12/12/2025
Louisville native Richard Sullivan has always lived between two worlds—sports and art. A former Atlanta Braves minor-leaguer turned award-winning illustrator, Sullivan built a national reputation with clients like Topps, Woodford Reserve, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
After returning home and opening his BNK St. Gallery + Studio in Portland, Sullivan shifted from capturing athletic icons to exploring raw, personal expression. His newest body of work reflects five years of deep self-discovery, risk-taking, and reinvention—moving away from identity-defining “sports art” and into something more vulnerable, more truthful.
Today, he balances his celebrated commissioned sports pieces with his evolving style, showcased in large-scale murals and an upcoming exhibition at KORE Gallery.
By Kevin Murphy Wilson
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More at richardsullivanart.com.