As an eco-conscious artist, Spolidor incorporates recycled and found materials like paper, fabric, plastic, and metal into her work. She often prints with these materials or leaves them intact in her compositions. Her bold and vibrant palette is matched by her thought-provoking subject matter, which addresses pressing concerns like women's rights and climate change. Through her art, Spolidor aims to raise awareness about these important issues and inspire positive change.

Spolidor's thought-provoking work on women's rights was showcased in her "Swimsuits series" at the European delegation to the United Nations from February 2023 to August 2023. The exhibition was also featured during the 67th Commission on the Status of Women, which focused on "Innovation and Technological Change, and Education in the Digital Age to Achieve Gender Equality and Empower all Women and Girls." The series has received recognition with a 2023 Arts Alive grant, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts through its Statewide Community Regrant program (SCR) and administered by ArtsWestchester.

The exhibition was displayed at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY for two months and was part of New York State's Path Through History Weekend on October 7-8, 2023. This remarkable series will be exhibited once again at the United Nations Headquarters in March 2025 for the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women and the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995).

- Jason Horejs, Owner, Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ “Art can impact us in many ways. A painting can transport us somewhere we’ve never been, a photograph can introduce us to a new world of light and shadow, and a sculpture can allow us to interact with the human form in ways we never have before. The artwork of Fleur Spolidor does something entirely different, it introduces us to a world we’ve never even imagined. By tapping into imagery that is familiar, an Alice from a Wonderland far beyond the strangeness Lewis Carroll dreamt, well-manicured suburban lawns, and antique photos of our ancestors, Spolidor leverages our shared memories and dreams before disorienting us with unexpected settings and narratives. The effect is thought-provoking, exciting, and perhaps disturbing, all at the same time. In an age of countless distractions, when everything is controversial, but nothing is shocking, Spolidor achieves something noteworthy in her work - she captivates our attention. Each work invites us to look, ponder and reflect. We experience tension and repose, calm and confusion all at once. And we want more! As you explore her website, I invite you to take your time, to involve your imagination and senses, and to experience the artwork of Fleur Spolidor.”

Education:

2001-2010 PhD, Contemporary Art History (Never finished, because Life happens), University Paris-Nanterre, France. “Comparative Study of 3 printmakers working with Crown Point Press in San Francisco: Robert Bechtle, Wayne Thiebaud and Christopher Brown”. 

1996-2000 MFA, Contemporary Art History, University Paris-Nanterre, France. “A comparison between the Living Theater of Judith Malina and Julian Beck with the Arte Povera movement ”

Grants and Awards:

2024 Grant recipient “ The Unforgiving Yardstick: A Look at Women's Roles and Struggles in Westchester County.” Arts Alive Award Community Project, ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY, US.

2023 Grant recipient “The Swimsuits Series: a reflection on women’s rights”, Arts Alive Award Community Project, ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY, US.

2020 Grant recipient, Fonds voor Oost, Mensen Maken Oost, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds: Creator and curator of “Ride to Art” Outdoor group show in Amsterdam Oost during the pandemic, a project to support artists and small businesses. Amsterdam, NL

2021 Selected as a mentee in the 2021 NCWCA Mentorship Program, San Francisco CA. Mentor Elizabeth Addisson, Berkeley, CA.

2018 Grant recipient, Art Biais, San Carlos CA, Assisting 6th and 7th graders in the making of a mural at Kennedy Middle School, Redwood City, CA.

2000-2001  Scholarship awardee, University Paris-Nanterre, France.

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2024 - Women’s portraits, Harrison Library, Juried show, Harrison, NY, USA.

2023 - The Swimsuits series, Jay Heritage center, Rye, NY, USA.

2023 - The Swimsuits series, European Delegation to the UN, NY, USA.

2021 - Home,  Kunsthek, Amsterdam, NL.

2021 - Home, Midnight in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL.

2020 - Alice: From SFO to AMS, Stichting Reade, Amsterdam, NL.

2019 - Alice of the Silicon Valley, Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park CA, USA.

