Artist Bio

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 relationships with the living world.

Nissim's work has been exhibited at the New Museum, New York; Tel Aviv Museum of Art; Times Square, New York; Pioneer Works, New York; Central Park, New York; Hall of Science, New York; Artport, Tel Aviv;  Public Spaces in Tel Aviv; Science Gallery Detroit, and GStreamer Conference, Berlin, among other institutions and places. Nissim has participated in residencies and fellowships at Artport, New Museum, Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE), Science Sandbox, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), Culture & Animals Foundation, NYFA, Google’s Experimental Storytelling, and the Weizmann Institute of Science for outstanding young researchers. She has received grant support from Artis. She was the 2022 recipient of the Young Artist Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture.

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 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 Environmental Studies, Animal Studies.