Cleo Sullivan
Cleo's work was first shown publicly at a group exposition at the Louvre in 1996. Her photographs have since been shown at the Kodak-sponsored exhibition in Arles, and at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, as part of Minds of the Mode at the International Fashion Festival in Japan and as well as in several group shows in New York. Ms. Sullivan currently resides in New York.
Our Notes
Cleo Sullivan’s signature photographic style is playful, imaginative, and unmistakably her own. Her images often feel like little stories, blending fashion and portraiture with whimsical details, unexpected props, and a quirky sense of humor. She draws deeply on her background in painting, using light, color, and composition in ways that subtly reference art history while remaining fresh and modern. Whether working in a fully built set or an open field, she mixes fantasy and reality—sometimes even manipulating elements in post—so that each picture feels like a doorway
into her personal, slightly surreal world.
