Keita Miyazaki (b. 1983, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese contemporary artist known for his sculptural practice that fuses industrial materials such as car parts, paper, and handcrafted processes into works exploring transformation, fragility, and renewal. He lives and works between Japan and the United Kingdom and has developed an internationally recognised practice centred on themes of memory, material decay, and reconstruction.
Miyazaki trained in Japan and the United Kingdom, completing a BA in Sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts before continuing his studies at the Royal College of Art in London, where he received an MA in Sculpture. His cross-cultural education has played a key role in shaping his approach to material experimentation and his dialogue between industrial and organic processes.
Miyazaki’s work has been presented internationally across Europe and Asia, establishing him as a significant voice in contemporary sculpture. His practice often engages directly with historic sites and collections, creating site-specific installations that respond to architectural and cultural contexts.
In 2025, he presented The Eternal Duality at the Ninfeo of the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia in Rome, a landmark exhibition marking his first major presentation in an Italian national museum and activating a dialogue between contemporary sculpture and ancient Roman architectural heritage.
In 2026, Miyazaki further expanded his institutional presence in Italy with From Water to Form at Ca’ Pesaro – Museo d’Arte Orientale in Venice, presented in parallel with the Venice Biennale. The exhibition explored water as a generative force linking Japanese and Venetian cultural landscapes, combining museum-based installations with a public site-specific project on the Giudecca. Also in 2026, he presented a major project at Villa Giulia in Rome within the Museo Nazionale Etrusco, further developing his ongoing engagement with historical sites and civic museum spaces.
Earlier in his international career, Miyazaki also participated in the Young V&A exhibition Japan: Myths to Manga (London, 2023–2024. This inclusion positioned his practice within a broader dialogue between traditional narratives and contemporary design-led museum contexts. Miyazaki was notably awarded a special prize through CREA OPEN 2025 for his solo site-specific exhibition “The Eternal Duality” in Rome.
Across his practice, Miyazaki constructs a poetic tension between destruction and regeneration, using assemblage-based sculpture to reflect on cycles of collapse and renewal in both natural and industrial worlds.