Held at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson art museum in Chicago, Birds in Art is an annual event which hosts artwork from only 100 artists each year.

Around 600 artists entered this year’s event, and these were narrowed down to the top 100 entries by a panel of judges.

The exciting news came only months after Ms Sullivan was accepted into a highly sought-after exhibition in Santa Barbara.

Ms Sullivan said she had been painting all her life, and being accepted into the Birds in Art exhibition was a culmination of 13 years of dedication and hard work.

“Birds in Art puts me alongside mentors who I’ve looked up to for years, it’s quite a buzz,” she said.

The long-time painter said she can’t remember a time in her life when she didn’t have a paintbrush or a pencil in her hand.

Ms Sullivan said her focus on wildlife art is due to a passion for conservation, and she has formerly worked for Birds Australia as a researcher.

Her passion for art led her to spend four weeks in America last year, where she travelled and exhibited her art.

Ms Sullivan said she will be heading over to America in September this year for the opening of the Birds in Art exhibition.

“I wouldn’t miss it for the world – this is too big an opportunity and too big an occasion not to be seen there. I always promised myself that if I was accepted into the exhibition I’d go.”

The painting Ms Sullivan was selected for was of an Australian Fairy Penguin.

Currently Ms Sullivan has been commissioned to paint the official painting of famous Western Australian racehorse, Northerly.

When not painting, Ms Sullivan makes a great coffee down at the popular Coffee Cat, and said her part-time job there fits in perfectly with her art, saying her employers were very supportive.