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Timothy Sullivan
Timothy Paul Sullivan was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada on January 28, 1951.
Interested in art at an early age, Tim later attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario studying under photographic artist, Donald Dunsmore. While building his student portfolio he experimented with black and white infrared film. He learned with the help of head technician, John Kippen, the techniques involved in exposure, development and printmaking of the infrared image. Control of contrast and grain pronouncement during the development process became experimental.
During the early years, before his focus took a turn towards overlapping media, Tim won several awards for his black and white photographic prints at juried exhibitions. In 1978, Lorraine Monk, (then, Director of the Still Photography Division of the National Film Board of Canada) commented that she would be looking forward to seeing more of Tim Sullivan's work in the future.
In his later years (one decade) Tim began hand-tinting his black and white prints with colour. Coinciding with the dawn of digital imaging, (yet another decade) the Wacom Pen became instrumental in his colour-tinting techniques.
Tim's latest works are a testament to the level of refinement he has brought to his medium.
Although structured at the base with a black and white infrared negative, his vision has evolved away from stringent photographic technique. Currently, his medium is best described as overlapping or "mixed." The result of his mix is an imagery filled with touching ethereality, or thought provoking surreality. These works have, just now, become available.
Tim favours the North American landscape as his subject. He prefers to "dust" the gravel and two-laners for visuals. However, on his website you can also view several other types of imagery. Within this online exhibit lie some of his favourite works, as well as those voted "most popular" by friends and aficionados.
Tim would like to thank those who have shown enthusiasm towards his work. He would like to express a special thanks to friends who supported him at the University Of Guelph where he worked as an image-maker for thirty years.
