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Yanis Khannoussi’s practice is a vibrant synthesis of color, form, material, and space, driven by his keen interest in the techniques and materials of industrial iconography. Using molded resin supports to detach paintings from walls, the artist transforms color into an active subject that explores the interplay between form and anti-form, while his reflective surface treatments engage with the environment and create altered perceptions of reality. By employing pneumatic spray guns and other impersonal techniques, Khannoussi neutralizes personal gestures and their cultural baggage to foster pure, contemplative experiences of color and form that open onto an infinite, metaphysical realm.

Yanis Khannoussi (b. 1996, Paris) earned his master’s degree (DNSAP) from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2021. Based in Paris, he has served as an instructor in the composite materials workshop at Beaux-Arts since 2018 and works in an industrial-like studio where he develops his unique approach. He has held acclaimed solo exhibitions in Paris and Shanghai, received the New Talent Award from L’Officiel des Galeries & Musées at the Réalités Nouvelles Salon (2022), and was shortlisted for emerging artist awards including the Prix Sisley (2023) and Prix Panthéon-Sorbonne (2022).

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1996 Born in France
Live and work in Paris

EDUCATION

2021 : Diplôme National Supérieur d’Arts Plastiques (DNSAP), Beaux-Arts de Paris
2018 : Diplôme National d’Art (DNA), Beaux Arts de Paris
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025
GRADIENT DYSTOPIA, Galerie Dumonteil, Shanghai

2022
Ce que l’horizon nous cache, Galerie Dumonteil, Paris
Callirhoé, Galerie du Crous, Paris

2021
Aire Sans Touches, DNSAP, Beaux- Arts de Paris

2018
Idéogrammes, DNA, Beaux-Arts de Paris
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
VERTIGE, Galerie Dumonteil, Paris
French Touch, Galerie Dumonteil, Shanghai

2023
Panel Pink, Galerie Dumonteil, Paris

2022
40 ans, Galerie Dumonteil, Paris
Galerie Abstract Project, Paris
Salon Réalités Nouvelles, Espace Commines, Paris
Vitrine de la galerie Flak, A première Vue, rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Nihilo, Espace Beaurepaire, Paris
Panel Blue, Galerie Dumonteil, Paris
Prix Panthéon Sorbonne pour l’Art Contemporain, Bastille Design Center, Paris

2020
Exposition collective “Expo 4”, Galerie du Montparnasse, Paris

2018
Résidence artistique, Galerie “L’Expo”, Paris
PRIZES & RESIDENCIES

2023
Finaliste du Prix Sisley

2022
Prix du Salon Réalités Nouvelles
Sélectionné pour le Prix Panthéon - Sorbonne


COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

2023 Commission pour le joaillier MAISONALT, Pékin
2022 Partenariat avec La Maison du Whisky, Paris

EXHIBITIONS

2025.06.13 – 2025.08.20
DUMONTEIL Shanghai
2024.05.30 – 2024.07.20
DUMONTEIL Contemporary
8 Rue d'Aboukir 75002 Paris
2024.01.13 – 2024.03.02
DUMONTEIL Shanghai
Bldg 105, 199 Hengshan Road 200031 Shanghai China
2022.07.01 – 2022.09.30
DUMONTEIL Contemporary
8 Rue d'Aboukir 75002 Paris

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