Joanne Sullivan
Joanne has worked as a full time figurative sculptor since the 1980’s. Today, Joanne has the ability to work in many mediums, bronze and glass casting as well as mixed media. Her work extends from miniatures all the way up to large scale monuments.
The careful attention to detail in Joanne's sculptures seem to bring them to life. Her works have made their way into collections all around the world.
Joanne is currently working on an 2.3m bronze sculpture of Sir Keith Park for The Sir Keith Park Memorial for the Airfield in Thames, Coromandel. Other public sculptures include a larger than life sized sculpture of race horse "Phar Lap” stands at Phar Lap Racetrack in Timaru, NZ as well as a bronze of “Sir John Walker winning Olympic Gold” stands in Manurewa, Auckland.
“Balance", a life sized public sculpture of a rooster toppling a chair, takes pride of place in front of the library, in the Albany Village Center on New Zealand’s North Shore.
Having studied sculpture under noted South African sculptor, Etienne de Kock, Joanne subsequently attended several workshops under a number of 'Master sculptor’ instructors at The Scottsdale School of Art (AZ, USA) as well as The American Academy of Equine Art, (AAEA) in KY, USA.
In 2010, by invitation of The American Academy of Equine Art, Joanne was an AAEA workshop instructor in sculpture.
Joanne is an elected Signature Member of the The American Academy of Equine Art (Sculpture) www.aaea.info USA.
Associate Member of the National Sculpture Society of New York, USA.
www.joannesullivan.studio
Aphrodite: Gaffer Crystal glass. Limited edition of 18
Tuis in Kowhai - Springtime: A celebration of spring and new beginnings. Gaffer crystal glass.