2018 - Alice in San Francisco, San Carlos, One life Gallery Space, CA, USA.

2016 - San Carlos: the City of Good Living,  San Carlos Chamber of Commerce, CA, USA.

2016 - Alice in San Francisco,  City Arts of San Mateo Art Gallery,  San Mateo, CA, USA.

2015 -  San Carlos: the City of Good Living, San Mateo County History Museum Redwood City CA, USA.

2013 -  Sweet monsters, Google Headquarter, Mountain View, CA, USA.

2012 -  San Francisco on Fire, Alliance Francaise of San Francisco,  CA, USA.

Selected Juried Exhibitions:

2025 - The Swimsuits series, United Nations Headquarters visitors  gallery, NY, USA.

2024 - Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories, Vanda Gallery, New Rochelle, NY

2022 - Occupy the moment, intersect history with impact, Bridgeport art center, Chicago, IL

Jury: Dr. Maura Reilly Founding Curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum.

2022 - Composing the Future, DiNapoli Gallery, San Jose State University, CA

Jury: Carolina Quintanilla SOMArts Gallery Director and Curator.

Karen Gutfreund NCWCA Member & Independent Curator.

2021 - Composing the Future, The Bankhead Theater, Livermore Valley, CA 

Jury: Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair, Artist, Educator, Curator.

Anne Giancola, Visual Arts Manager, Livermore Arts, Artist and Muralist.

Marianne McGrath, Art Historian, Curator, Art Consultant; Owner, MKM Art Consulting.

2021 - NCWCA Mentors/mentees exhibit, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

2018 - BIG INK large scale woodblock printing, 3 fish studios, San Francisco, CA, USA 

 Jury: Lyell Castonguay Directors of Big Ink.

2018 - KA-POW Heroic women, Pacific Pinball Museum, Alameda CA, USA,  

Jury: NCWCA board and members

2018 -  Works on Paper, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, USA. 

Jury: Ric Ambrose Executive Director at the Richmond Art Center.

2017 -  Salon at the Triton 2017, Competition & Exhibition, Triton Museum of Arts, Santa Clara CA, USA.  Jury: Cherri Lakey and Brian Eder, Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose CA

2016 - Landscape, Seascape and Urbanscape, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, USA.  Jury: Joan McLoughlin, Owner of The McLoughlin Gallery in San Francisco, CA. Honorable Mention for "Real Estate Rabbit Hole" Acrylic on Canvas 36"x36"                       

2016 - The 95th anniversary exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, USA.  Jury: Jim Smyth, Adjunct Professor of Drawing and Painting at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo CA.  3rd place for "Multitasking" Acrylic on Canvas 36"x36"

2015 - Spring is in the Air,  Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, USA.  Jury: Catharine Clark, owner of the Catharine Clark Gallery, San  Francisco CA

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2023 -  It’s a colorful life, Flushing Bank, New York, NY.

2021 -  Skate Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

2020  - Artist Support Pledge De Balie, Amsterdam, NL

2020  - Discolandia 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2020  - Open Oost Oosterkerk, Amsterdam, NL

2020  - Ride to Art Amsterdam Oost, Amsterdam, NL

2019  - Kunstruim Centrum Oost, Hyatt Regency Amsterdam, NL

2019  - See you at art: Changing City, De Hallen Amsterdam NL

2019  - ADAF-Annual Dutch Art Fair, Fashion World Center, Amsterdam, NL

2019  - Mother’s Little Helper, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles,CA USA.

2019  - Homes, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles,CA USA.

2019  - Alphabet soup, Studio Gallery San Francisco, CA, USA. 

2019  - Artist Showcase, Pacific Art League Palo Alto CA,USA.

2018 - Liberty, Arc Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA,USA.

2018  -Tiny, Studio Gallery San Francisco, CA, USA.

2018  -Delicious, Studio Gallery San Francisco, CA , USA.

2017  -Tiny, Studio Gallery San Francisco, CA, USA 

2016  -Not a Lemon show,  Scott Ellsworth Gallery, San Francisco, CA,USA.

