Formerly Known as D

Director’s bio:

Jay Sullivan studied photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and then went on to a 25-year career as a Producer and Creative Director in the commercial NY production industry. He’s created media for print, online. installations and live events. He’s traveled to over 20 countries on four continents staging events and creating health-related 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 ghettos of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His commercial productions have been garnered a Cine Golden Eagle, NY Festivals Silver World Medal, Silver Screen Award and many other honors.

Since 2011, Jay has created photographic and video art. He received his Masters of Fine Art in Creative Practice from the University of Plymouth UK/Transart Institute for Creative Research in 2018.

In August 2018, Jay completed his Master of Fine Arts studies at Plymouth University/Transart Institute for Creative Research.

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

New York Post
Flutgraben Art Center (group exhibition and performance, Berlin, Germany, August 2018)
ART Magazine (Germany)
@Curator (New York)
Posi+tive Magazine (Berlin/Venice)
FotoCult Magazine (Italy)
Adore Chroma Magazine (feature interview and gallery)
Society of Photographic Education (conference presentation, November 2014)
Perugia Museum of Contemporary Art (solo exhibition, Perugia Italy, November 2014),
Bedminster Center of Contemporary Art (solo exhibition, spring 2015)
SpaceWomb Gallery, New York City (group exhibition, July 2014),
Edward Hopper House, Nyack, New York (group exhibition, 2015)
Monmouth Museum, (group exhibition, 2016)
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)

London Short Film Festival – (Online, November 2021)

Ely Center of Contemporary Art (group exhibition, New Haven, Connecticut, December 2021)

Back to the Drawing Board Podcast (Netherlands, February 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