Catherine Sullivan (born 1968 in Los Angeles, California)[1][2] is an associate professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago,[3] and a Chicago-based artist[4] whose work combines video and performance.
She was educated at the California Institute of Arts and the Art Center College of Design.[1] She is a former actor, and studied as a graduate student under Mike Kelley.[5] She currently teaches at the University of Chicago.
Triangle of Need was a multi-channel video instillation at the Walker Art Center, on view from August 23-November 18, 2007. This project was a collaboration with Sean Griffin, Dylan Skybrook, and Kunle Afolayan.
Five Economies (big hunt/little hunt) (2002) restages scenes from films including The Miracle Worker, Marat/Sade, Persona and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?.[6] 'Tis Pity She's a Fluxus Whore (2003) combines filmed re-enactments of a 1953 production of John Ford's play and a 1964 Fluxus performance.[4] Her works D-Pattern and The Chittendens were made in collaboration with the composer Sean Griffin.[6]
She won an Alpert award in 2004[1] and her works are held in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art,[7] the Tate[8] and the Miami Art Museum.[9] Sullivan has been featured on Art 21.[10]