Recipient of a B.A. in Art History from the University of Saint Joseph, Sullivan draws upon her knowledge of art history to inspire and challenge her creative work. Her diverse professional studio practice includes painting, collage, mixed media and printmaking. For her M.F.A. thesis, she used her continuing observations of change over time in floral arrangements on her dinner table to create a body of work depicting larger-than-life flowers within interior spaces. Unlike traditional still-life images, she notes that she painted her works through the lens of her feminism, revealing the flowers’ anthropomorphic qualities and offering a glimpse into the artist’s life.
