Nissa Kauppila was born and raised in the small, rural town of Monkton, Vermont, USA. She holds both a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an M.Ed. from the University of Vermont. 

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Nissa Kauppila来自美国，出生于佛蒙特州蒙克顿的一个小城镇。她不仅是罗德岛设计学院的美术学士同时还是佛蒙特大学的教育学硕士。