Nobuhito Nishigawara was born in Nagoya, Japan in 1974. He received 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 nationally and internationally including solo exhibitions at Tally Beck Contemporary in New York, NY and Mark Moore Gallery in Santa Monica, California. Exhibitions include Software: 21st Century Ceramics From Los Angeles at Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California and Akio Takamori and Nobuhito Nishigawara at Gark Clark Gallery in New York, NY. He has received critical reviews in Art Papers, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Sculpture Magazine, American Art Collector and Ceramic Monthly. His work is also included in the book, Nature Morte. Nishigawara is a professor of ceramics at California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California and visiting faculty at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. His professional experience also includes assisting artist, Ken Ferguson and author, Susan Peterson. Nishigawara lives and works in Orange County, California.