Claire Lassonnery is a French contemporary abstract artist whose work constructs, across each painting, a single visual territory: a disc against the horizon, where stability asserts itself in a world in motion. Currently based in Malaysia, she works internationally.
Her paintings are built through successive layers of oil, pigment and lacquer on canvas. The composition relies on a fixed grammar: three horizontal bands, a disc, a reduced palette. Each work is unique in its finish, unmistakable in its structure.
Holding a PhD in pharmacy, she brings rigour and a research-based approach to her practice. Her work has been publicly exhibited since 2024 and is held in private collections in Asia and Europe.
Born in France, Claire Lassonnery is a contemporary abstract artist whose practice is shaped by a life built across three continents. She has been publicly exhibited since 2024, with solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore and Monaco.
Recent solo exhibitions include MUTE (AF Penang, 2026) and SUSPENDED BETWEEN 2 WORLDS (AFKL, 2025–2026). She has also participated in group exhibitions including Her Living Legacy (Artitude Galeria, Singapore) and MÉDITERRANÉE (Grimaldi Forum, Monaco).
Her work has been the subject of a professional review by Quentin Métayer (Perrotin, Paris) and a critical text by Nathalie Gallon (AICA). Her works are held in private collections in Asia and Europe.
Painting is my way of remaining myself. In a life built across nine countries, the studio is the only place that remains still.
I seek stability within movement. Each painting asks the same question without answering it: what remains when everything changes?
A fixed grammar. A disc. A horizon. Three bands. Always the same structure, never the same painting.
Claire Lassonnery
French contemporary abstract artist
Based in Malaysia, working globally
Solo exhibitions
2026 MUTE, AF Penang, Malaysia, Apr 17 – Jun 11
2025–2026 SUSPENDED BETWEEN 2 WORLDS, AFKL, Malaysia, Nov 6, 2025 – Jan 6, 2026
2024 ABSTRACT CLAIRE, NGS, Malaysia, Jan 17 – Jan 18, 2024
Group exhibitions
2025–2026 Her Living Legacy, Singapore, Dec 11, 2025 – Jan 11, 2026
2025 MALAY VIBRATIONS, WL Art Gallery, Malaysia, Jun 4 – Oct 1, 2025
2024 MÉDITERRANÉE, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, Jul 26 – Jul 28, 2024
Press
2026 Meghane Mathieu, La Gazette de Kuala Lumpur
2025 Quentin Métayer, Perrotin, Paris
2024 Eleonor Morrin, La Gazette de Kuala Lumpur
2024 Nathalie Gallon, AICA, Paris
Collections
Private collections in Asia and Europe