BIOGRAPHY
Artist Statement
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As a US-based artist driven by a personal mission to help people through transformative art, I create large-scale paintings that navigate the liminal space between color field abstraction and emergent figuration. Born and raised in Southampton, New York, I was profoundly shaped by the artistic legacy of de Kooning and Pollock, which instilled values that would later inform my commitment to creating healing experiences for others.
After spending nearly twenty years living abroad between the Middle East and the South of France, I returned to establish my practice in New York City for the past seventeen years. These international experiences expanded my understanding of color, light, and spiritual contemplation—elements that now permeate my work.
My practice begins with poured pigments on canvas, creating luminous color fields where emergent configurations hint at presence within abstraction. Drawing inspiration from Rothko's transcendent color fields and Frankenthaler's pouring techniques, I engage in responsive dialogue with each canvas, using chalk, charcoal, or additional paint to animate what the initial color field reveals.
I believe art transcends cultural boundaries, speaking to all people across the world. My goal is to create immersive experiences that guide viewers on personal journeys of discovery—offering essential medicine for our collective wellbeing. Through my work, I aim to create healing sanctuaries that fulfill the mission that has driven my practice since those early days of inspiration in Southampton: to transform lives through the profound power of art.
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@SuzanneLaFleurArtist
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AWARDS
2018 Gold Medal Art Spirit Foundation Award, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
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2016 Best Abstract Juried Award, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
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2016 Top Honor, Pastel Award, National Arts Club, New York, N.Y
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2015 Abstract/experimental finalist, The Artist’s Magazine’s 32nd Annual Art Competition
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2014 Artist Member Award, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
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2014 Top Honor, Flora Giffuni Award for Pastel, New York, N.Y.
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2013 Flora Giffuni Memorial Award for Pastel, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2023 Solo exhibition of 60 new works, Joshua Bell “BellMar” and NYC residences
2023 Silkroad (Yo-Yo Ma founder, Rhiannon Giddens exec director) benefit exhibition
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2016 Déjà vu: New Work by Suzanne LaFleur, Mark Humphrey Gallery, Southampton, New York
2015 Suzanne LaFleur at Hollis Taggart Galleries, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY
2014 Serene Refuge: New Paintings by Suzanne LaFleur, Lawrence Fine Art,
East Hampton, New York
2012 Untamed: New Work By Suzanne LaFleur, Bogardus Mansion, New York, NY
2010 Constructed Spirits, Coleman Burke Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Special Artist Presentation, Cipriani Wall Street, New York, NY
2006 Illusion Gallery, Sun City Shuwaikh, Kuwait (exhibition sponsored by US Ambassador to Kuwait)
2004 Sheraton Hotel, Kuwait City (exhibition sponsored by H.E. Sheikh Mubarak Sabah Al Salem Al Hamoud Al Sabah)
2003 Special Artist Presentation, Bayt Lothan Old Emiri Palace, Samiah Kuwait (sponsored by H.E. Sheikh Mubarak Sabah Al Salem Al Hamoud Al Sabah)
2002 Special Artist Presentation, Al Thuraya Complex, Salmiah, Kuwait (sponsored by H.E. Sheikha Fadya Saad Abdullah Al-Sabah)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, "Venice International Art Fair - Hybrid Identities", Collaboration with Goethe Institut, Venice, Italy
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2025 L2 Arte Gallery, "Una Finestra Sull'Arte Contemporanea Internazionale" produced by Mega
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2025 National Arts Club EAM Exhibition, New York , NY
2023 National Arts Club, Artist Members Exhibition, New York, NY
2019 East End Collected 5, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton NY
2019 81th Annual Artist Member Exhibition, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
2019 120th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2018 80th Annual Artist Member Exhibition, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
2018 119th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2016 78th Annual Artist Member Exhibition, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
2016 117th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2015 New Voices, Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton, NY
2015 77th Annual Artist Member Exhibition, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
2015 Outside the Lines: Modernist Drawings, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2014 Women Only, Flomenhaft Gallery, New York, NY
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2014 76th Annual Artist Member Exhibition, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
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2014 115th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2013 114th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
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2004 Kuwait City, Rainbow Palette
2000 French Embassy, Mansouriah, Kuwait
ART FAIRS
2016 Art Hamptons (Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton), Bridgehampton, NY
2015 Art Southampton (Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton)
2014 Art Southampton (Presented by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York )
2014 Art Hamptons (Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton)
2014 AD 20/21 Show, Boston, MA (Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton)
2013 Art Basel Miami Beach (Presented by Benefit Print Project at the Sagamore, Art Hotel)
2013 Red Dot Art Fair Miami (Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton)
2013 Antiques Art & Design at the Armory, New York, NY ( Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, Easthampton, N.Y.)
2013 Pulse New York Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY (Presented by Benefit Print Project, New York)
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PRESENTATIONS AND PROJECTS
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2013 Guest Panel Speaker, Sunday Salon: The Practice of Watercolor, National Arts Club, New York, NY
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2009 Featured in set design at Don’t Tell Momma Cabaret and Piano Bar, New York, NY
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Featured Television Appearances
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2006 Good Morning Kuwait
2004 Good Morning Kuwait
2002 Good Morning Kuwait
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EDUCATION
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The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY
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AFFILIATIONS
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National Arts Club, Exhibiting Member
Guild Hall Museum, Artist Member
Pastel Society of America, Signature Member
Art Horizons LeRoy Neiman Center, Steering Committee