Gal Nissim is a New York-based, interdisciplinary artist and researcher investigating human-animal interactions. Nissim creates interactive works, often involving living organisms, that explore complex scientific themes. Using sound, video, sculpture, installation, and humor, she aims to help people rebuild our relationship with the living world.
Nissim's work has been exhibited at the New Museum, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Times Square, Pioneer Works, Central Park, New York Hall of Science, Artport Tel Aviv in Public Space, Science Gallery Detroit, GStreamer Conference (Berlin), among others.
Nissim has participated in residencies and fellowships with Artport, New Museum, Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE), Science Sandbox, Young Artist Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture (2022), Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), Culture & Animals Foundation, NYFA, Google’s Experimental Storytelling, and the Weizmann Institute of Science for outstanding young researchers.
Nissim received her Master’s degree from NYU’s ITP. She studied at Bezalel Academy of Art while earning her BSc, summa cum laude, in biology and cognitive science from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Nissim was an Innovator in Residence at Rutgers University (2022-2024), taught at Columbia University, ITP, Tisch, and is currently faculty at NYU’s Environmental Studies, Animal Studies.
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