Manami Ishimura is a Japanese visual artist and educator. Her sculptures have been exhibited both nationally and internationally including at Shiga Kogen Roman Art Museum, Nagano, Japan; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Fresh Winds Art Binnale, Suðurnesjabær, Iceland; and The Gund, Ohio. 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, Wisconsin, and Interlude Artist in Residency, New York. Ishimura received her BFA degree in sculpture at Tama University in Japan, and earned her MFA degree in sculpture and ceramics at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2018. She is an Assistant Professor of Art at Kenyon College.