ARTIST’S STATEMENT
“Realism in painting can be so powerful that some people compare the likeness to a photo, but where a photo flattens the subject and looks very two dimensional, my aim is to give a very three dimensional aspect to the work while revealing the fundamental essence of the sitters’ personality, soul and physical character. I want the viewer to feel as if the subject is lifelike, as if they could almost walk out of the painting.”
Vicki works in oil and in charcoal/pastel and accepts portrait commissions. Please contact her directly:
EMAIL: vicki.sullivan42@gmail.com
WEBSITE: www.vickisullivan.com
EDUCATION
2014 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
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 Archies Exhibition” Oak Hill Gallery Mornington Vic
2013 Second Prize Oak Hill Gallery Illustration and Drawing competition
2013 Highly Commended Camberwell Art Show
2013 Winner of 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 Winner of Art Renewal Centre Publication Award
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 Winner of Collections Magazine Publication Award Art Renewal Centre International Salon
2018 Finalist in the Percival Portrait prize, Townsville QLD
2018 Finalist Portrait Society of America Members competition, Still Life
2018 Highly Commended Sorrento rotary Art Show
2017 Winner of the People’s choice prize in The Manning Art Prize, Naked and Nude exhibition, NSW
2017 Semi-finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2017 Finalist in the Ravenswood Womens Art Prize,Gordon, NSW
2017 Honorable 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
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 prize Caulfield VIC
2014 Finalist Alice Bale Drawing Prize Caulfield VIC
2014 Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors “Changing Perspectives”
2014 Finalist Art Renewal Centre 2013/2014 International Salon
2014 Finalist Portrait Artists Australia Australian Embassy Washington USA
2014 Angel Academy of Art Student Exhibition Florence Italy
2013 Semi-finalist Doug Moran Portrait Prize Sydney NSW
2013 Finalist Black Swan Portrait Prize
2013 Finalist Ingliss Equine Art Prize Randwick NSW
2013 Finalist Art Renewal Centre 2012/2013 International Salon
2013 Finalist Hidden Faces” Victorian Salon Des refuses of the Archibald
2013 Finalist Portrait Artists Australia “Multicultural Australia” Parliament House NSW
2013 Highly Commended Award Camberwell Art show
2012 Finalist Alice Bale Travelling Scholarship Caulfield VIC
2012 Finalist Portia Geach Memorial, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2012 Finalist Mortimer Prize Dubbo
2012 Finalist “Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award “ Bega Regional Gallery
2012 Finalist “Hidden Faces” Salon Des Refuses of the Archibald Exhibition Melbourne
2011 The Len Fox Painting Award Exhibition Castlemaine Art Gallery
2011 Herald Sun Camberwell Art Show
2010 Melbourne Grand Prix Pit Room Exhibition
2009 The Collectors Exhibition Temple Gallery Sorrento
Vicki Sullivan VAS PAA exhibition 2014
CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
2006 Michael Morehead, Lawyers And Associates, Portsea, Victoria
2007 Tim Buckingham, Partner in International Law Firm DLA Piper, United Kingdom
2008 The Sphere Advertising Agency, Richmond, Victoria
2011 Robbie Brozin, CEO and founder of Nando’s Global
2011 Fletchers Real Estate, Sorrento, Victoria
2013 Collection of Steve Bastoni
2016 Andrew Burns CEO of AOT group
2016 Jane Alexander, Director of Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 ARC Salon
2013 ARC Salon
2014 Portia, The Annual Journal of Victorian Women Lawyers
2014 ARC Salon
2016 ARC Salon
2015 Guide Art Leonardo {Spain}
2016 Profile Magazine issue 72
2016 Guide Art Leonardo {Spain}
2016 Creative Artist Magazine
2016 Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery ,Whats Up
2017 Southern Peninsula News 8/8/17 page 6
2017 Selected for publication in Strokes of Genius, Book 10, North Light Books,USA