Kia Miakka Natisse 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 podcast about the unseen forces in the world around us.
Her previous work has been awarded Best Documentary: Bronze in the 2022-23 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition, and nominated Best Standalone Audio Documentary in the 2023 IDA Documentary Awards. 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.
While at MacDowell, Natisse spent her time researching and writing about the cultural phenomenon of extraterrestrial beings, belief and fear, for a forthcoming audio project.
