Exhibitions, Awards, press
Laurence Saunois is a renowned hyper-realistic animal artist who has won over collectors and art lovers around the world. Her work, imbued with realism and emotion, has been exhibited in prestigious international galleries and shows, and awarded numerous prizes. Discover his artistic career through his major exhibitions and awards, testifying to his excellence and passion for wildlife art and light.
Solo Museum Exhibition - 2026 - 2027 - USA
Solo Museum Exhibition - 2026 - 2027 - USA
NYMPHEUS LUMINANSIS, The Waterlilies of Light
- January,15 - April 15, 2026 : Slater Memorial Gallery - Norwich, Connecticut - more information
- May 15 - August 15, 2026 : The Evelyn Burrow Museum - Collège communautaire d’État de Wallace - Hanceville, Alabama - more information
- September 12, 2026 - January 3, 2027 : Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center - Lake Charles, Louisiana - more information
- January 23, - April 24, 2027 : Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, Texas - more information
- May 13 – October 2, 2027 - San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts - San Angelo, Texas - more information
- October 22 - December 19, 2027 - Dane G. Hansen Museum - Logan, Kansas - more information
2025
- Nympheus Luminansis, the Waterlilies of Light - Palais Balène, Figeac - November - more information
MY EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD
EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES
- France - Le Viguier du Roy - Figeac : 2024
- France - "PROSPECTIVE" - Palais Balène - Figeac - 2018
- France - Musée François Pompon - Exposition "I have a dream" avec Michel Bassompierre, Sculpteur - 2016
EXPOSITIONS GALLERIES
- USA - The Snow Goose Gallery - The Art of the Miniature - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
- France - Galerie Amélie - "Interior with a lamp" de David Hockney, exposition immersive - 2023
- USA - Lovett"s Gallery -
- It came from the Artist's studio - 2023
- BRAVEHEART / Area 51 - 2022
- SUMMER BREEZE EXHIBITION / RADICAL BOTANICALS EXHIBITION - 2021
- Pays-Bas : Art Gallery Staphorsius Westzaan - “Natuurlijk Natuur” - 2021
EXPOSITIONS MUSEALES AMERICAINES Collectives
- Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF) : Leepa Rattner Art Museum à Tarpon Springs, Florida - 2023
- Birds in Art National Tour - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - 2023 :
- Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
- Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, Iowa
- Hansen Museum, Logan, Kansas
- Birds in Art Exhibition - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - 2014 - 2016 - 2017 - 2019
- The Society of Animal Artists - The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art - Saint Petersburg - Florida - "Award of Excellence" - 2018
- Birds in Art National Tour - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum – 2018 :
- The Chicago Academy of Sciences, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago
- Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, Connecticut
- Cumming Nature Center, Rochester Museum & Science Center, Naples, New York
- Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
- Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, New Mexico
- Art Renewal Center – International ARC Salon
- ARC Honorable Mention - 2018-2019
- "Animal Category" - Honorable Mention & Finaliste - 2017/2018
- International Guild of Realism – Masterworks tour 2015 – 2016 :
- Albany Museum of Art
- Appleton Museum of Art – Ocala – Florida
- The R.W. Norton Art Gallery – Sheveport - Louisiane
- The Society of Animal Artists National Tour - Art and the Animal - 2012 :
- Pinninsula Fine Art Center - Newport News - VA
- Appleton Museum of Art - Ocala - Florida
- Dennos Museum Center - Traverse City - MI
- The Society of Animal Artists National Tour - Art and the Animal - 2011 :
- Dennos Museum Center - Traverse City - MI
- The wildlife Experience - Parker - Colorado - Arizona
- Dennos Museum Center - Traverse City - MI
- The Society of Animal Artists National Tour - Art and the Animal - 2010 :
- San Diego Museum - Californie
- Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute - Tucson - Arizona
- Green Acres Art Center - Cincinnati - Ohio
- The wildlife Experience - Parker - Colorado - Arizona
- The Society of Animal Artists National Tour - Art and the Animal - 2009 :
- The wildlife Experience - Parker - Colorado - Arizona
