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.

2025

France

Nympheus Luminansis, the Waterlilies of Light - Palais Balène, Figeac - November - more information

MY EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD

2024

Etats-Unis

The Snow Goose Gallery - The Art of the Miniature

France

Le Viguier du Roy - Figeac - July - september - more information

2023

The Snow Goose Gallery - The Art of the Miniature - May 7 - June 10, 2023
Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF) : Leepa Rattner Art Museum in Tarpon Springs, Florida, January 15 through February 5, 2023

Bird in Art National Tour - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum :

. Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York (March 13 – May 5, 2023)
. Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, Iowa (June 1 – August 13, 2023)
. Hansen Museum, Logan, Kansas (September 8 – November 5, 2023)

Salon de la Bécasse - Mont de Marsan - 2023, 08, 19 and 20

2022

- David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year - London

- BRAVEHEART - Lovett's Gallery

- Area 51 - Lovett's Gallery

- ART OF THE MINIATURE - The Snow Goose Gallery

- Bird in Art - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and National Tour 2023

- “Natuurlijk Natuur” 2022 - Art Gallery Staphorsius Westzaan.

- Festival Art et Nature en forêt de Brocéliande - Paimpont

- Festival International d'Art Contemporain - Festival XXL - Carpentras - Juillet/Août 2022

- Magazine "Bécasse Passion" - "Laurence Saunois, un si fin pinceau" - mars 2022

2021

- International Guild Of Realism - Salon Online Exhibition / Fine Art Gallery / American Art Collector

- SUMMER BREEZE EXHIBITION - Lovett's Gallery

- RADICAL BOTANICALS EXHIBITION - Lovett's Gallery

- Society of Animal Artists - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION - Exposition Virtuelle

- “Natuurlijk Natuur” 2021 - Art Gallery Staphorsius Westzaan.

- Musée de la ville de SPA - Un de mes dessins réalisé à la plume du peintre fait maintenant partie des collections du Musée - Collection Muséale

- Bestiaire de Papier - Maison du Parc - au coeur du parc naturel de la Brenne (36) -Moulin du Got / Lussac les Châteaux

- MAGAZINE The Guide Artists - 8 pages - Mars 2021

2020

- International Guild Of Realism - Spring Salon Online Exhibition / Fine Art Gallery / American Art Collector

- Endangered Art4Apes - "I have a Dream" - Highly Commended Gallery

- Art Renewal Center Salon - Semi-finaliste

- Jackson's painting Prize : Finaliste (Ma peinture "Into the light" est une des 445 oeuvres finalistes sur 5634 entrées de ce concours anglais.)

- Bestiaire de Papier - Maison du Parc - au coeur du parc naturel de la Brenne (36)

- Musée Champolion, les écritures du Monde - Vitrine du Musée - 46100 Figeac

- Magazine Dire Lot : "BEAUX ARTS : Laurence Saunois, la fibre artistique est dans sa nature" - 6 pages - numéro de septembre

- ArteLibre Gallery - Tu Mejor Pintura

- Livre : "Tu mejor pintura" " Your best painting" Tome I - En partenariat avec le MEAM (Musée Européen d'Art Moderne) - Barcelone
- Presse : HYPERREALISM MAGAZINE / Articles : Mars / Juin / Septembre

2019

- Bird in Art - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

- Artistes Magazine - Article

2018

- The Society of Animal Artists - The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art - Saint Petersburg - Florida - "Award of Excellence"

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum – Birds in Art – 2018 – National Tour :

* 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 2018-2019 ARC Salon – ARC Honorable Mention

- Exposition Personnelle - "PROSPECTIVE" - Palais Balène - FIGEAC

- Magazine "Pratique des Arts" - Article "Paypal, la meilleure façon de se faire payer?"

- Magazine "Dire Lot" - Article "Sous-Sol Lotois, Source et ressources de la vie rurale"

2017

- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - Bird in Art - Découvrir

- International 2017/2018 Art Renewal Center Salon - "Animal Category" - Honorable Mention & Finaliste

- International Artist Magazine - Challenge 2017 - "Seascapes, rivers & Lakes" - Finaliste

- Southwest Art Magazine - Artistic Excellence Competition 2017 - Honorable Mention

- The Artist Magazine - 34 th Annual Art Competition 2017 - "Categorie Wildlife Artist" - Finaliste

- Magazine France Dimanche - Article "Vous avez la parole"

- Explorers Against Extinctions - Royal Geographical Society - Découvrir

2016

- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum – Birds in Art - Découvrir
- Out of Africa – Society of Animal Artists and African Wildlife Foundation
- 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

- David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation - London - Wildlife Artist of the Year 2016 - David Shepherd Choice Award Découvrir

- Art Capital Paris – Grand Palais – Salon des Artistes Français – Médaille de Bronze
- Art Capital Paris – Grand Palais – Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l’eau - 2015

