1973 Born in Terai-cho, Ishikawa Prefecture to a family of Kutani ware painters.
1989 Graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Technical High School, Department of Crafts, Ceramics Course
1992 Learned shaping at a local pottery studio while studying under his father, Shinya Nishida. 1994 Worked at Myosen Pottery Studio, learning shaping and stencil-making.
1998 Nishida Pottery was established in Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
2016 "Masayasu Mitsuke and Kenji Nishida's +α Exhibition" / LIXIL GALLERY (Tokyo)
Currently providing materials to Kutani artists such as Takayoshi Tamura, Masayasu Mitsuke, and Ruri Takeuchi, and working as an artist.