Inspired by Animals an Exhibition by Eli Sullivan

Eli Sullivan: Inspired by Animals showcases paintings by an inquisitive 6-year old who loves animals and dinosaurs and dreams to open a zoo and aquarium one day. Playing with paint from 2 months of age, Eli loves layering, colour-mixing and using a combination of paint brushes and finger painting. In 2021 Eli exhibited Beautiful Sunflowers in the inaugural Young Drawer’s Prize at M16 artspace and in 2022 was selected as a finalist in the Little Darlings Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery for his portrait, Ring-tail Possum at Night. The paintings exhibited in Inspired by Animals celebrate Eli’s animal encounter’s and include works from 2019 to 2022.

Image: Eli Sullivan, Wallaby and Joey, 2021, acrylic on canvas. Photo credit: F.Stop Workshop