Lilies, October

Billy Sullivan

BornNationalityBased In
1946AmericanNew York City
Biography

born in 1946 in New York, where he lives, works, and teaches. Sullivan is best known for a diaristic practice that straddles the vitality of fleeting moments and the construction of retrieved remembrance. Raised in New York City, where he attended the School of Visual Arts, Sullivan came of age in the social milieus around Andy Warhol, Max’s Kansas City, and Parisian fashion designer Kenzo, even as he absorbed such influences as Fairfield Porter’s domestic realism and Joan Mitchell’s dynamic pastels. Sullivan’s paintings, drawings, and photographs are saturated with the intimacy of the “muses” in his own life, present and past—friends, lovers, artists, writers, allies and other collaborators, both known and obscure. Noted for their loose, gestural mark-making and unexpected color combinations, his portraits and still lifes draw viewers into the atmosphere as participants rather than mere observers. ...

Selected Artworks
Lilies, October
Billy Sullivan
Lilies, October, 2011
76.2 x 56cm
Klaus, East Hampton
Billy Sullivan
Klaus, East Hampton, 1974
106.7 x 76.2cm
Klaus in Tulum
Billy Sullivan
Klaus in Tulum, 2003
182.9 x 133.4cm
Leo & Jesse 2
Billy Sullivan
Leo & Jesse 2, 2008
106.7 x 162.6cm
Klaus & Clarissa, 29 palms
Billy Sullivan
Klaus & Clarissa, 29 palms, 2007
132.1 x 182.9cm
Agyness London
Billy Sullivan
Agyness London, 2009
76.2 x 55.9cm
Christian 1.21.08
Billy Sullivan
Christian 1.21.08, 2016
76.2 x 55.9cm
John Green Socks 1
Billy Sullivan
John Green Socks 1, 2010
76.2 x 56cm
Celia Cruz
Billy Sullivan
Celia Cruz, 1992
33 x 24.8cm
Patricia 2.17.09
Billy Sullivan
Patricia 2.17.09, 2009
76.2 x 55.9cm
Naomi
Billy Sullivan
Naomi, 1996
25.4 x 35.6cm
David #1
Billy Sullivan
David #1, 1998
36.2 x 26cm
Jackie Curtis 3
Billy Sullivan
Jackie Curtis 3, 2013
30.5 x 45.7cm
Jane Car  #2
Billy Sullivan
Jane Car #2, 1971
151.61 x 101.63cm
Clarissa, East Hampton,
Billy Sullivan
Clarissa, East Hampton,, 1982
129.03 x 85.5cm
Gallery Representation
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