LeaH Saulnier

Because they capture scenes embedded with profound meanings, mirthful meanderings and untold stories of everyday life depicted with a wink, Leah Saulnier has been told that her paintings have the feel of far side meeting Norman Rockwell.

She considers herself a surrealist painter with influences from many other genres. She also sees herself as a writer-by-paint who is occasionally influenced by such widely favored authors as O. Henry, Shirley Jackson, Lewis Carroll, to name but a few. Her art is laced with expressions of humor, hints of the macabre and elements of surprise. Also in her works, look for the significance of seemingly unrelated events, the convergence of the absurd with the rational, the role of machines in the world of people, the curious appearance of animals in unusual surroundings.

Saulnier, born and raised in the west suburbs of Chicago and the daughter of an artist-musician comes from a long line of storytellers. This heritage shows in her art.
Saulnier has been a resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1992 when she followed her parents to the City Different to help run a family business. Currently she paints full time in a relaxed country setting that gives her a direct view of the mountains.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

2011
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
El Milagro, Santa Fe, NM
Real Food Nation, Santa Fe, NM
Louie’s Corner Café, Santa Fe, NM

2010
Jennie Cooley Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Factory 5G Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Starbucks Downtown, Santa Fe, NM
El Milagro, Santa Fe, NM

2009
Jennie Cooley Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Flying Fish Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Factory 5G Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Casa Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Bucks Country Gallery of Fine Art, New Hope, PA
Real Food Nation, Santa Fe, NM
Brumby’s Eldorado, Santa Fe, NM

2008
Casa Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Untrained Boxcar Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
La Posada Hotel, Santa Fe, NM

2007
Pop Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Spirit Dancer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Salon Mar Graf, Tesuque, NM
Brumby's Eldorado, Santa Fe, NM
Joe's Diner, Santa Fe, NM
Downtown Subscription, Santa Fe, NM

2006
Spirit Dancer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2006-2005
Joe’s Diner, Santa Fe, NM

2003- 2004
Small Hiatus, Santa Fe, NM

2002-2001
Hammond Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2000-1999
Raising Child #3, Santa Fe, NM

1998
Independent Artist's Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Tribes, Santa Fe, NM

1987
Independent artist's Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
New Millennium Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1987 Store Different, Santa Fe, NM

COLLECTIONS:

Alpine Laser Dental, Los Alamos, NM
Dr. Haley Ritchey, Santa Fe, NM
Real Food Nation, Santa Fe, NM
El Milagro, Santa Fe, NM

PUBLICATIONS:

Santa Fe Sun Monthly
Pasatiempo
Santa Fe Reporter
Best Travel Deal Trips.com
Weekly Alibi