Donald K. Sultan was born in 1951, in Asheville, North Carolina. Currently lives and works in New York.

Donald Sultan’s large-scale still life paintings are filled with rich iconography—provocative objects, like bulbous fruits, set against a tar-black background. Although primarily classified as a still lifes, Sultan maintains that his works (despite their representational objects—flowers, lemons, eggs, buttons) are first and foremost abstract. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Sultan moved to New York City in 1975 upon completion of his advanced studies.

He is recognized as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor, and best known for his large compositions made following a unique technique: in place of canvas, Sultan covers masonite with 12-inch vinyl floor tiles, from which he cuts geometric and organic forms. Sultan fills the negative spaces with tar or plaster, followed by a layer of paint; his resulting images are distinctively textured and equally balance the contrast of positive and negative space.

Solo shows
2022
Donald Sultan: THE NATURE OF THINGS, RYAN LEE
New and Recent Flowers by Donald Sultan, Meyerovich Gallery
2021
Donald Sultan Prints at HOHMANN Palm Springs Showroom, HOHMANN
2020
Donald Sultan | Flowering Primary Colors, Toshkova Fine Art Advisory
Donald Sultan: Flowers, Meyerovich Gallery
Donald Sultan - Black and White and Color - New Works, Galerie Andres Thalmann
Black and White and Color - New Works, Galerie Andres Thalmann
2019
Donald Sultan: Mimosa, Paintings and Drawings, RYAN LEE
2018
Donald Sultan: Poppies & Lemons, Meyerovich Gallery
Donald Sultan, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art
2017
Temple of Flora, Leslie Sacks Gallery
Donald Sultan: Bloom, Mixografia
Button Down Modernism, Galerie Andres Thalmann
2016
Donald Sultan: New Paintings, RYAN LEE
DONALD SULTAN : COUNTERPARTS, Tayloe Piggott Gallery
2015
Donald Sultan | New Works: Poppies, Mimosas and Buttons, Meyerovich Gallery
2014
Donald Sultan: Still Lifes, Dawson Cole Fine Art
Donald Sultan "Floral Constructions", Vertu Fine Art
Recent Work, Galerie Andres Thalmann
2009
Recent Works, Galerie Andres Thalmann

