Nancy Sullivan

Nancy Lynn Sullivan (September 16, 1957 – July 16, 2015) was an American anthropologist and activist. Born and raised in the Northeast United States, she moved to Papua New Guinea after doing research there as a New York University doctoral student. She ran an anthropology consulting company in Madang Province and advocated for Papua New Guinean environmental issues and tribal people. She also researched Karawari cave art and advocated for its preservation, and in 2007 received a Guggenheim Fellowship in the field. Early life and education Nancy Lynn Sullivan was born on September 16, 1957, in Orange, New Jersey, She obtained her BA from Princeton University in 1980 and her MFA from Hunter College in 1984. She also researched Karawari cave art and advocated for its preservation; she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to study the art. She also received grants from both the National Geographic Society and Rockefeller Foundation. She also worked as a tour guide for travel agency Asia Transpacific Journey.

Sullivan was an activist for Papua New Guinean environmental issues and tribal people, opposing both overdevelopment and the logging and mining industries' presence in the country's environment.

Personal life and death She had nine children, all adopted from PNG villages.