MAUD LECLAIR
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ABOUT

Maud Leclair is a French visual artist living and working in Williamsburg, NYC. She creates opulent landscapes of colorful forms on paper, ceramics, and murals. She most recently showed at D Contemporary Gallery (Mayfair, London), Marie Jose Gallery (South Kensington, London), and Galerie Enfant Terrible (Paris).

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. At the same time, I strive to cultivate a sense of suspension, serenity, and appeasement—inviting 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

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, NY, 2018

Fashion Night Out, Set NYC, NY, 2018

Barbery Residency (printing residency), Kyoto, Japan, 2015

CURATORIAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Introduction to Himalayan Art, undergraduate course, NYU, 2024

Buddhist Demons: Tibetan Art and the Symbolism of Fierce Imagery, lecture, NYU, 2024

Early Buddhist Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, lecture, NYU, 2023

From the Buddha to Mandalas: How to Understand Buddhist Art, course, NYU, 2023

From Opulence to Nirvana: Buddhist Masterpieces from across Asia, course, NYU, 2022

The Life of the Buddha: An Introduction to Indian Buddhist Art, course, NYU, 2021

Curatorial Assistant, South and Southeast Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017-2020:

Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE

Crowns of the Vajra Masters: Ritual Art of Nepal

CONTACT

Please reach out with any inquiries.

Email: maud.mc.leclair@gmail.com
Instagram: @maud_leclair