Mark Fleuridor is a Haitian American artist born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Painting. Fleuridor recently completed the Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency (VT) and the Oxbow Artist Residency (MI) and is currently attending Oolite Artist residency (Miami, FL.) Fleuridor explores his own personal history within his Haitian background and familial religious experiences. These topics are explored through mediums such as painting, performance, quilting, and collage. Fleuridor has exhibited his work at The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Reginald F. Lewis Museum (Baltimore MD), Baltimore City Hall (Baltimore MD) and Locust Projects (Miami Fl).
Statement
Mark Fleuridor's artwork depicts personal experiences with his family. It is a journey of self-exploration and a means to understand and depict protection and spirituality through the lens of his experiences as a Haitian American. It is important for Fleuridor to understand his family by dissecting his own memories and family narratives through the labor in his art process. Physically and digitally working with materials that preference Fleuridor's family helps him understand their past in Haiti and present lives within the Haitian community in Miami where he grew up . These topics are explored through mediums such as painting, performance, quilting, and collage.
