Fleur Thesmar

Fleur Thesmar (b. 1972; Paris, France) began an art career in her youth and returned after a burnout when she was a successful lobbyist in France. After moving to the US in 2015, she was enthralled by Californian landscapes. In creating her work, the shapes of the natural world are her primary inspiration: translating them into compelling works of oil and watercolor, as well as digital collage, photography and textile. She is inspired by nature’s inherent harmonies to inform her work in subject matter and material selection.

Thesmar’s work is a synthesis of environmentally-aware artmaking, after she became allergic to preservatives contained in most commercial paints. As a result, Thesmar uses exclusively environmentally-friendly materials. While Thesmar examines how artwork can be the least environmentally toxic, she finds that there is still a wide range of media available. Thesmar’s artwork is an invitation to the viewer. She focuses her work on offering a range of aesthetic emotions to viewers, rather than imposing them. She invites contemplation of the environment, as well as a space for discovery and imagination.

In order to translate such aspirations, Thesmar liberates the eye from a single point of perspective and exp...

BSc Applied Mathematics Ecole Polytechnique, France (95)
Advanced MSc in Engineering and Science, Diploma, Ecole Polytechnique, France
MSc Telecommunications Telecom Paris, France (97)
MSc Signal Processing and Communications (Diploma), Imperial College (97)

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News and events 2023
- Safekeeping exhibition, Surface Design Association (Jun 2, Jul 23) 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
- Master class on Impressionism at the French Library (April 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th) Boston, MA
- New England Watercolor Society "Spring into arts" (Mar2 May4) Plymouth Arts center, MA
- Cambridge art association National Prize Show (May 19 Jul 7) Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
- Mosesian Center for the Arts, "Flow" (May 9, Jun 30) Watertown, MA
- Floral exhibition (Apr 22 - May 2 Honeyjones Gallery, Cambridge MA
- Wild (May 13, Jul 9) Belmont Art Gallery, Belmont MA
- 90th Annual Juried Art exhibition (Jun 24, Aug10) Hudson River Art Association