| About Mike Sullivan Mike was born outside
of Buffalo, NY and from an early age showed a
> penchant for drawing and painting. When he was in 5th grade his
family
> moved to Syracuse, NY where he began taking weekly art classes at
the
> Everson Museum and began his focus on figure drawing.
>
> Three years later his family moved again to Detroit, MI where his
high
> school art teacher introduced him to the latest painting
techniques and
> materials. He then attended The Center for Creative Studies Art
College in
> downtown Detroit where he majored in Illustration and Fine Arts.
>
> After college he moved back east where he began creating graphics
for the
> PC industry for such clients as IBM, Sony, NEC and Ericsson. At
this time
> he continued his painting as his style and technique continued to
grow.
>
> He then moved to Manhattan in NYC and began working in the video
game
> industry where he created graphics and animations for
Nintendo/Sega/Sony
> games including The Simpsons, Home Alone, EA Sports, Star Trek and
others.
>
> While living in New York he continued painting and drawing as well
as
> taking classes and workshops at the legendary Art Students League
near
> Central Park. During this time his illustration work appeared in
several
> magazines and publications around the world.
>
> He later served as an art director at the DMBB ad agency before
moving to
> the west coast. In Southern California he refined his powerful
style and
> began offering his paintings to collectors as well as executing
> commissions for professional athletes, corporations and others
special
> events.
>
> His original paintings as well as his limited editions are
featured in
> many venues and private collections around the world. He is The
Official
> Artist of The Best Damn Sports Show Period (Fox Sports Net) where
his
> paintings of Chicago Bear RB Walter Payton and NBA legend Dr. J
are
> featured on the permanent set. His original works have also been
displayed
> on other shows including ABC's SportsZone, Direct TV's Fine Art
Showcase
> and ESPN College GameDay.
>
> Collectors of his work include Karl Malone, Ben Roethlisberger,
Leigh
> Steinberg, John "Spider" Salley, Jake Plummer, Tim Brown, Stephen
Jones as
> well as many other athletes, corporations and art collectors.
>
> His artwork has also raised money for many charities including The
Magic
> Johnson Foundation, The Pat Tillman Foundation, Orangewood Pals,
The Jake
> Plummer Foundation, The Carson Palmer Open and the Angels Rex
Hudler's
> Team Up for Down Syndrome charity.
>
> Mike’s work continues to grow as he focus on the human figure in
sports
> and play, as well as other subjects created in his unique
“chiseled” style
> of painting.
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