Izzy Nova is a mixed-race (Southeast Asian, Germanic, Ashkenazi) artist and independent curator. Born in Atlanta, GA, they lived the first quarter of their life in the Arabian Peninsula before returning and receiving acceptance into the BFA program at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, where they received a solo thesis show. In 2018, two years after their graduation, Nova founded the NYC Group Crit,.  In 2021, Nova received the Caroline Lowndes grant to curate Straight Forward, Image Driven in The Painting Center, Chelsea, NY. Nova's curatorial resume also includes Westbeth, Tabla Rasa, and Art House Galleries.