Nonoss, french contemporary artist
Bring to light the cracks that darkness hides.
What we see is never the full picture.
Nonoss works to make physically tangible what lies beneath the surface: psychological vulnerabilities, internalized constraints, and the scars that society teaches us to hide.
In an era when mental health remains largely unspoken despite its prevalence, she chooses to literally give it form.
In her portraits, the mask stands out against ordinary light. What lies behind it appears only to those who look differently.
In her abstract works, the flaw becomes a physical scar through inlays and dense impasto.
Gold does not decorate; it marks the exact location of the wound and of what has been rebuilt.
Her works share the same conviction: what has been broken leaves a trace. And this trace can become, provided we look it in the face, a source of light.
Biography
Nonoss (Morgane Parmentier), born in 1988, lives and works in Troyes. Trained at the Troyes School of Fine Arts, she has simultaneously developed a practice in visual communication.
Influenced by the lyrical abstraction of Pierre Soulages, the contemporary portraits of Hopare, and the philosophy of kintsugi, she has created a personal universe in which material and light play a central role.
Her works have been featured in several exhibitions in France, including the Salon d’Automne of the Société des Beaux-Arts in Boulogne-Billancourt, where she received the Young Talent Award from the magazine Univers des Arts in 2023 for her portrait Lena.
Today, her paintings are part of private collections in France, Switzerland, Germany, and the United States, as well as a public collection.
Why Nonoss ?
“Nonoss” is a nickname used by the artist’s family and friends, and it has become a middle name for her. In addition to being quite memorable, it aptly reflects the duality and ambiguity she explores.
