Nik Santi

Nik is a 38-year-old scientist and artist living in the US. He started making art at a young age by helping his grandmother make her storyteller doll sculptures. He is a self-taught artist and works on his sketches in his free time. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of New Mexico in 2009, his Master’s of Science in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2017, and his Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021. Nik is the editor and creator of SMUTNIK Magazine. Nik now lives in Denver, CO with his husband. Nik feels really awkward writing about himself in the third person.