- Société Académique Arts-Sciences-Lettres - Paris - Médaille d’argent

- Musée François Pompon - Exposition "I have a dream" - Découvrir

2015

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

- Galerie Amélie - "Interior with a lamp" de David Hockney, exposition immersive

- Société Académique Arts-Sciences-Lettres - Paris - Médaille d’argent

- Vente aux enchères - Musée François Pompon - Octobre rose

- MEAN - Soirée de remise des Prix Art Renewal Center Salon - vidéo

- The Golden Turtle - Moscou - Finaliste

2014

- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum – Birds in Art - Découvrir

- Art Renewal Center – International 2014-2015 ARC Salon – ARC Staff award

- American Art Awards – 5ème place « Animal realist »

- Art Renewal Center - International 2013/2014 ARC Salon - 2014 - Third Place Prize winner
- International Artist Magazine Award - Style life Category - 2014 - Finaliste
-The Artist Magazine 31th Annual Art Competition - Catégorie Wildlife Animal - 2014 – Finaliste

- Festival International d'Art Animalier en Pays d'Eygurande

- Salon du Cheval - Paris

- The Golden Turtle - Moscou – Finaliste

- Cardinia International Grand Art Exhibition - Melbourne – 2014 - Premium Merit Award – 2014
- Bendigo Rotary Easter Art Show - Rotary International Club - 2014

2013

- Artistic Excellence Competition - Southwest Art magazine - Honorable mention
- Strokes of genius 6 - Value Lights & Darks
- Art Renewal Center - International 2012/2013 ARC Salon - Finaliste

- David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation - London

- BBC wildlife Artist of the Year 2013 - Finaliste International Artist

2012

Society of Animal Artists - Art and the Animal National Tour :

- Pinninsula Fine Art Center - Newport News - VA
- Appleton Museum of Art - Ocala - Florida
- Dennos Museum Center - Traverse City - MI

- Salon du Cheval - Paris
- Grand marché d'art contemporain - Paris Bastille
- L'Art d'être un gibbon - Paris
- Rat'Art Volant - 50 ans de la Fédération Française de Spéléologie et du 8ème euro Spéléo forum - Millau2
- Château des Tourelles - Le Plessis Trévise
- Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature en Baie de Somme - Abbeville
- Cercle des Arts Plastiques des Monèdières - Saint Ybard - Invitée d'Honneur

- Festival International d'Art Animalier en Pays d'Eygurande - Prix du Public

- Magazine "Dessins et Peinture" - Article "Artiste et Militante"

- Magazine "Art Animalier" - Article

- Magazine ""Plantes & Santé" - Article "le Jardin de Jammary, un jardin très nature dans le Lot"

- Magazine "Rustica" - Article "Nos belles rencontres : Fini L'arrosage"

2011

- Science Art Nature – 2011

Society of Animal Artists - Art and the Animal National Tour :

- Dennos Museum Center - Traverse City - MI

- The wildlife Experience - Parker - Colorado - Arizona

- Dennos Museum Center - Traverse City - MI

2010

Society of Animal Artists - Art and the Animal National Tour :

- San Diego Museum - Californie
- Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute - Tucson - Arizona
- Green Acres Art Center - Cincinnati - Ohio
- The wildlife Experience - Parker - Colorado - Arizona

BBC International wildlife Artist of the Year 2010 (élue Artiste International de l’année par la BBC)
- BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year – BBC wildlife artist of the Year 2010 - Winner International Category
- David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation - London

- Festival International d'Art Animalier en Pays d'Eygurande
- Salon des Artistes Naturalistes - Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bordeaux
- Ventes aux Enchères à Drouot
- National d'élevage de la race Epagneul Breton

2009

Society of Animal Artists - Art and the Animal National Tour

- 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 - Art and the Animal

- David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation - London - 2009
- Marwell International Wildlife Art Society - 2009

- BBC wildlife artist of the Year 2009 - Commended Award

- Magazine "Chiens 2000" - Article

2008

- The Neville Public Museum - Green Bay - Wisconsin - Art and the Animal - Society of Animal Artists
- Art of the Animal Kingdom - Bennington Center for the Art Museum - Vermont

- David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation - London – 2008 - Wildlife Artist of the Year 2008 - Finaliste
- Marwell International Wildlife Art Society

- Festival International d'Art Animalier en Pays d'Eygurande
- Galerie Thuillier - Paris

- Magazine -"Chiens Mag" - Article "Entre peinture et photographie"

- Magazine - "Dessins et Peintures" - Article "Un hyperréalisme assumé"

- Magazine - "Futur & Maison" - Article

- Nikko - Tokyo

- Musée des beaux Arts - Okinawa
- Temple Amagasaki - Osaka

- Magazine ""Urban Animal Magazine" - Article

Before 2007

- Small Works, big Impressions - The Wildlife Experience Museum - Parker - Colorado - 2007

- Festival International d'Art Animalier en Pays d'Eygurande - 2004 - Prix coup de coeur du Jury

- Festival International d'Art Animalier en Pays d'Eygurande - 2006 - Prix du Public
- Galerie Thuillier - Paris - 2006

- La vieille ferme de Godinne - Exposition Internationale d'Art Animalier – 2006
- Salon International - Académie Européenne des Arts - Gembloux - Namur 2004
- Académie Européenne des Arts – Médaille d’or - 2004