ABOUT THE ARTIST
Elisabeth Sullivan was born in 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She always knew she wanted to be an artist and took art classes throughout high school. At the age of 17 she participated in her first juried exhibition and was also commissioned for her first mural.
She attended Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island for one year and finished her education in Dayton, Ohio at the University of Dayton where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Design Illustration.in 1988.
After graduation Elisabeth moved to Austin, Texas where she began her art career free-lance illustrating and airbrushing T-shirts. Finding success with the T-shirts she progressed to designing, sewing, and hand painting her own line of organic cotton clothing which she sold at juried art and craft festivals throughout the west.
She moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1997 where she continued with her clothing business. Even though her clothing business was successful she decided she really wanted to be painting. In 2001 she switvhed to Acrylic paintings on canvas as well as mural and decorative painting.
She has been commissioned for numerous murals and decorative finishes in private residences in theTucson area. She also participates in fine art festivals across the country.
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