About Jay Sullivan

Jay creates photography and video art. His work falls at the intersection of memory, psychology and the creative process. He intentionally chooses subjects that challenge his emotional and psychological boundaries, seeking to understand a limiting emotional or psychological barrier within himself.  He then creates a creative process that helps him go beyond those limitations. The creative process and its resulting effect upon the artist are the core of his work.

Jay Sullivan has studied psychology, creative process, and personal development for many years, attending numerous workshops and retreats with noted teachers that include:  La Mama playwright, Jean Claude Van Itallie; New York performance coach, Carol Fox Prescott;  Voice, Breathing and Alexander Coach, Jean McClelland;  Life and Peak Performance Coach, Anthony Robbins; Photography in Coaching expert, Dorota Raniszewska; and Therapeutic Photography Professor, Neil Gibson. (Robert Gorden University, Scotland).

Jay also studied photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and received his Masters of Fine Art in Creative Practice from the University of Plymouth UK/Transart Institute for Creative Research in 2018.

Prior to embarking on an artistic career, Jay was a creative entrepreneur, developing media for video, print, online installations, and live events for worldwide organizations. He’s traveled to over 20 countries on four continents, staging events and creating video documentaries that featured President Jimmy Carter, Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Ossie Davis, the Ye minority in the remote mountains of southern China, Bambara farmers in Mali, and teenagers in the favelas of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His commercial productions have garnered a Cine Golden Eagle, NY Festivals Silver World Medal, Silver Screen Award, and many other honors.

Jay’s work has been recognized by the following organizations and publications:

Perugia Museum of Contemporary Art (solo exhibition and presentation, Perugia Italy, November 2014)

Bedminster Center of Contemporary Art (solo exhibition, spring 2015)

Edward Hopper House, Nyack, New York (award recipient, juried group exhibition, 2015)

Adore Chroma Magazine (feature interview and gallery)

New York Post

ART Magazine (Berlin)

@Curator (New York)

Society of Photographic Education (conference presentation, November 2014)

SpaceWomb Gallery, New York City (group exhibition, July 2014)

GIERS – Grief Recovery Conference (solo exhibition – July 2015)

Monmouth Museum (juried group exhibition, 2016)

Posi+tive Magazine (Berlin/Venice)

FotoCult Magazine (Italy)

International Bipolar Foundation (San Diego)

Art Therapy (Washington DC)

Oyster Point Gallery (group exhibition – July-August 2019)

Monmouth Museum (Lincroft, New Jersey, juried group exhibition, September 2019)

BSB Gallery  (Trenton, New Jersey, juried group exhibition, October 2019)

Noyes Museum, Stockton University  (Atlantic City, New Jersey, juried group exhibition, January 2020)

14C Art Fair (Jersey City, New Jersey, juried group exhibition, February 2020)

Murze Art Magazine (United Kingdom, Issue 11 – Conscious, Mindfulness and Clarity, April 2020)

Art in Cadence, 14C Art Fair Event (Jersey City, New Jersey, juried group exhibition, March 2020, postponed)

Oyster Point Gallery (Red Bank, New Jersey, juried group exhibition, Oct 2020)

Copelouzos Family Art Museum  (Athens, Greece, 35 x 35 group exhibition and book publication, Fall 2020)

Transart Short Film Festival  (Online, July 2020)

Monmouth Museum (Lincroft, New Jersey, annual juried group exhibition, November 2020)

Loosen Art (Rome, Italy, juried group exhibition, December, 2020)

Transart Short Film Festival  (Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, Connecticut, December 2020)

Storytellers, 14C Art Fair Event (Jersey City, New Jersey, juried group exhibition, January 2021)

SPLICE Film Festival – Award Winner (Brooklyn, New York, May 2021)

Vancouver  Independent Film Festival – Award Winner (Vancouver, CA, May 2021)

Coney Island Film Festival – Official Selection (Brooklyn, NY, Sept. 2021)

Out of the Box – (Red Bank FrameWorks, NJ – Solo Exhibition and Conversation Cards, July 2021)

Out of the Box – (Canterbury Art Fair, NJ – Group Exhibition and Conversation Cards, September 2021)

Cabinet of Curiosities – (Belmar Art Center, NJ – Best in Show Award – Group Exhibition and Conversation Cards, September 2021 – )