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Suzanne LaFleur is an American contemporary artist who lives and works in New York City.

Life
Suzanne LaFleur studied painting at the Art Students League of New York where she trained under Burton Silverman. After living in the Middle East and Europe, she returned to New York City in 2008. Suzanne Lafleur has exhibited in New York City, Europe, and the Middle East.

Work
LaFleur’s paintings show her interest in merging a contemporary sensibility with the traditions of abstract expressionism and color field painting. In her large-scale works, LaFleur explores the materials and process of painting. She lays unprimed canvases on the floor and then pours paint directly on the surface. LaFleur’s paintings are recognized for the transcendental and sensory experience they offer viewers. Employing pastel and watercolor, LaFleur is also known for her contemporary abstract works on paper.

Career
LaFleur has received numerous awards for her work. In 2016, LaFleur won the Award for Best Abstract Work from the Guild Hall Museum. The National Arts Club honored LaFleur with the Flora Gifuni Memorial Award for pastel in 2016 and 2013 and the 2014 Art Spirit Foundation Gold Medal. LaFleur was a finalist in The Artist’s Magazine’s 32nd Annual Art Competition.

LaFleur has had solo exhibitions at Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton, and Mark Humphrey Gallery, Southampton, and a two-person exhibition at Coleman Burke Gallery, New York. Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions at the National Arts Club and Guild Hall Museum, and she was invited to participate in The Women Only exhibition at Flomenhaft Gallery, New York. She has exhibited at the Park Avenue Armory, Pulse Contemporary Art Fair (presented by Benefit Print Project], New York), and Art Hamptons.

Exhibitions
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
 * 2015 Suzanne LaFleur at Hollis Taggart Galleries, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY
 * 2015 Déjà vu: New Work by Suzanne LaFleur, Mark Humphrey Gallery, Southampton, New York
 * 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)

Group Exhibitions
 * 2016 Art Hamptons (Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton), Bridgehampton, NY
 * 2016 76th 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 Art Southampton (Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton)
 * 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
 * 2014 Art Southampton (Presented by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York and Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton)
 * 2014 Art Hamptons (Presented by Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton)
 * 2014 76th Annual Artist Member Exhibition, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
 * 2014 115th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
 * 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, East Hampton)
 * 2013 Pulse New York Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY (Presented by Benefit Print Project, New York)
 * 2013 114th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
 * 2004 Kuwait City, Rainbow Palette
 * 2000 French Embassy, Mansouriah, Kuwait

Awards

 * 2016 Juried Award for Best Abstract Work, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
 * 2016 Flora Giffuni Memorial Award for Pastel, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
 * 2015 Finalist in the abstract/experimental category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 32nd Annual Art Competition
 * 2014 Artist Member Prize, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
 * 2014 Art Spirit Foundation Gold Medal for Pastel, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
 * 2013 Flora Giffuni Memorial Award for Pastel, The National Arts Club, New York, NY