David Sullivan

So busy, i forgot to put up a post about the La Artworks Fundraiser, where i debuted my self-portrait piece “Identity Theft”. Folks appeared to have a lot of fun with it, and i hope to show it elsewhere soon. In the meantime, all of the La Artworks studio residents have their work installed throughout the first 2 floors of the LAW building on howard st near lee circle. it is open  thurs -sun until june 13th. I have a couple of aluminum prints up, and the rest of the folks have put up some great work too.

The 2010 juror Bill Arning has selected seventy-five pieces of art created by twenty- six artists to be part of the Southern Open exhibition opening on May 8. Three of these are prints of mine. The Southern Open is n the Main Gallery of the AcA in downtown Lafayette beginning on May 8 and running through July 24, 2010. The opening reception will be May 8th during the lafayette artwalk. Come on out and see the show.

link to the Acadiana Center for the Arts

gary michael smith wrote a nice article about my screening at a studio in the woods for Louisiana film & video magazine.

here is the link: http://www.louisianafilmandvideo.com/LM_Update.jpg

myrtle has put together an interesting show of self-moving things at the candle factory, 4537 n Robertson and japonica in the ninth ward. the show opens saturday, april 24th, and closes sat may 8th.

i have a new unique print on a plastic bag with acrylic on paper in the First Annual Print Show at Louisiana Artworks, juried by Mia Kaplan. the show opens this fri, april 9th and remains up until may 8th. La Artworks is 725 Howard Ave by Lee Circle in NOLA. The gallery is on the second floor.

“Al over but to cry”, which i did the animation for won 2010 Humanities Documentary Film of the Year from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Board of Directors. As Times-Picayune Movie Critic Mike Scott described in his review, “Their words are enhanced by eerily convincing dramatic re-enactments, archival footage and an impressive dash of computer animation.”

In his year-end movie rankings, Scott included All Over But To Cry among the “10 Great Docs from 2009,” which included national and international documentary films, as well as among “Top 10 New Orleans Films,” which included feature films and documentaries.

Karl Volkmar has written a thorough review of Hot Up Here in the winter issue of The New Orleans Art Review. His description of my work is as poetic as the work itself. Interestingly, he draws comparisons with the work of Robert Warrens, my painting instructor at LSU.

Hot Up Here, the show of contemporary New Orleans art curated by Dan Cameron, will be opening at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, in Lafayette, LA,  on Jan 9th. It will be open until Feb 20th.

The show will be slightly different, with some pieces missing and some new pieces. My animation, Swamp Gas, will remain in the show.

Go to the acadiana center for the arts website for more info

Films in the Forest

As part of my Changing Landscapes residency at A Studio in the Woods, i will screen my Animations in the woods.

Join David on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at A Studio in the Woods for “Films in the Forest,” a screening of abstract animations inspired by the industry along the chemical corridor of the Mississippi River. The films will be projected on screens installed in the woods, using the ambient sounds of the forest to provide the soundtrack. Louisiana Bucket Brigade will be on hand to talk about their work advocating for communities affected by industrial development. Wear some shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Please park on the road by the river and walk down the driveway.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
6:30-8:30pm at A Studio in the Woods
13401 Patterson Road, New Orleans

Animations to be screened include:
Bubble Pop, 2009
Swamp Gas, 2009
Sunset Refinery, 2008
David will also show work in progress on a new animation created while in residence at A Studio in the Woods.