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Suzanne LaFleur is a New York-based artist most known for her abstract expressionist oil paintings and drawings. Originally from Southampton, NY, Suzanne LaFleur was inspired to become an artist after visiting New York City's museums and galleries as a young adult. She began her formal art training at Art Students League of New York where she studied under Burton Silverman and Ephraim Rubenstein. Suzanne LaFleur has exhibited in New York City, Europe, and the Middle East.

Career
Early in her career, Suzanne LaFleur went to live in the Middle East and Europe. Suzanne LaFleur spent several years abroad where she became a well-known artist on the Lebanese and Kuwaiti art scene. During this time, she exhibited her work in galleries, embassies, and exhibition halls throughout Europe and Asia.

In 2008, she relocated to New York City where she currently lives and works. Career highlights include: a private artist preview sponsored by Credit Suisse; a feature in the set design at NYC landmark Don't Tell Mama Cabaret and Piano Bar; and two acclaimed solo exhibitions at Cipriani, Wall Street. In 2010, Suzanne LaFleur exhibited in Constructed Spirits at Coleman Burke Gallery, New York. In 2012, she made her New York solo debut with the exhibition titled Untamed at the Bogardus Mansion, New York.

In early 2013, Suzanne LaFleur exhibited in the 114th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members' Exhibition at the National Arts Club in New York where she was presented with the Flora Giffuni Memorial Award for Pastel. She exhibited with the Benefit Print Project at PULSE New York Contemporary Art Fair, 2013.

Style
Suzanne LaFleur mostly works in an abstract expressionist style. Painterly explorations of form, line, color, and texture are used to convey ideas about experience, memory, the subconscious, and the natural world. Suzanne LaFleur lists Joan Mitchell, Franz Kline, and Helen Frankenthaler among her artistic influences.