| 1964 |
Born in Wakayama prefecture, Japan |
| 1986 |
Studied Chinese Literature, Northwest University, Xi’ an, China |
| 1988 |
Graduated from Hoshi University of Pharmacy, Tokyo |
| 1989-90 |
Worked at Kagami Crystal CO.LTD. ,Tokyo |
| 1991-94 |
Studied Sculpture and Glass at California College of the Arts, Oakland, U.S.A. |
| 1995-97 |
Teaching Assistant, Toyama City Institute of Glass Art |
| 1997 |
Grand Prize, The 1st Contemporary Glass Exhibition in Satsuma, Kagoshima |
| 1999 |
2000 Years of Japanese Glass: From the Yayoi Period to the Present Day, Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo and Osaka |
| 2011 |
Culture Achievement Award, OKUWA Educational and Cultural Promotion foundation, Wakayama |
| 2013 |
Graphic Award, CREATIVE HACK AWARD 2013 |
| 2014 |
"NISHINAKA Yukito Exhibition", Furukawa Art Museum, Aichi, Japan |
| 2017 |
"3rd Triennale of Kogei in Kanazawa", 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
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"Nishinaka Yukito: Eternity Captured in a Moment - Stepping into a Meditative Space of Glass Art", Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Tokyo |
| 2018 |
"Japan – Japonismes. 1867-2018", Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris |
