Nyssa Collins
I am an experimental animator, puppeteer, and public artist from North Carolina. I am currently based in Knoxville, TN, where I am an MFA candidate in Time Based Art at the University of Tennessee. I learned most of my important values about collaboration, mischief, and art for the people from Jan Burger and Donovan Zimmerman while working at their giant puppet company Paperhand. I also studied piano at Humboldt State University. (BA Piano Performance). I am grateful to the Aslan Foundation, Loghaven Artist Residency, and the University of Tennessee for many types of support.
I am available for all ages workshops in stop motion animation, giant puppetry/object sculpture and performance, shadow puppetry, and stilt walking. I am also available for commissions.
contact me: nyssacollins (at) gmail.com
Featured artwork (Cover Art for Cyanotype) in the New York Jazz Record! January 2021 “Best of 2020, Original Album Artwork”
