Jim Sullivan


Artist Bio

Jim Sullivan

b. Providence, Rhode Island, 1939

Education

1962-63
Graduate work, Stanford University, California
1961
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design
1960-61
European Honors Program in Rome

Solo Exhibitions

2004-05
Project Space, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1990
Anne Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
1988
Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1986
Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1984
Dart Gallery, Chicago
Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1983
Gallerie Wolfgang Werner, Bremen, Germany
1982
Folker Skulima Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1981
Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston
1980
Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1979
Suzanne Mathews Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Willard Gallery, New York
1974
Fischbach Gallery, New York
Henri Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1973
Webb and Parsons Gallery, Bedford Village, New York
Paley & Lowe Gallery, New York
1971
Paley & Lowe Gallery, New York

Group Exhibitions

2005
"TINY huge," Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
2004
"Summertime," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1996 "
The Art of Baseball," Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, California
1993
"20 Years," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1992
"The Depicted Unknown," Procter Art Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
"A Visit to the Doctor," Foster Goldstrum Gallery, New York, New York
1991
"Black and White," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1990-91
"Winter Gold," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1990
"Art on Paper," Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1989-90
"Collector's Exhibition," Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
"Social Studies," Lintas Worldwide, New York, New York
1989
"Animal Life," One Penn Plaza, New York
"Summer Pleasures: Water," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
"25th Anniversary Gala Exhibition," Ann Jaffee Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
1988
"Classical Myth and Imagery in Contemporary Art," The Queens Museum, Flushing, New York
"Contemporary American Drawings," Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
"East Side-West Side," Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
"An Evening of Contemporary Art at the Bayly," Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
"Faculty Exhibition," Edith C. Blum Art Institute, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
"Interiors," Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Summer Group Show," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1987-90 "Diamonds Are Forever," New York State Museum, Albany, New York. Traveling to Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland; Chicago Public Library and Cultural Center, Illinois; Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; Museum of Art and History, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; New York Public Library; New York, Norton Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida; Oakland Museum, California; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City.
1987
"Collector's Choice," Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, Florida
"The Dog Days of August," Littlejohn Smith Gallery, New York
"RISD in New York," Diane Brown Gallery, New York
1986-87
"Collector's Choice," Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, Florida
"Works on Paper," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1986
"It's a Dog's Life," St. Paul Companies, Minnesota
"Summer Group Show," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1985-86
"Winter Solstice," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1985
Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson, Indiana
"Beyond Antiquity: Classical References in Contemporary Art," DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts
"Cunningham Benefit Art Sale," Castelli Gallery, New York
"Major New Works," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
"The Male Animal," Downtown Gallery, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
"Nocturnal Images," Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
"Past and Present Part II," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
"Putti for Our Time," King Street Gallery, New York
"Representations from the Nancy Hoffman Gallery," Calkins Gallery, Hofstra University, Hempsted, New York
"Summer Pleasures," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1984
"Collectors Gallery XVIII," McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
"Contemporary Still-Life Painting," Florida International University, Miami
"Faculty Art Exhibit," Edith C. Blum Art Institute, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
"A Feast for the Eyes," The Museum of Modern Art, New York
"Flowers in Art," Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
"Jim Sullivan/Joe Nicastri," Galerie 99, Miami, Florida
"Rockefeller Retrospective," Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
"Summer Group Show," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1983-84
"American Still-Life 1945-83," Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas. Traveling to: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio; Neuberger Museum, Purchase, New York; Portland Art Museum, Oregon
1983
"Art on Paper," Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
"Artists Baseball Celebration," Smith Artworks, Cooperstown, New York
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
"Dogs," Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
"Intoxication," Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
"New York Painting Today," Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"Summer Group Show," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
"Tulips," Impressions Gallery, Boston
1982-83
"Figures of Mystery," The Queens Museum, Flushing, New York
1982
"Drawing/New Directions," Summit Art Center, New Jersey
"Major New Works: Tenth Anniversary Show," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
"Narrative Settings," Josepf Gallery, New York
"New Images and Pattern and Decoration," Neuman Collection, Kalamazoo, Michigan
"Works on Paper," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
1981-82
"Group Show," for recipients of Fulbright Scholarships, International Institute of Education, New York
1981
"Animals in the Arsenal," Department of Cultural Affairs, New York
"Group Show," McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas
"Group Show," Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
"Group Show," Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, Sparkill, New York
"Group Show," Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
"Major New Works," Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
"New York Gallery Showcase," Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City
1980
"Group Show," Webb & Parsons, New Canaan, Connecticut
1979
"Faculty Show," Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
"Two-Man Show," Carol Solway Gallery (with David Hockney), Cincinnati, Ohio
"View from the Valley," Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York
1978
"Faculty Exhibition," Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
"Gallery Artists," Henri Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1977
"Group Show," Penn State University, Pennsylvania
1977
"Group Show," Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
"Recent Works on Paper," Madison Art Center, Wisconsin
1976
"Contemporary American Art," Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts
"Contemporary Art in Atlanta Collections," The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
"Drawings," Gallery of July and August, Woodstock, New York
"Group Show," Henri Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1975
"Contemporary Art," Halper Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
"Group Show," Daniel Frishman Gallery, Osterville, Massachusetts
"Group Show," Henri Gallery, Washington, D.C.
"Group Show," Webb and Parsons Gallery, Bedford Village, New York
1974
"Group Show," Gallery 118, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Group Show," Henri Gallery, Washington, DC.
"Group Show," Indiana State University, Indiana
"Group Show," Rochester, Minnesota
"Summer Group Show," Fischbach Gallery, New York
1973
"Six Painters of the Seventies," University of North Carolina
"Works on Paper," The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
"Small Works," Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
"Painting in America," "Art in America" sponsored, Decorative Arts, New York
"Invitational," American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York
1972
"Acquisitions Exhibition," Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts
"Four New York Artists," Parker 470 Gallery, Boston
"Group Show," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
"Group Show," Penthouse Gallery, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
"Painting and Sculpture Today," Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana
"Paintings on Paper," The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
"Viewpoints Six," Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
"Whitney Annual," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
1971
"Americans," Glauber-Poons Gallery, Paris, France
"Beautiful Painting," Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio
"Lyrical Abstraction," The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
"Lyrical Abstraction," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Teaching Experience

1966-Present
Professor of Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Selected Visiting Artist/Studio Visits

Albany Institute of History and Art, New York
Bard College Graduate School of Fine Arts, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
California Institute of Fine Arts, Valencia, California
Columbia University, New York
Empire State College, New York, New York
Glassell School of Fine Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Miami University, Ohio
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
New York University, New York
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
School of Visual Arts, New York
Syracuse University, Syracuse New York
Union College, Cranford, New Jersey
University of Arizona, Tempe
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at San Antonio
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Fellowships/Grants

1982
National Endowment for the Arts - Painting
1973
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Painting
1972
Guggenheim Fellowship in Painting
1961-62
Fulbright Fellowship in Painting in Paris

Public Collections

Albany State Museum, Albany, New York
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Amerada Hess, New York
American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C.
Davis, Polk and Wardwell, New York
Jersey City Medical Center, New Jersey
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Miami Dade Junior College, Miami, Florida
Owens Corning College, Toledo, Ohio
Philip Morris, Inc., New York
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett, New York
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts