Kia Miakka Natisse
Kia Miakka Natisse (KEY-uh ME-yah-kah Nuh-teese) (She/her) is an artist, journalist, storyteller and mystic.
Her work spans many forms and formats, including print, TV and audio. She is the former co-host of NPR’s Invisibilia. A native of Buffalo, NY, Kia studied journalism at Howard University, and transmedia storytelling at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Studies. As an artist, she’s had residencies at the Banff Centre, Chicago Artists Coalition and Third Coast, and has shown work at The Kitchen, Smart Museum and Hyde Park Art Museum. She lives in Costa Rica.
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Writer, Reporter Freedom Diving
Winner of the 2022-23 Third Coast/RHDF Competition Best Documentary: Bronze Award, selected by Final Round Judges Jimmy Gutierrez, Rachel Matlow, Melissa Mbugua, Priska Neely, and Mike Williams.