Sofigael M

Sophie-Gaëlle Martin, or Sofigael M., is a french artist from the Paris region - painter and illustrator - born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, on France’s Opal Coast.

Her oil paintings - visual narratives blending surrealism and symbolism - are infused with pop culture and the graphic codes of the 1970s and 1980s. They explore existential anxiety and the pivotal moments that foreshadow tragedy.

“Nothing will ever be the same again.”

The artist captures the tipping point of intimate dramas or collective catastrophes, when reality fractures and the familiar world slips into an unknown dimension.

Her work has been recognized internationally: in 2025, she was twice listed among the finalists and semi-finalists of the Tartget Painting Prize, and she also received the Certificate of Artistic Merit from the Luxembourg Art Prize twice - first in 2024 and again in December 2025.

ACID-COLORED WORLDS & POP CULTURE

In Sofigael M.’s paintings, lightheartedness is deceptive. Nothing explodes head-on: everything unfolds in a suspended instant, in silent tension - that hovering moment marking a point of no return.

Her bittersweet graphic narratives, defined by precise linework and vivid, high-contrast colors, portray disillusioned figures whose g...

Passionate about drawing from an early age, Sophie-Gaëlle attended classes at the Fine Arts School of her hometown as a teenager, while simultaneously training in photography.

She holds a postgraduate degree (Master’s equivalent) in Business Management as well as a Master’s degree in Administration and Applied Economics. For several years in Paris, she worked as a senior executive in digital communication and as an institutional photographer.

She later chose to refocus her practice on artistic creation, resumed studies in graphic design, and professionalized her career as a painter.

Group Exhibition "A Bit of Men" - March 31, 2025 - May 30, 2025

Le Cube Coworking Montalivet, 25 Boulevard du Front de Mer, 33930 Vendays-Montalivet - FRANCE