Emi Nishiyama

Visual Art – Pittsburgh

Emi Nishiyama is a graphic artist living in Nakano, Tokyo. Though she exhibited artistic talent from a very young age growing up in the public housing projects of Amagasaki, Japan, the concept of being a “real artist” was incomprehensible to her. Upon viewing classic graffiti movies such as “Style Wars” and “Wild Style,” Emi realized that anyone from any background could be an influential artist, and decided to start her art career in earnest at the age of 30.