BIO
BECK NISON
she/they
hypnotherapist, ceremonial artist, writer, multidisciplinary artist, educator, collaborator, curious citizen of the world
I'm the author and illustrator of If We'd Never Seen the Sea. My fiction, poetry, and non-fiction have been published in a number of magazines and journals.
As a part-time assistant professor at Parsons School of Design, I teach students the power of discovering their voices through writing. I received my MFA in Creative Writing/Fiction from The New School and my BFA in Creative Writing, with a minor in Visual Arts, from Emerson College.
I recently trained in Usui Reiki Levels 1 and 2 with Aki Hirata-Baker and Manu del Prete. I will be studying hypnotherapy with Shauna Cummins at the Divine Feminine School of Hypnosis in 2021.
RESIDENCIES + FELLOWSHIPS
Byrdcliffe AiR
Lacawac Sanctuary
Noepe Center for Literary Arts
Sterling Watson Fellowship
AFFILIATIONS
Parsons School of Design, Part-time Assistant Professor
Terra Cultura, Advisory Board
Whoopi + Maya, Board of Directors
PEN America, Prison Writing Program Mentor
American Fellowship Church, Ordained Minister licensed to officiate ceremonies in New York State
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
The New School
MFA: Creative Writing, Fiction
Emerson College
BFA: Creative Writing, Minor in Visual Arts
HEALING ARTS EDUCATION
Minka School of Healing Arts and Sciences,
Usui Reiki Level 1 + 2
with Manu del Prete + Aki Hirata Baker
Minka School of Healing Arts and Sciences,
Foundations of Personal Evolution
Divine Feminine School of Hypnosis
with Shauna Cummins, 2021
HONORS + AWARDS
Pushcart Prize, 2 Nominations
Finalist, Bellevue Literary Review Marica and Jan Vilcek Prize for Poetry
Finalist, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review’s Franz Kafka Magical Realism Contest
Finalist, The Masters Review’s Annual Contest
First Place Winner, The Vera List Center for Art and Politics Art Collection Writing Award
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
Springer Publishing: Physics, Editorial Assistant
Insights: The Magazine of the School of Art and Design History and Theory, Editor
EXHBITIONS
coming soon
Byrdcliffe AiR Spotlight
"Becca Nison is a maker, word crafter, and investigator of sensations within the self and surroundings. Lavender in a treasure chest, mint leaves refracting light from a water vase, abundant colors tiling the floor - Becca's sensitive exploration of the physical world adds an element of eloquence to raw reality. Looking inward and outward, the body becomes a sensational landscape; the belly button as a portal, anatomy as arching curves, fingers and toes as delicate grounding points."
