Moving between abstraction and representation, Lannoo's paintings exert a potent physiological effect on those who stand in front of them. Made up of many fluid layers, these simmering surfaces subtly shift in colour and texture as you move around them.

Lannoo's works are, in essence, richly coloured mirrors composed of paint that aptly question the manner in which the human presence can be added into a painting. Lannoo’s multilayered works play with both the perception of painting as much as they challenge conventional notions of representation.

Part of a provocative dialogue with Saskatchewan's painting history, Lannoo's works have, in the words of Timothy Long, head curator at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, "reinvigorated the traditions of abstraction that have persisted in Saskatchewan for over four decades." Marie Lannoo is steadily becoming one of Canada’s leading abstractionist painters.

Lannoo was born in 1954 in Delhi, Ontario. She attended the University of Saskatchewan and studied painting at the Banff School of Arts as well as in Virton, Belgium. Her work has been shown in exhibitions throughout Canada and internationally. The Government of Alberta, Canada Council Art Bank, University of Saskatchewan and many more have purchased Lannoo's work.

Much has been written about her paintings, most recently in the Western Living Magazine, Calgary Herald, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Canadian Art.