- Dunnegan Gallery of Art - Bolivar - MO
- Cultura Arts Council of Estes Parl Fine Art Gallery - Estes Park - Co
- San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts - San Angelo - Texas
- The Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure - Salina - Kansas
- USA - The Society of Animal Artists - Art and the Animal - The Neville Public Museum - Green Bay - Wisconsin - 2008
- USA - Art of the Animal Kingdom - Bennington Center for the Art Museum - Vermont - 2008
- USA - Small Works, big Impressions - The Wildlife Experience Museum - Parker - Colorado - 2007
EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES
- Angleterre : David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year - Londres - Wildlife Artist of the Year :
- 2008 Finaliste
- 2016 David Shepherd Choice Award
- 2010 - 2013 - 2022
- France - Bestiaire de Papier - Moulin du Got / Lussac les Châteaux - 2021
- France - Musée Champolion, les écritures du Monde - 46100 Figeac - 2020
- Angleterre - Explorers Against Extinctions - Royal Geographical Society - 2017
- Russie - The Golden Turtle - Moscou - Finaliste - 2014 - 2015
- Australie - Cardinia International Grand Art Exhibition - Melbourne – Premium Merit Award – 2014
- Australie - Bendigo Rotary Easter Art Show - Rotary International Club - 2014
- France - L'Art d'être un gibbon - Paris - 2012
- France - Rat'Art Volant - 50 ans de la Fédération Française de Spéléologie et du 8ème Spéléo forum - Millau - 2012
- France - Château des Tourelles - Le Plessis Trévise - 2012
- France - Cercle des Arts Plastiques des Monèdières - Saint Ybard - Invitée d'Honneur - 2012
- Angleterre - Marwell International Wildlife Art Society - 2009
- Japon - Nikko - Tokyo - 2008
- Japon - Musée des beaux Arts - Okinawa - 2008
- Japon - Temple Amagasaki - Osaka - 2008
- France - La vieille ferme de Godinne - Exposition Internationale d'Art Animalier – 2006
SALONS
- France - Salon de la Bécasse - Mont-de-Marsan - 2023
- France - Salon National des Artistes Animaliers - Bry-sur-Marne - 2014
- USA - International Guild Of Realism - Salon Online Exhibition / Fine Art Gallery / American Art Collector
- France - Art Capital Paris – Grand Palais – Salon des Artistes Français – Médaille de Bronze - 2015
- France - Art Capital Paris – Grand Palais – Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l’eau - 2015
- France - Salon du Cheval - Paris - 2012
- France - Grand marché d'art contemporain - Paris Bastille - 2012
- France - Salon des Artistes Naturalistes - Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bordeaux - 2010
- France - Salon International - Académie Européenne des Arts - Gembloux - Namur 2004
- France - Académie Européenne des Arts – Médaille d’or - 2004
FESTIVALS
- France - Festival Art et Nature en forêt de Brocéliande - Paimpont - 2022
- France - Festival International d'Art Contemporain - Festival XXL - 2022
- France - Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature en Baie de Somme - Abbeville - 2012
- France - Festival International d'Art Animalier en Pays d'Eygurande -
- 2004 - Prix coup de coeur du Jury
- 2006 - Prix du Public
- 2008 - 2010 - 2014
- 2012 - Prix du Public
CONCOURS INTERNATIONAUX
- USA - Endangered Art4Apes - "I have a Dream" - Highly Commended Gallery - 2020
- Angleterre - Jackson's painting Prize : Finaliste (Ma peinture "Into the light" est une des 445 oeuvres finalistes sur 5634 entrées) - 2020
- USA - Art Renewal Center Salon
- Semi-finaliste - 2020
- ARC Staff award - 2014-2015
- Third Place Prize winner - 2013/2014
- Finaliste - 2012/2013
- USA - International Artist Magazine - Challenge - "Seascapes, rivers & Lakes" - Finaliste - 2017
- USA - Southwest Art Magazine - Artistic Excellence Competition - Honorable Mention - 2017
- USA - The Artist Magazine - 34 th Annual Art Competition - "Categorie Wildlife Artist" - Finaliste - 2017
- France - Société Académique Arts-Sciences-Lettres - Paris - Médaille d’argent - 2016
- USA - American Art Awards – 5ème place « Animal realist » - 2014
- USA - International Artist Magazine Award - Style life Category - Finaliste - 2014
- USA - The Artist Magazine 31th Annual Art Competition - Catégorie Wildlife Animal – Finaliste - 2014
- Artistic Excellence Competition - Southwest Art magazine - Honorable mention
- USA - Strokes of genius 6 - Value Lights & Darks - Parution - 2013
- Angleterre - BBC wildlife Artist of the Year -
- Finaliste International Artist - 2013
- Winner International Category - 2010
- Commended Award - 2009
