Nissa Nishikawa
Nissa Nishikawa’s multidimensional practice comprises performance, poetry, painting, sculpture and moving image. She researches and interprets traditional forms of dance, ritual and craft in ways that illuminate animistic and alchemical philosophies with an embodied and structural approach. Nishikawa often works in the open-air and studios equipped to house fire; interconnecting the layers of the arcane with the supra-sensual, the living earth and various conscious inhabitants.
In After Nature, Nishikawa exhibits new sculptures, ceramics fired with organic materials gathered from the landscape around CLOSE.
Nissa Nishikawa studied at Concordia University, Montreal, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London and Goldsmiths, London. Recent solo exhibitions and performances include Camden ArtsCentre, London (2024), Somerset House (2022), Nottingham Contemporary (2021) and The Wellcome Trust, London (2019).
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After Nature Spotlighted in The Wick Culture
19 Sep 2025We’re delighted that The Wick has featured our exhibition After Nature in “The Wick List” , highlighting it as one of the season’s most compelling...Read more -
CLOSE Gallery Spotlighted in Forbes as Somerset’s Hidden Gem for Art Lovers
18 Sep 2025We are delighted to share that Forbes has recognised CLOSE Gallery in their recent article “Somerset’s Hidden Gem for Art Lovers” . The piece celebrates...Read more -
CLOSE and AFTER NATURE featured in Culturalee
28 Aug 2025We’re thrilled that CLOSE has been featured in Culturalee in their article “After Nature: CLOSE Gallery’s Ambitious New Exhibition Bridges Generations of Artists Reimagining the...Read more -
CLOSE and AFTER NATURE featured in Art Plugged
28 Aug 2025We’re excited that Art Plugged has featured CLOSE in its piece “After Nature: Curated by Ben Tufnell” , spotlighting our September group exhibition. This feature...Read more