Approachable - That’s how fine artist Amy Sullivan wants people to feel about both her and her paintings. “You don’t have to know about art – you just have to enjoy it!” she says. With a degree in interior design from the University of Tennessee, Amy understands how art can pull together a room’s look. As such, while her work is represented by some of the finest galleries in the United States, Amy also works directly with interior designers and individuals to create paintings in exactly the size, look, and feel their spaces require. By bringing a custom, bespoke process to the table - not to mention a finished product that will be handed down through the generations – Amy gives clients an experience they’ll never forget. Despite early creative leanings, Amy’s career initially took her down a decades-long path in corporate sales. That path served her well, honing her communication and business skills, but she eventually heeded her heart’s call to be the creative person she was meant to be. She first marketed herself as a decorative artist before finally settling into the life of a fine artist, painting daily in her North Carolina studio. Solo Exhibitions:Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, "Edges, Tension, and Structure" June 28-July 15, 2013Juried and Group Exhibitions:2015Art with Heart, live auction, CharlotteCarlton Gallery, Banner Elk, NC, "The Landscape-Masculine and Feminine"2014Huff Harrington Fine Art, Atlanta, October, "Barnstorming"Anne Neilson Fine Art, Charlotte, July, Painted. Artist AllianceSozo Gallery, Charlotte, pARTners Artist InitiativeTyler White O'Brien Gallery, Greensboro, "Exploration of Individuality"Art with Heart, live auction, Charlotte2013RedSky Gallery, Charlotte, Braitman StudioArt with Heart, live auction, CharlotteHampton House Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC "Small Art, Big Heart" first place winnerArt Soiree, CharlotteRedSky Gallery, Charlotte, pARTners Greenway Show2012Art with Heart, live auction, CharlotteArt Soiree, Charlottedk Gallery, Marietta, GA, "Inside and Out"Atelier Gallery, Charleston, featured artist for October2011dk Gallery, Marietta, GA, "New Artists Show"Corporate Collections:US Senator Tom DaschleRinehart Wealth Management, Charlotte.The Morehead Group, CharlotteThe Fremantle Foundation for Foreign Artists in Florence, Fiesole, Italy.Press:The Laurel, July 2013Art Galleries and Artists of the South, June 2012.Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, June 2012.Television:Artwork purchased for the following television shows:HBO's "Homeland" 2014CBS's "Reckless" 2014 Artist Statement:My process is an intuitive exploration of simplicity. I am fascinated with negative spaces contradicted by positive mark-making.I start with a very small palm-sized study in oil and wax. Then I select the pieces that contain the potential for paradox. Larger paintings, sometimes as large as 60" x 96" are designed to capture this intrigue and paradox. Carving into the wax and paint, penetrating masses of space with sharp edges, I respond to the tension of defining space and object in an almost sensual way.Ever intrigued with the irony of painting, I wait for the voice that says hurry hurry, but slow down while you're doing it. When I'm finished, and I know that the work is complete, there is a feeling inside that says you're home and safe, and at the same time it screams run.Ever elusive, always familiar.