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ST. GEORGE — From 10-ton outdoor stone sculptures to hundreds of carved artworks in galleries across the world, this famous artist has been hiding in plain sight in southern Utah.
"I consider myself an environmental artist," stone sculptor Patrick Liam Sullivan said. "The stone and art have an earth element. I do public art to bring out energy. The power is in the stone."
Originally from Canada, Sullivan is part Irish and part Indian and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He often naturally injects his heritage into his artwork, including Celtic and Indian symbolism.
Sullivan said his art story began 50 years ago; his formal art education began at Langara Community College in Vancouver in 1974. He studied fine arts for a year and decided to pursue the art of stone carving.
