Keiko Kubota - Miura began her studies in metal arts at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Geidai). After winning the Salon du Printemps upon completing her graduate studies at Geidai, Keiko remained as a research fellow in the metal engraving laboratory. Still, she could not see a future for herself in the male-dominated Japanese art world. Keiko happened to visit New York City on a trip and was moved by the vibrant lives of the artists there. She decided to come to the United States and enrolled in graduate school at SUNY New Paltz. There Keiko learned more about art criticism and building a concept rather than technical skills of metalsmithing. Since then, she has worked as an independent metal sculptor and art jeweler in New York City for over 30 years.

She has had many exhibitions in the U.S., Japan, and Europe. Her work is in many public and private collections, including the National Metal Museum in Memphis, Samuel Dorskey Museum of Art in New York, Pirakkala Sculpture Park in Finland, Shugen Temple in Tokyo, Seibu Amusement Park in Tokyo, and PanaHome Hyogo in Japan. In addition, she created the "Best-Jeanist" Japanese entertainment industry plaque, which has become the prestigious Japanese award in entertainment for the last 30 years.! Recently, she won the 2022 American Medal of the Year Award from The American Medallic Sculpture Association, (AMSA), USA. She was also nominated as one of the final five artists for the 3rd international Van der Veen / Teylers Museum Prize for the Contemporary Art Medal in the Netherlands in 2023. She also won the "Encouragement Award" at the JJDA Japan Jewelry Art Competition and the second prize at the Paul Huybrechts FIDEM, International exhibition of contemporary medals in Sofia, Bulgaria. She has made 55 commemorative medals for the U.S. delegation to FIDEM's 36th World Congress in 2021.

Through daily meditation, she feels that she is being kept alive by the energy from the universe. She has been creating jewelry and sculptures based on the universe's energy theme for the past 20 years. Recently, she has come to feel and understand that the world is not just three- dimensional. She harnesses the power of the hidden dimensional world that transcends the time and space axes in her artwork. She hopes that people can feel the incredible energy and message of the spiritual universe through her works.

If you would like to see more of Keiko's work, her jewelry and sculptures are also displayed at "Norbu Bijoux” in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New

York, and "het Labo atrium” in Tokyo Japan anytime.

 

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