Nobuhito Nishigawara was born in Nagoya, Japan in 1974. He earned his BFA from Kansas Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri in 1999, and his MFA from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona in 2002. Nishigawara’s work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions. His work has been reviewed critically in publications such as Art Papers, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Sculpture Magazine, American Art Collector, and Ceramic Monthly, and is featured in the book Nature Morte. He is a professor and Head of Ceramics in the Visual Arts Department at California State University, Fullerton, California, and also serves as visiting faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles. Nishigawara’s professional experience includes assisting artist Ken Ferguson and author Susan Peterson. He lives and works in Orange County, California. Exhibitions and Collections:2025Gegolith, Brian Rochefort and Nobuhito Nishigawara, curated by Heather Bowling, Jony Wayne Airport, CA2016Michi (道: Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, Traveling Exhibition curated by Yoshi Fujii and Juliane Shibata; Locations: University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design; Bowing Green State University; Carleton College; Perlman Teaching MuseumChromophobia, Curated by Peregrine Honig and Michael Schonhoff, Kansas City Art Institute, Grand Arts Gallery, Kansas City, MO2015Seeing, The Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA2014Mas 6, Torrance, curated by Artra Curatorial Team, Torrance Art Museum, CA2013Contemporary Art Forum, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ2012Americana, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CAFresh, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CALaguna Art Museum Auction, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna, CAContemporary Art Forum, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ2011Gateway Japan, Curated by Max Presneill, The Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA2010The OsCene 2010: Contemporary Art and Culture in OC, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA2009ZOOM, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CAFresh, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, CAAuction 100, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CAPalette to Palate 2009, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA2008Pulse Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, Mark Moore GalleryContemporary Art Forum, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ2007XII Art Auction: Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CAACROSS THE PACIFIC: Contemporary Asian Ceramic Art, Muckenthaler Cultural Center Foundation, Fullerton, CA2005Zokei, Lied Education Center for the Arts, Creighton University, Omaha, NEJapan/USA-Santa Fe Clay, The Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM2004Mesa Contemporary Arts Permanent Collection, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZThree Generations in Ceramics, University of Arizona, Art Museum, Tucson, AZNew Acquisitions: Ceramics, Phoenix Airport Museum Program’s Contemporary Ceramics Collection, City of Phoenix, AZContemporary Forum, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ2003ANA 32, Juror – Richard Notkin, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MTClay: Making Connections, Juror - Chris Staley, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NMShared Passion - Sara and David Lieberman Collection (catalog), Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZClay from the Permanent Collection, Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ2002Nobuism: Thesis Exhibition, Arizona State University, AZFaculty Exhibition, Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZASU Graduate Ceramics, University of Texas, TX1997Cockroach – three series of installations, Banff Center for the Arts, Alberta, Canada Awards / Honors2003 Contemporary Forum: Phoenix Art Museum - Arizona Artist Material Found Grant2002 Graduate Tuition Scholarships (1999 - 2002), Arizona State University2001 Arizona Artist Guild Scholarship: 1st Place1998 Best of Show - Annual M.F.A. Summer Exhibition, Arizona State University