exhibited and won awards in many National and International exhibitions and her work can be found in Collections in the UK, the USA, Europe, Africa, and Australia. Currently Vicki works at her Studio in Rye, “Pomegranate Studio” which is open by appointment.

Vicki is a member of Portrait Artist’s Australia, The Melbourne Society of Women Sculptors and Painters, The Victorian artists Society, the Art Renewal Centre, Poets Artists and The Portrait

Society of America.

Title:Windflower,

Medium:Oil and Silver leaf on linen

Size: H 50cm x W 40cm

2019

Windflower was selected for Provocative Patterns a Poets Artists, 33 Contemporary Artsy exclusive,

Curated by Lorena Kloosterboer

Recommendation

Fleeting Lilly

oil on linen

H 102cm x 80cm

Vicki’s charcoal Drawing “Kinima” has been selected for publication in the next Strokes of Genius Book 10, by Northlight books in the USA and she has been invited to be on the Jury of judges

for Art Competitions in Australia, The USSR and France.

Kinima Charcoal on Roma paper H 52cm x W 48cm

Vicki’s students at Pomegranate Studio in Rye, Victoria Vicki has taught painting workshops in Sienna Italy and at her studio on the Mornington Peninsula in Australia, sharing her knowledge of the methods used by the Old Masters

Vicki is availiable for Portrait Sketch demonstrations and has demonstrated her portrait painting process for live audiences in public Galleries incuding the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and Burrinja Cultural Centre, in Upwey.

Work in progress portrait sketch

Women Painting Women Vicki Instigated and helped co-curate the inaugural Australian Women Painting Women

exhibition which was held at Burrinja Cultural Centre in Upwey ,Victoria and has now become a Bienniel event.

Giving insights into the relationships between the artists and their sitters (among these Yorta-Yorta soprano Deborah Cheetham, actress Sigrid Thornton, domestic violence campaigner Rosie

Batty and labour senator Penny Wong), the works touch on a variety of contemporary themes while revealing personal stories of reward and loss. Taking its inspiration from the realist painting movement in the United States, the exhibition

celebrates the talent of female portrait artists and the women who sit for them, and is the

second instalment at Burrinja after its successful show in 2016.

Press "This exhibition uniquely honours the female spirit - of realist painters and their sitters” - artist

Vicki Sullivan

“Painting with a live sitter is a kind of vivisection – a process of capturing likeness, as well

as subtler phenomena like presence, countenance and identity. “People like looking at people,”

says curator JD Mittman, “but there’s something deeper to engage with. You’re deciphering the

artist’s relationship with the person in the painting. It’s not just a reflection. It’s storytelling.”

This relationship gets more intricate if the sitter is well known, as with the portraits of Yorta

Yorta soprano Deborah Cheetham, actress Sigrid Thornton,” JD Mittman Curator of Burrinja

Cultural Centre in Artguide Australia

Portrait of John Waters oil on linen H 120cm x W 90cm

Artist Statement I am often inspired by people, nature and textiles.

I have always been drawn to realist paintings, Old Masters and especially the 19th Century

painters.

I am primarily focused on painting the figure using beautiful colors and natural textiles as a part

of my composition.

As a tonal painter trained in the Meldrum Method, which was based originally on the methods of

Velazquez, I use tonality to create form.

I enjoy using Chiarascuro as a way to bring drama to my work and I also employ glazing many

layers of paint to make my colors rich and glowing as if from the inside.

Living in Australia, where the light seems to be different to the rest of the world, I am

surrounded by strong rich colors. On the Peninsula where I live I am surrounded by the ocean,

wildlife and a wide variety of coloured birds. This beautiful natural habitat reflects into my work

in a subtle way.

In my figurative paintings, I aim to create a visual experience which feels as if my subject could

walk out of the painting and into the viewer's room bringing a particular moment in time into the

present.

Vicki painting Sigrid Thornton at Pomegranate Studio in Rye 2018

photo courtesy of Meredith Langmaid

Title:The Little Messenger

Medium:Oil on Linen

Size:H 40cm x W 30cm

Year : 2019

Vicki Sullivan CV Vicki Sullivan

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 been selected for Strokes of Genius Book 10

Her work has won awards in the U.S.A. the U.K. China and Australia

Vicki is a member of

“The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors”

“Portrait Artists Australia”

And the Portrait Society of America

EXHIBITIONS

2019 Finalist, 29th Miniature Exhibition, Abend Gallery, Denver Colorado, USA

2019 Finalist, Kennedy prize, Adelaide, South Australia

2019 Invited to 20x20 Artelibre exhibition, Zaragoza, then MEAM Barcelona, Spain

2019 Finalist, I Observe, Rehs Gallery New York, NY USA

2019 Finalist, Pintado Hoy, European Museum of Modern Art {MEAM} Barcelona

2018 Finalist, Women painting Women, Men painting Men, RJD Gallery,Bridgehampton, New

York, USA

2018 Finalist, Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize Grafton Regional Gallery

2018 Finalist, Kennedy prize, Adelaide, South Australia

2018 Women Painting Women Burrinja Cultural Centre Upwey, Vic

2018 Solo Exhibition, Tales from the studio, 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 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, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Sydney, NSW

2017 Finalist in the Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Gordon, NSW

2017 Honourable Mention as a Finalist in the 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, Grafton,NSW

2016 Portraits Sullivan and Bilbrough, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, Vic

2016 Finalist Rick Amor Drawing prize,Art Gallery of Ballarat , Vic

2016 Women Painting Women Exhibition, Burrinja cultural Centre Upwey, Vic

2015 Semi-finalist Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Sydney, NSW

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 “Changing Perspectives” MSWPS, Victorian Artists Society

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

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 National Portrait Award, Bega Regional Gallery, New South Wales

2012 Finalist Hidden Faces, Salon Des Refuses of the Archibald Exhibition, Melbourne, Victoria

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, Mornington Vic

2013 Highly Commended Camberwell Art Show, Camberwell, Vic

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 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

2018 Art Renewal Centre Salon Publication award, Collections Magazine China

CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

2019 Collection of The Art Renewal Centre U.S.A.

2019 Collection of Swinburne University, Hawthorne, Victoria

2018 Deborah Cheetham, Opera Singer, Collection

2017 Kevin Cosgrove , former Australian Trade Commission Consul General Auckland New

Zealand

2016 Jane Alexander,Director of Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

2015 Liane Keegan, Opera Singer 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 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

2019 Emilio Longo, Skill based Art

2018 3MDR The Good Life, Anne Creber

2018 Drawn to Win podcast with host Don Victor

2016 3RPP Arts about, Sally Baillieu

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

2019 Michael Klein

2019 Daniel Keys

2004 David Chen

Title: Wild One

Medium:Oil on linen

Size:H 45cm x W 35cm

Year: 2019

Finalist in the Kennedy prize for Beauty, Adelaide , South Australia

Title: The Journey Begins

Medium:oil on linen

Size:H 50cm x W 40cm

Year 2019

Winner of the Art Renewal Center Purchase Award, Collection of the Art Renewal Center, USA

Vicki with Graeme Goldsmith, Former Chancellor of Swinburne University, Hawthorne, Victoria, unveiling her portrait

Commission for the Swinburne University Collection

Vicki accepts portrait Commissions Worldwide

Contact Info. Vicki Sullivan

42 st Andrews drive,

Rye, Victoria,

Australia, 3941

Email vicki.sullivan42@gmail.com

Website,

http://vickisullivan.com/

https://www.instagram.com/vickisullivanartwork/

https://www.facebook.com/VickiSullivanArtGallery/