Nobuhito Nishigawara

Santa Ana, California

Nobuhito Nishigawara was born in and raised in Nagoya, Japan until 1990 when he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He began studying sculptural ceramics in 1993 and graduated from University College of Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada in 1996.

"My work explores perception and interpretation of cultural icons through strong references to art history. Having spent the first half of my life—during my formative years—in Japan, and the other half in North America, I am very interested in the relationship of perception, ritual, and interpretation to cultural identity."