“..the second reason Raisa Nosova is indispensable: her unflinching commitment to her concept. At a time when visual artists are, too often, content to be merely decorative, Nosova is motivated, and she wears that motivation proudly. She refuses to hide from any of the unsettling implications of her pieces: all the trauma, bodily harm, vulnerability, emotional peril, and life-giving fluidity of womanhood and motherhood, is right there on the (see-through) surface. Given the alacrity that radiates from her pieces, you can bet that Nosova has thought all of this through. Nothing about her pieces feels accidental. Her work is a very specific response to actual human experiences that many people have had, and it’s a joy to see an artist express herself so clearly and with such confidence.”

-Tris McCall for Jersey City Times

“Working across painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, and public space, Nosova creates from a place of radical honesty. Her work does not resolve pain — it studies it, sits with it, and exposes its long shadows. In doing so, she invites viewers into a space where vulnerability is not softened, but shared.

Raisa Nosova’s work does not offer closure and that is precisely its power. Instead, it lingers. It stays with the body. It asks viewers to recognize the quiet, often unseen weight carried by those navigating displacement, caregiving, and survival. Her practice resists spectacle and certainty, choosing intimacy, truth, and presence over easy resolution.”

-Art Dealer Street interview