Katy Sullivan was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela and moved to England when she was five. Her great grandfather was the highly respected sculptor, Charles J Allen.
As a child she showed a talent for drawing. At first she drew pop stars to impress my friends and later on, she scoured old copies of the National Geographic to find interesting faces to draw.
After leaving my medical career, she taught herself how to paint in oils. It was like a duck going to water. For her, the process feels natural and instinctive and continues to evolve.
Her work often features children, including her two daughters. She likes to escape into their world and create paintings that aim to inspire the next generation.
Exhibitions
2017 "A rural Idyll" Katy Sullivan and Annie Ovenden, Catto Gallery, Hampstead, London
http://cattogallery.co.uk/artists/katy-sullivan/exhibition-2017
2013 Drawn 2013, RWA, Bristol
2012 Holburne Portrait Prize, Bath
2011 Show me the Artists, Bedfordbury Gallery, London. Show me the Monet exhibition, Royal College of Art, London
2010 Holburne Portrait Prize, Bath
Bath Society of Artists open exhibition
2009 Encore exhibition, RWA, Bristol
Bath Society of Artists open exhibition. Winner of Public Choice prize
2008 Holburne Portrait Prize, Bath. Winner of Public Choice award.
2006 Through the Lens exhibition, RWA, Bristol
Press
2017 Poets and Artists - Interview - July Issue
2011 Show me the Monet – Series 1, episode 7, BBC2
Education
1995 MB ChB Bristol University Medical School