| Brief History: |
(1951 - )
Born in 1951 in Asheville, North Carolina, Donald Sultan rose to prominence in the 1980's
as a painter and draftsman of subjects such as lemons and flowers. He is best known for
his rich use of black, actually tar in many of his paintings, and his work is voluminous and
varied, manifesting itself in the media of paint, printing, and sculpting.
Sultan received his BFA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and his MFA from
the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. He moved to New York in 1975, where he lives
and works. Sultan has enjoyed a distinguished career as painter, printmaker, and sculptor,
including works of garden pieces. His work is always concerned, on some level at least, with recognizable imagery. "Basically I think I am a Minimalist. But I keep trying to add as much stuff as I can and still keep the sense." |
