Masks Like You've Never Seen Before

In this episode of ArtsLight: Portraits of Cape Artists, artist and performer Mike Sullivan creates intricate headpieces to experiment with materials ranging from stained glass to objects from nature.

Portraits of Cape Artists: Mike Sullivan

02 March 2024 - PROVINCETOWN, MA - In this episode of Portraits of Cape Artists we visit Provincetown, MA based artist and performer Mike Sullivan, who creates intricate headpieces to experiment with materials and explore queer identity.

Sullivan began experimenting with mask-making within the drag and queer identity scene in New York City. His three dimensional works evolved into dramatic assemblages of nontraditional mask materials, drawing on everything from stained glass, mirrors, and jewels, to objects from nature like wasp nests. The masks and headpieces move to a new level when worn on a human body - and that's part of the process he says.