Nishiki Sugawara-Beda

Nishiki Sugawara-Beda is a Japanese-American painter and installation artist who was born and raised in Japan. She works with Sumi ink, rice paper, and calligraphy-based mark-making. She was an Artist-in-Residence at the Tusen Takk Foundation in 2021, where she made works using rocks from Lake Michigan and creosote from local wood. Her residency led to an exhibition at the Dennos Museum Center. She teaches painting and drawing at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Her work has been shown at venues including the Spartanburg Art Museum and Amos Eno Gallery.