Group shows
2022
Pop Art Icons, William Campbell Gallery
Blue Chip Prints from the Posner Fine Art Collection, Posner Fine Art
Dual Perspective, Oliver Cole Gallery
Summer Edition 2022, Rosenbaum Contemporary
A BUNCH OF FLOWERS BY A BUNCH OF ARTISTS, Joseph Fine Art LONDON
Say it with Flowers: Donald Baechler, Donald Sultan, Tim Fowler, Art Republic
Under $3000, Caviar20
Easter is on its way!, Weng Contemporary
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, an Art Miami show, Adamar Fine Arts
International Women's Day - 8 March 2022, Weng Contemporary
Senda, Galeria Senda
ARTephemera (1930-present), VINCE fine arts/ephemera
2021
SENDA at By Invitation, Galeria Senda
21 Years of Galerie d'Orsay, Galerie d'Orsay
Galeria Senda at Armory Show 2021, Galeria Senda
Icons & Vandals, West Chelsea Contemporary
Collect by Color: Orange!, Alpha 137 Gallery
In Honor of Spring: Collecting by Color: Green, Alpha 137 Gallery
Wedding Season Gifts, ArtWise
Rubbing Elbows with the Masters, Adamar Fine Arts
Bloom, Toshkova Fine Art Advisory
Dreaming of Spring, ArtWise
Pilgrims and Heretics, Gallery Har-El
Winter Exhibition, Burnet Fine Art & Advisory
The Big Picture, RYAN LEE
2020
End vs And, Artree
"Celebrating the Festive Season 🎁", Weng Contemporary
"28 Years..." - Group Exhibition, Newzones
The 20th Century on Paper: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints., Frederick Holmes and Company
Is the circle round?, Oliver Cole Gallery
Multiple Choice, Talley Dunn Gallery
Monochrome, Kouichi Fine Arts
SUMMER GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS, Adamar Fine Arts
Galerie d'Orsay: Celebrating Twenty Years & Counting!, Galerie d'Orsay
Say MOM - WOW this Mother´s Day!, Weng Contemporary
Fresh Spring Picks, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art
For the Love of Art, Rosenfeld Gallery LLC
In Bloom, Art Republic
Pop Art | American Legends, Art Republic
Shortlist - Private, Mary Ryan Gallery, Inc
New York in Living Color: Featuring Donald Sultan and other NY artists, Maune Contemporary
We've Got the Blues, Merritt Gallery
2019
Contemporary December, Arttrade
A Lack Of Colour Here, Art Republic
Ai Weiwei, Robert Longo and Donald Sultan, Oliver Cole Gallery
Art in the Everyday, Art Republic
Alpha 137/Artsy Prints & Exhibition Ephemera VIII, Alpha 137 Gallery
New in this month, Art Republic
Highlights from the Posner Fine Art Collection, Posner Fine Art
Shape | Line | Color, Merritt Gallery
Rotating Selection of Gallery Artists, ARC Fine Art LLC
#ArtWiseUP: Flowers In Spring, ArtWise
Untitled Projects: Contemporary & Pop Selections, Untitled Projects
Contemporary American Sculpture: Guy Dill, Donald Sultan, Alex Katz, Meyerovich Gallery
Stitched Ink, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art
Artists of the Gallery, Galerie Andres Thalmann
2018
Path To Pop! Celebrate The Holidays, Galerie d'Orsay
Autumn Salon, David Krut Projects
CHILL LONDON 2018, Joseph Fine Art LONDON
7th Anniversary, Toshkova Fine Art Advisory
Art with Impact, Merritt Gallery
"Sunscreen" - Group Exhibition, Newzones
All-American Inspired, Merritt Gallery
Mother's Day!, Toshkova Fine Art Advisory
#ArtWiseUP: Flowers In Spring, ArtWise
Seeing Red, Andrea S. Keogh Art and Design
Art Boca Raton, Adamar Fine Arts
Spring Lookbook Exhibition, Merritt Gallery
Say It With Art!, Toshkova Fine Art Advisory
Art Stage, STPI
Artists of the Gallery, Galerie Andres Thalmann
2017
Deck the Walls!, Newzones
Summer Group Exhibition, Scott White Contemporary Art
SUMMER FLOWERS/2017 EXHIBITION, michael lisi / contemporary art
Sunscreen - Group Show, Newzones
Divine Summer, Merritt Gallery
ORIGINAL PRINTS FROM LOCOCO FINE ART PUBLISHER, William Campbell Gallery
New York Pop Art: Works on Paper, Meyerovich Gallery
American Cool, Mirat
Moving to Abstraction, Quidley & Company
2016
Holiday Highlights, Nikola Rukaj Gallery
Lasting Impressions, Heather Gaudio Fine Art
Holiday Show, Mixografia
"Sunscreen" - Group Show, Newzones
COLLECT: WORKS FROM THE SECONDARY MARKET, William Campbell Gallery
Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana, Mixografia
East on West, Andrea S. Keogh Art and Design
2016 in with a POP!, Madelyn Jordon Fine Art
Post-war/Contemporary Highlight, Untitled Projects
2015
lino|cut, Paul Stolper Gallery
"Antropia" Curated by Marco Meneguzzo, Eduardo Secci Contemporary
11 Pop Artists Vol. 2015, Soho Contemporary Art
Black or White, Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd.
Topping Rose House, Winston Wächter Fine Art
2014
Black, White & Red All Over, Heather Gaudio Fine Art
Mixografia at Art Miami 2014, Mixografia
SALON, David Krut Projects
"Flora" - Group Show, Newzones
2013
Permanent Collection Installation, Parrish Art Museum
Big Formats, Galerie Andres Thalmann
2012
Mixografia at IFPDA Print Fair 2012, Mixografia
Cross - Border, Galerie Andres Thalmann
Cross - Border, Galerie Andres Thalmann
2010
Valleys, Mountains & Peaks, Galerie Andres Thalmann
1984
An International Survey of Recent Painting and Scultpure, Museum of Modern Art