Art in Public Collections:

“Knowledge” Stichting Reade, Amsterdam, NL, acquired 2021.

“San Carlos History” San Carlos Chambers of Commerce, San Carlos CA, USA, Received 2019

“SMCHM 1906-2012” ”San Mateo County History Museum. Redwood City CA, USA. Received 2018.

“Commemorative plaque”, Copper engraving, Pyramidion of The Luxor Obelisk, Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, Acquired 1998.

Benefit Auctions:

2022 - “Together we art”, New York City NY, Art fundraiser, 2021(5 days)cAn Art Fair to the benefit of LP4Y. 

2019 - “Object: Art. Where art and technology intersect” Art In Action, Art  auction, Menlo Park, CA, USA 

2014 - "The Painted Chair" Woman's Club of Palo Alto and the Pacific Art League.  Art  auction, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

2012 - “La Casa de las Madres”, shelter for battered women, art auction, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Artist Talks:

2020 - “Can art contribute to raising awareness on climate change?” Work in the City, Amsterdam, NL

2019  -  “Recycling in Art” Los Gatos Art Docents, Los Gatos CA

2015 - "Paris-San Francisco: between History Painting and Story painting" Galerie Mistral, Redwood Shores, CA

2014  - “ San Francisco: History paintings” Los Gatos Art Association, Los Gatos , CA

Publications and Media:

“Library present: Exhibition by Fleur Spolidor”, Harrison Herald, Jan 2024, Vol.20-issue 1 Page. 8

Rédaction - New York “Droits des femmes : une exposition à la délégation de l'Union européenne de New York”  Le Petit journal.com online March 2023

Press and information team of the Delegation to the UN in New York “Art Speaks Louder Series - The Swimsuits” eeas.europa.eu online Feb .2023 

Dorette Evers “Franse kunstenares Fleur Spolidor exposeert op Kunsthek” Oost-online, January 27, 2021.

Katharina Powers, “Art Ventures Art and Poetry,” Art Ventures Gallery, Nov 2018, pages 6-7.

Art Docents “Los Gatos Students See That Creativity Can Take Many Forms. Two contemporary Bay Area artists lecture at Los Gatos elementary schools as part of the Art Docents' Guest Artist program.” Patch, Apr 3, 2019 Online.

“The length of my bathing suit/Real Estate Rabbit Hole” Artist portfolio magazine Issue 38, February 2019, pages 28-29.

Arc Gallery and Studio “Liberty” Exhibition Catalog, San Francisco CA, 2018. Page 75.

Northern California Women’s Caucus for the Art “Ka-Pow! Heroic Women” Exhibition Catalog, Alameda, CA, 2018, page 28.

Angela Anderson “A Black Mole Comes to Tea with Artist Fleur Spolidor” Art Thoughts, March 12,2017 Online.

Margaretta Ryan “Artist of the Week: Fleur Spolidor, Everyone's Alice” Ugallery Open studio Blog, February 11,2017 Online.

Bonny Zanardi “Artist reads Alice into the history of San Francisco and Paris” Mercury News, March 25, 2016 Online.

Angela Anderson “Art at a Juncture” Climate Magazine Issue Nine, January 2016. Page 40.

Cristine Thomas Today’s Bride Summer 2008 Cover and page 8.

Working with the following galleries:

Art Ventures Gallery Menlo Park CA Since 2019  https://www.artventuresgallery.com

Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA, Since 2016  https://www.wonderlandsf.com

Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Since 2017 https://art.xanadugallery.com

Studio Gallery San Francisco, CA, Since 2017 https://www.studiogallerysf.com

Cactus Gallery Los Angeles CA, 2019-2021 https://cactusgalleryla.com

The Main Gallery Redwood City, CA, 2016-2017  https://www.themaingallery.org/

Ugallery San Francisco, CA, 2016-2017 https://www.ugallery.com/

Member of the Following Organizations:

Northern California Women’s Caucus for the Art, California,  Join 2017

De Nationale Associatie voor Beeldend Kunstenaars, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2019-2021

The National Association of Women Artists, INC,  join 2022