Catherine Sullivan (born 1968 in Los Angeles, California) [1] [2] is an associate professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago, [3] and a Chicago-based artist [4] whose work combines video and performance.
She was educated at the California Institute of Arts and the Art Center College of Design. [1] She is a former actor, and studied as a graduate student under Mike Kelley. [5] She currently teaches at the University of Chicago.
Triangle of Need was a multi-channel video instillation at the Walker Art Center, on view from August 23-November 18, 2007. This project was a collaboration with Sean Griffin, Dylan Skybrook, and Kunle Afolayan.
Five Economies (big hunt/little hunt) (2002) restages scenes from films including The Miracle Worker , Marat/Sade , Persona and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? . [6] 'Tis Pity She's a Fluxus Whore (2003) combines filmed re-enactments of a 1953 production of John Ford's play and a 1964 Fluxus performance. [4] Her works D-Pattern and The Chittendens were made in collaboration with the composer Sean Griffin. [6]
She won an Alpert award in 2004 [1] and her works are held in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, [7] the Tate [8] and the Miami Art Museum. [9] Sullivan has been featured on Art 21. [10]
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/09/arts/art-in-review-catherine-sullivan.html