Nixon Beltran

NIXON J. BELTRAN is a Colombian, born movement-based performer, gardener, passionate cook and becoming a book-object maker, moved to the U.S. 35 years ago after growing up in several countries throughout South America. His early education, using yoga, Montessori and Piaget educational methods, inspired him to study dance and choreography composition at the Martha Graham School for Contemporary Dance in New York City. After graduating from its professional program in 1995, he choreographed and presented his own work locally and internationally. He also participated and collaborated in other choreographers’ and artists’ works. In 2002, Nixon was invited to take part in Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center International Summer Program in the hamlet of Water Mill, NY. He had the opportunity to learn and work artistically in different staging, design, exhibition projects and gardening under the direction of Mr. Wilson and his core team of collaborators. The Watermill Center officially opened to the public as a center for the arts and humanities in 2006. Nixon was offered the position of Center Manager to continue his work establishing the gardens and grounds, as well as help launch its artists-in-residency, public and educational outreach programming. He held this position until February 2021. After leaving the Watermill Center, Nixon renewed his focus on artistic endeavors, developing his skills in the making of book-objects (aka, one-of-a-kind bookworks).