Suzanne Mallouk | |
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| Born | September 10, 1960 Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Hunter College St. George's University School of Medicine William Alanson White Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst Painter |
Suzanne Mallouk (born September 10, 1960) is a Canadian-born painter, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst, based in New York City. She is best known for her role within a core of East Village creatives in the 1980s and for her relationship with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, much of which her friend Jennifer Clement chronicled in Widow Basquiat: A Memoir. In 2015, Vogue magazine listed Basquiat and Mallouk among "The 21 Most Stylish Art World Couples of All Time."[1]
Mallouk was also involved in the pursuit of justice for the death of Michael Stewart, a boyfriend of hers and a fatality of police brutality in 1983. In 1985, Mallouk had a one-woman show at the Vox Populi Gallery in the East Village. She also had a brief music career as singer and songwriter, performing under the stage name Ruby Desire. From 1990 to 2005, she pursued higher education and became a Doctor of Medicine with a specialty in psychiatry.
- ^ Borrelli-Persson, Laird (May 15, 2015). "The 21 Most Stylish Art World Couples of All Time: From Frida and Diego to Basquiat and Suzanne Mallouk". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-01-19.