Sean Sullivan received a BFA from Art Center College of Design in 2005, and an MFA from the University of California Irvine in 2009. Currently he is working interchangeably between drawing, painting and digital media. Recent public art projects include "Earth and Sky" a group installation at Los Angeles International airport and "Grand Pale Maw" a mural at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. He has exhibited at EGS gallery, Switzerland, Laxart in Culver City, Lora Schlesinger gallery in Santa Monica, and Steve Turner Contemporary in Los Angeles. He has led drawing courses at Southern California Institute of architecture, and The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and is now living and making work in Lincoln Heights California.
EDUCATION
University of California Irvine
Masters of Fine Art Candidate, 2009
Art Center College of Design
Bachelors in Fine Art, 2005
EXHIBITIONS
2011
“Grand Pale Maw"; A mural project by Sean Sullivan at Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions, Los Angeles, California.
2010
“Wet Paint II,” Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
“Earth and Sky”, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles California.
2009
“Monster Mongers II”, Compact Space, Los Angeles, California.
“Monster Mongers and Retailers of Other Strange Satellites”, LAX Art, Culver City, California.
“Draw The Line”, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica California.
“MFA Conversations”, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles California
”Contamination, Disruption, Dissolution: Art and Biological Transformation”,
Room Gallery, University of California Irvine.
”Set Pieces”, University Art Gallery, University of California Irvine.
“Welcome to the Neighborhood”, Tight Space, Santa Ana California.
2008
“Huts”, European Graduate School Gallery, Switzerland.
“Benefits” Club Avalon Gallery, Hollywood, California
“Number Two”, University Art Gallery, University of California Irvine.
2007
“Acute; Small Works by 22 Los Angeles Artists”, Room Gallery, University of California
Irvine.
“Time Writers from the Mirror Horizon”, Curated by Gabie Strong, David Patton Los-
Angeles, Ca.
“Catalyst 22: MFA 1” Catalyst Gallery, University of California
Irvine.
2004
“Art Center Juried Exhibition”, Art Center College of Design, Williamson Gallery,
Pasadena CA.
2003
“Undergraduate Select Exhibitions”, Art Center College of Design, Williamson Gallery,
Pasadena CA.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Draw the line” Los Angeles Times Culture Monster 26 June 2009
Schlesinger Gallery. July 5, 2009
“Monster Mongers and Retailers of Other Strange Satellites” exhibition catalog 11
June 2009
“(Dis) Figuring Representation” exhibition catalog 12 August 2008
“Into the Fold”, Greater Los Angeles MFA Lecture Series
“Tower” Jaded Magazine 7 Dec 2008
“Acute; Small Works by 22 Los Angeles Artists” exhibition catalog 08 August 2007
Awarded California fellowship for the arts
AWARDS
2008/2009
-UC Irvine Graduate Student Research and Travel Grant
-UC Irvine Resident of California Fees Fellowship
-UC Irvine Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship
2007/2008
-UC Irvine Department of Studio Art, Graduate Student Scholarship
-UC Irvine Resident of California Fees Fellowship
-UC Irvine Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship
