Nissa Kauppila holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an M.Ed. from the University of Vermont.
Having lived in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Kauppila's deep immersion in Chinese painting awakens a sense of fragility. Her work explores the use of line and color as tendrils of tension while embodying a sense of wonderment for the natural and industrial worlds. She challenges the notion of context, forcing the viewer to confront the abrupt beauty of life and death through the explosive movements in color, line, and depth.
Kauppila's paintings have been exhibited internationally in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Singapore, South Korea, London, Hamburg, Barcelona, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA. She currently has gallery representation in Mainland China, Singapore, and the USA.