What were some of the highlights in your art career?
My painting The Stolen Songline of Miss Roselands 2 year Old, was selected as a Finalist in the Kennedy Prize for Beauty. The Salon des Refusés is the S.H. Ervin Gallery’s ‘alternative’ selection from works entered into the annual Archibald and Wynne Prizes & was also a Semi-finalist in the Doug Moran prize for Portraiture.
My work was also included for a fourth time in an Exhibition at the MEAM Museum in Barcelona.
I was given the commission to paint the retiring Principle of Mentone Grammar School, Mal Cater and also Former Judge Alan Smith for the Riverhead Court, in New York.
Did your art sell?
I sold quite a lot of paintings, heading all over the world and was included in some great collections.
Were you published in any art magazines or periodicals?
My work was published in International Artist magazine and American Art Collector magazine as a Third Prize winner of their competition “Favourite subjects” and had three paintings featured in Fine Art Connoisseur magazine. I was also published in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age Newspaper and the Herald Sun Newspaper, all huge broadsheet newspapers.
What were some of the pitfalls?
My pitfall this year was a literal one, I fell over while plein air painting on the beach and broke my foot, so I spent time on crutches and in a moon boot but I am thankfully recovering now.
How has social media affected your daily practice?
Social Media has been great this year with quite a few paintings finding new homes from me posting them on social Media.
What are you looking forward to in 2023?
In 2023 I am looking forward to travelling to the USA where I have been invited to film a portrait demonstration video with Streamline and I am looking forward to meeting Eric Rhodes and being interviewed by him. Then, a friend and I will be travelling to New York and Boston to visit art galleries and crawl our way around some of the best paintings in the USA.
All in all a lot has been happening this year and next year will be a fun adventure.
Vicki Sullivan’s paintings draw from a deep appreciation of beauty. Sullivan is a contemporary classical realist combining the aesthetics of the old masters with a modern edge. Finding her inspiration in people and nature Sullivan chooses oil paint as her medium. Her love of vibrant and opulent colour often requires employing many layers of paint to make her colour lavish and glowing as if from the inside. Chiaroscuro brings drama to her work, which often uses symbolism while exploring the universality of myth and emotional memories. Her work aims to stir the imagination and create an emotional connection with her viewer.