Independent Study & Artist Mentorship

I offer one-on-one independent study and mentorship for artists seeking individualized support in developing their work and creative practice.

Sessions are tailored to each artist's goals and may include studio critique, portfolio development, artist statements, applications, exhibition preparation, project planning, and long-term strategies for building a body of work.

Together, we can explore questions of process, meaning, source material, artistic influences, and personal vision while developing practical approaches to sustaining a studio practice. Meeting time is available in person (for artists in NYC) or online.

My approach draws on over twelve years of college-level teaching experience as well as my ongoing work as a practicing artist with more than twenty years of interdisciplinary professional experience. I work with artists at a variety of stages, from those seeking greater clarity, strategy, momentum, and support in their practice to those preparing portfolios, residency applications, exhibitions, artist statements, press materials, or new bodies of work.

Please email me to discuss your goals, availability, and rates,
or with any questions about the process.

Email: jennifer@jennifersullivan.org

About me:

Jennifer Sullivan is a painter and educator based in Ridgewood, Queens. Her work explores personal narratives through a combination of observation and invention, drawing on mythology, film, music, and other source materials as points of departure. Source images are inhabited much like an actor inhabits a role, becoming vehicles for new meanings and personal expression.

Jennifer has taught studio art for over twelve years at New York University, Queens College (CUNY), Parsons School of Design, SUNY Old Westbury, Ox-Bow School of Art, and Maharishi International University. She holds an MFA in Fine Art from Parsons School of Design and a BFA from Pratt Institute.

Recent exhibitions include The Tenderness (with Raychael Stine, Emma Gray HQ, 2024) and Sleeper (Turn Gallery, 2021). Her work has been featured in The New York Times and The Brooklyn Rail.