Artist Profile: Sunny Mullarkey

Sunny Mullarkey McGowan is a fine artist residing in Greenville, South Carolina. Sunny attended the prestigious Governor’s School for the Arts for Visual Art while in high school, then later attended Anderson University and the University of South Carolina. She now resides in the Upstate with her husband and three children, where she is active in the local artist community.

Sunny’s body of work includes the mediums of printmaking, painting, and mural art, creating her fine art pieces in her studio located in the arts district of Greenville. Her work can be seen in public and private collections around the country, from fine art to her public art murals. 

“As an artist, I am driven to express the love and admiration that our southern forests and creatures ignite in my creativity. I am mesmerized by the beauty we find all around us, and I want to bring that incredible feeling to everyone through my art. I create intricately carved hand-printed linocuts on a variety of high-quality media, with subject matter focused on honoring the simplest forms and extraordinary details of nature. From single-color blocks printed on Unryu paper to layers of prints collaged onto wood panels, I explore the intricacy of our natural world. With my children, I walk through forests, hike up mountain trails, stroll the rivers of the diverse and beautiful South, collecting inspiration with every step.”