A Season of Sharing #2
MARK FLEURIDOR, A Season of Sharing #2, 2024, Digital Collage, hand sewing and quilting, 16 × 15 in
A Season of Sharing #4
MARK FLEURIDOR, A Season of Sharing #4, 2024, Digital Collage, hand sewing and quilting, 15.5 x 15 in (CONIFIRM WITH KENDRA)
Hug #2
MARK FLEURIDOR, Hug #2, 2024, Digital Collage, hand sewing and quilting, 19 × 23 in
Hug #2 depicts people embracing one another with care. This embrace symbolizes the customary welcomes and farewells that take place at community gatherings. In this work, I imagine the people and the environment as one, sharing memories and supporting each other.
My artworks explore storytelling and the recreation of intimate moments in ways that feel authentic to me. I engage with a wide range of themes, from the importance of community and growing up in a large but close-knit Haitian family, to my enduring love for mangos and their symbolic meaning. I work across various techniques, including film photography, digital art, collage, painting, and quilting—processes that allow me to visually archive memories and tell stories. Regardless of the medium, my art always returns to the act of storytelling, aiming to evoke a deep sense of care and emotion.
Mark Fleuridor is a Haitian American artist born and raised in Miami, Florida. He explores his personal history and lived experiences through painting, quilting, collage, and patternmaking. Fleuridor’s practice is rooted in understanding his past by dissecting memories and family narratives through the art-making process. Working with materials such as family photographs and found objects allows him to navigate his past and present life.
Fleuridor was a recipient of the 2022 Knight Champion Award and is currently an Artist in Residence at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY. He has attended residencies at Art Omi in Ghent, NY; Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, CO; and the Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency in Saugatuck, MI. His work has been exhibited at Untitled Art Fair, Johansson Projects, the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood (FL), Sperone Westwater in New York, and Prizm Art Fair in Miami. Fleuridor has also served as a visiting lecturer at multiple institutions, including Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) and Florida International University (FIU).