Manami Ishimura (b. Tokyo, Japan) is a visual artist and educator. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Shiga Kogen Roman Art Museum, Nagano, Japan; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; and the Fresh Winds Art Biennale, Suðurnesjabær, Iceland. Ishimura’s continued exploration of ways to celebrate universality of art across cultures had led her to contribute a permanent public art piece as a Windgate Artist in Residence at Arkansas Tech University. She attended artist in residencies including Franconia Sculpture Park, Minnesota, and Interlude Artist in Residency, New York. Ishimura received her BFA in Sculpture from Tama Art University in Japan and earned her MFA in Sculpture and Ceramics from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. She is an Assistant Professor of Art at Kenyon College.
