Eriko Miyata was born in 1993. She studied in the Department of Intermedia Arts at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and as a master student at the Fine Arts Department of the Zurich University of the Arts, where she received her MFA in July 2020. She has participated in academic research workshops at Shiv Nadar University in Delhi and City University of Hong Kong. The photo series "disguise" was awarded the Grand Prix at the IMA next "OTHER HISTORIES" by Simon Baker. Moreover, this series won the Grand Prix at PITCH GRANT organised by Kosuke Okahara, as a result of visitors' votes in 2022. Her film essay "Aside" was shown at the Image Forum Tokyo in 2020.
Education
2018 - 2020 MFA Zürcher Hochschule der Künste,CH
2012 - 2017 BA Tokyo University of the Arts,JP
2015 - 2016 Bauhaus Universität Weimar,DE
Grants / Awards
2022 IMA next "OTHER HISTORIES" Grand Prix
2021 - 2022 Pitch Grant Grand Prix
2017 - 2020 Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation Scholarship
2015 - JASSO Scholarship at TU Berlin
2015 - JASSO Scholarship at Bauhaus Universität Weimar
Exhibitions / Festivals
2022 - OFF GRID,GREEN DOOR artist & space gallery, Vienna, AT
2020 - Young Perspective 2020, Image Forum Tokyo, JP
2019 - Jungkunst 13 Winterthur, Halle 53, CH
2019 - The Winter Show, Kali Gallery, CH
2018 - Manifesta12 Interspecies Multispecies Salon,Palermo Botanical Garden,IT
2017 - Tokyo University of the Ars Graduation exhibition, JP
2016 - Summaery,Bauhaus Universität Weimar, DE
2012 - Tokyo Art Book Fair,JP
2011 - Yokohama Trienniale Port Zine, JP
Press
PITCH GRANT https://www.thebackyard.jp/miyata-eriko-2021-grantee
IMA online https://imaonline.jp/news/contest/20220317/
Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation Scholarhip https://www.recruit-foundation.org/activity_report/post-2880/