Barbara Sullivan: Brief Biography

 

Barbara Jean Sullivan is listed in Who's Who in American Art, 24th Edition. Her original painting "Littlest Apache" is in the permanent collection of the
Whitehouse, Washington, D.C. In 2001 she received the Gold Medal Award for Best Oil at the Bosque Conservatory of Art in Texas.
In 2000, she was honored to be selected to study with Howard Terpning.

 

The mother of four children, Sullivan started her art career when her children were almost grown. Her boundaries as a talented artist have expanded into national recognition with a resume of over 45 invitational juried shows, awards and recognitions including the C.M. Russell Auction of Original Western Art.

 

Critics have described Barbara Sullivan's work as "uncannily realistic".

"She captures, as few artists can, the authenticity of Native American subjects."
-- Southwest Art Magazine December 1996

 

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Art Awards & Recognitions ( Recent Summary )

 

• 2002 - Biography selected for Who's Who in the World, 19th Edition.
• Poem, "The Race" published in The Best Poems and Poets of 2002 by
  the International Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, MD
• 2001 - Gold Medal Award - Best Oil, Bosque Conservatory of Art,
  16th Annual Art Competition, Clifton, Texas.
• Juror - Tony Eubanks, signature member of Oil Painters of America
• 2000 - Who's Who of American Women, Millenium Edition 2000-2001
• 1999 - Juried Award; National Fine Arts Competition, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Cedar City, Utah.
• Juror - Lorne Render, Director of the C.M. Russell Museum, Montana
• Honored for Quick Draw, C.M. Russell Auction of Original Western Art
• Twenty-two paintings commissioned by the Virgin River Casino and Hotel, Nevada

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Currently Showing ( Representation )

 

• Navarro Gallery
• Tlaquepaque Center, Sedona, Arizona
• LMR Enterprises, Pahrump, Nevada

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Featured Art Photo Gallery

 

 

"Music of the Paiute Sisters", is a painting of Shanna and Jetta, who are sisters. Flutes were widely used among the Indian people. If you quietly listen, you can almost hear the music. Their dresses and flutes display the traditional designs in paintings, beads and quilt work handed down from their ancestors. On the right side of the painting I have painted a basket as a tribute - the Paiute women were well known for their superior basket weaving. The setting for this painting is inside a tipi. A light, through the opening above, gently falls illuminating their figures and the basket.		"Story of the Eagle, Plains Indian": A Sioux mother sits quietly with her daughter, on a rock, at the Cheyenne River Breaks in South Dakota. The eagles soar majestically above them as the mother begins to tell her daughter the story of the eagle. A story of life, strength and courage that will be handed down from generation to generation.
"Storytime, Northern Ute": A peaceful afternoon finds a Ute mother telling her children a story. Through her stories, the traditions and rich legacies of her ancestors will be carried to the next generation. The Ute people are said to be an important division of the Shoshoni, closely related to the Paiutes and Bannock Indians. They were strong, owned horses and were a warlike people.

 

 

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Artwork and Prints Available

Original Fine Art: Oil on Linen Paintings

www.barbarasullivan.com

Fine Art Prints: Reproductions on canvas and offset lithograph reproductions

 

Featured Artist: Barbara Sullivan
Gallery Artist	Western Art Native American Art Photo Realism Barbara Sullivan's Art Profile Barbara Sullivan's Website Barbara Jean Sullivan is listed in Who's Who in American Art, 24th Edition. Her original painting "Littlest Apache" is in the permanent collection of the Whitehouse, Washington, D.C. In 2001 she received the Gold Medal Award for Best Oil at the Bosque Conservatory of Art in Texas.

 

 

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