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 2016, in the year of their graduation, Nova founded the NYC Group Crit, which remains active with them as the director and curator.  In 2021, Nova received the Caroline Lowndes grant to curate Straight Forward, Image Driven in The Painting Center, Chelsea, NY. Most recently, Nova curated Print/Paint in Westbeth Gallery.

Upcoming:

2025

Idiosyncratic Identities, Tabla Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 

Artist Narrator, Arthouse Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

2027

Aromantic, TBH