BIO
Maud Leclair (b. 1991) is a French visual artist living and working in Williamsburg, NYC. She creates opulent landscapes of colorful forms on paper, ceramics, and murals.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores sensations of opulence, abundance, and bliss, seeking a balance between ecstasy and contemplation. I aim to evoke immediate feelings of attraction, exhilaration, and magnetism—drawing the viewer into a space of desire and rejoicing—while also cultivating a sense of suspension, serenity, and appeasement that invites the viewer to pause and wander. Each work aspires to be both lavish and soothing.
EDUCATION
2017 MA, Art History, Ecole du Louvre, Paris, France
2017 MA, Public Policy, Sciences Po, Paris, France
2014 MA, Philosophy, La Sorbonne, Paris, France
2015 BA, Art History, Ecole du Louvre, Paris, France
2012 BA, Literature, Henri IV, Paris, France
EXHIBITIONS & RESIDENCIES
BMCC Annual Faculty Exhibition, Shirley Fiterman Art Center, NYC, USA, 2026
Sogni d’Oro, Galerie Enfant Terrible, Paris, France, 2023
Gestura II, Marie Jose Gallery, London, UK, 2022
Venomous, D Contemporary, London, UK, 2022
Bailey House Benefit Auction, Artsy, New York, 2022
Artists Working at The Met, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, USA, 2018
Fashion Night Out, Set NYC, NYC, USA, 2018
Barbery Residency, printing residency, Kyoto, Japan, 2015
CURATORIAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses:
Southeast Asian Art, NYU, 2026
Survey of Art History, CUNY, 2025
Himalayan Art, NYU, 2024
From the Buddha to Mandalas: How to Understand Buddhist Art, NYU, 2023
From Opulence to Nirvana: Buddhist Masterpieces from across Asia, NYU, 2022
The Life of the Buddha: An Introduction to Indian Buddhist Art, NYU, 2021
Lectures:
Buddhist Demons: Himalayan Art and the Symbolism of Fierce Imagery, NYU, 2024
Early Buddhist Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYU, 2023
Curatorial Assistant, South and Southeast Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017-2021:
Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE
Crowns of the Vajra Masters: Ritual Art of Nepal