About me: Cary Sullivan is a multi-talented producer, photographer and talent booker who has run the gamut of the culture, music & art landscape from coordinating festivals in Africa to producing progressive radio in Los Angeles. Cary, along with partners Rocky Dawuni and Jeremy Sole currently promote a weekly nightclub / happening at Zanzibar called Afro Funke' which has been going strong for over 6 years. Cary Sullivan's photographs have been used in the cutting edge series of flyers that have promoted Afro Funke' since its inception. www.rockydawuni.com/afrofunke.html
These photographs were shot by Cary over many years traveling throughout West Africa with a focus on Ghana.
Cary has been a featured photographer in a variety of Los Angeles group photography shows including Create:Fixate'sAll Photography Show 2008 & 2007, Alive in Los Angeles and their 6th Anniversary RE:UNION exhibition www.createfixate.com. She was also part of the specatactular Black is Beautiful show in 2006 at MJ Higgins Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles.
Cary is a member of Cathexis which is a diverse group of photographers based in Los Angeles who come together for group photo shows, events, critiques, fundraisers, etc. Cathexis has had very successful group shows at Julia Dean Gallery and Trim in Venice, CA.www.cathexisart.com
Cary has had solos shows at Art Share in downtown LA as well as Submerged Gallery in Hollywood. Her most recent solo show at Electric Lodge in Venice in late 2008 included images from her work with her NGO Africa Live! and its collaborative projects with UNICEF and the Carter Center which focus on the crucial water and sanitation issues plaguing Northern Ghana. Earlier this year, Cary participated in two salon events with German fashion designer Sanni Diesner & friends at The Circle in Marina del Rey which brought together an incredible group of artists and friends. www.sanni.comCary was recently in a group show at G2 Gallery on Abbott Kinney which is a beautiful gallery that focuses on environmental issues. She donated a piece for their auction for a series they were having on water issues around the world.
Cary currently curates and co-produces KCRW's "Sounds Around Town" event series in association with Westfield Malls. For more information please check out taking www.kcrw.com/sounds-around-town
Cary also co-owns and operates AQUARIAN Records, which is a record label and production company dedicated to bringing the eclectic culture of Ghana to the world through music, videos, live concerts, photography, documentaries, and television. Africa Live!,an off shoot of AQUARIAN Records, is a nonprofit organization that strives to restore, preserve and reinvigorate the live music scene in Ghana by providing artists and venues access to high quality musical and sound equipment, as well as professional production assistance. Africa Live! seeks to explore and develop traditional West African music into a resource for community development, advancement and export as well as to engender music production and consumption as a means of socio-economic growth in Ghana. Africa Live! also seeks to promote music education and appreciation in Ghanaian schools.
Africa Live! produces the annual "Rocky Dawuni's Independence Splash" to celebrate the independence of Ghana and of Africa as a whole from colonial rule. The 2010 event is planned for September 25, 2010 to coincide with the 100th birthday of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first President. On March 6, 2008 in Tamale, Ghana RDIS was the first ever live concert in the new Tamale Sports Stadium! Thousands of fans were dazzled by Dawuni and his 10-piece band, ensuring the roots reggae musician a triumphant return to his ancestral home land of Northern Ghana. The 8th annual event also featured Northern Ghanaian stars Sheriff Gale, Abu Saadiq, Mama Rams and Sirina Issah who all put on outstanding performances. The 2007 event had over 40,000 fans in attendance to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Ghanaian Independence. www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africaonyourstreet/features/18304.shtml The 9th Annual event dubbed Concert of Independence took place for the first time out of Ghana in Los Angeles on March 5, 2009 at Afro Funke' to amazing response! For more information please go to www.rockydawuni.com
Cary was most recently the Curator of Cafe Z a free music series which ran every Saturday at the Skirball Cultural Center from May through October featuring fantastic live music from all over the world. The series is currently on hiatus for 2010 due to the worldwide financial crisis.
Cary was formerly the talent buyer for three of LA's favorite live music and DJ venues: Temple Bar, Zanzibar, and Little Temple. She also produced the award winning National Public Radio (NPR) program, "Chocolate City," on KCRW 89.9 FM in Los Angeles with Garth Trinidad for five years through its seminal 5 nights a week run that changed the face of underground urban music in LA.
When speaking of her photography, Cary believes she is a student of life who loves to share her experiences with others. She is also grateful for the humility that comes from spending a long time in such a truly amazing place like Africa.
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