Toshiya WATANABE
渡部敏哉
Toshiya Watanabe was born in Fukushima (Japan) in 1966.
In 1990, when he was an undergraduate graphic design student at Tama Art University, the prestigious PARCO art competition in Japan chose him as one of the top 20 most promising photographers. Currently, he divides his time between being an art director for advertising and a photographer.
Publications
2024 - "Beyond what you see" the (M) editions & IBASHO
2021 - "Somewhere not Here" the (M) editions
"Thereafter / あれから" STEIDL
2021 - "Somewhere not Here" the (M) editions
"Thereafter / あれから" STEIDL
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 - Beyond what you see, book obscura, Tokyo
2024 - Beyond what you see, IBASHO gallery, Belgium
2022 - Somewhere not Here Inokashira Edition, book obscura, Tokyo
2022 - Somewhere not Here, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2019 - Somewhere not Here, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2017 - Somewhere not Here, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2015 - THROUGH THE FROZEN WINDOW, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2013 - 18 months, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2012 - 3 months later, FUKUSHIMARCH TEMPORARY GALLERY, Tokyo
1996 - Slowly Forward, Recent Gallery, Sapporo
1990 - Toshiya Watanabe Photo Exhibition, Photo Interform, Osaka
2024 - Beyond what you see, IBASHO gallery, Belgium
2022 - Somewhere not Here Inokashira Edition, book obscura, Tokyo
2022 - Somewhere not Here, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2019 - Somewhere not Here, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2017 - Somewhere not Here, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2015 - THROUGH THE FROZEN WINDOW, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2013 - 18 months, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2012 - 3 months later, FUKUSHIMARCH TEMPORARY GALLERY, Tokyo
1996 - Slowly Forward, Recent Gallery, Sapporo
1990 - Toshiya Watanabe Photo Exhibition, Photo Interform, Osaka
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 - BOKEH - Contemporary Photography, SO FINE ART EDITIONS, Ireland
2024 - KWAIDAN exhibition, Mayo, Kyoto, Waterford, Sligo, Nagakute, Toyama, Limerick
2024 - Gallery Show 2024, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2023 - KWAIDAN exhibition, Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum, Matsue, Yaizu
2022 - Group Show, MEMORĪ, Gallery XII, Paris
2022 - Quelques arbres remarquables, box galerie, Belgium
2021 - Gallery Show 2021, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2020 - Gallery Show 2020, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2020 - 初雪 hatsuyuki - a group exhibition on 'first snow', IBASHO Gallery, Belgium
2019 - Gallery Show 2019, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2018 - NI'HOMME - SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION, IBASHO Gallery, Belgium
2018 - Gallery Show 2018, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2017 - Gallery Show 2017, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2016 - Gallery Show 2016, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2014 - winter showcase 2014, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2013 - The Art of Photography Show, San Diego Art Institute, USA
2013 - OBSCURA Festival of Photography, Malaysia
2013 - Critical Mass 2012, Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, The Southeast Museum of Photography, USA
2013 - Labyrinth, Theory of clouds, Kobe
2012 - Labyrinth, McDermott Gallery, Cambodia
2012 - Fragments of Tokyo 2012" Place M, Tokyo
2012 - Center Forward, The Center for Fine Art Photography, USA
2012 - Critical Mass 2011, PhotoCenter NW, Newspace Center for Photography, RayKo Photo Center, USA
2011 - Fragments of Tokyo 2011, Place M, Tokyo
2010 - Fragments of Tokyo, Place M, Tokyo
1994 - After Images, Recent Gallery, Sapporo
1990 - tenten, CONTAX Salon, Tokyo
1990 - 20 Promising Photographers, PARCO Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya
2024 - KWAIDAN exhibition, Mayo, Kyoto, Waterford, Sligo, Nagakute, Toyama, Limerick
2024 - Gallery Show 2024, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2023 - KWAIDAN exhibition, Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum, Matsue, Yaizu
2022 - Group Show, MEMORĪ, Gallery XII, Paris
2022 - Quelques arbres remarquables, box galerie, Belgium
2021 - Gallery Show 2021, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2020 - Gallery Show 2020, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2020 - 初雪 hatsuyuki - a group exhibition on 'first snow', IBASHO Gallery, Belgium
2019 - Gallery Show 2019, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2018 - NI'HOMME - SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION, IBASHO Gallery, Belgium
2018 - Gallery Show 2018, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2017 - Gallery Show 2017, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2016 - Gallery Show 2016, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2014 - winter showcase 2014, POETIC SCAPE, Tokyo
2013 - The Art of Photography Show, San Diego Art Institute, USA
2013 - OBSCURA Festival of Photography, Malaysia
2013 - Critical Mass 2012, Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, The Southeast Museum of Photography, USA
2013 - Labyrinth, Theory of clouds, Kobe
2012 - Labyrinth, McDermott Gallery, Cambodia
2012 - Fragments of Tokyo 2012" Place M, Tokyo
2012 - Center Forward, The Center for Fine Art Photography, USA
2012 - Critical Mass 2011, PhotoCenter NW, Newspace Center for Photography, RayKo Photo Center, USA
2011 - Fragments of Tokyo 2011, Place M, Tokyo
2010 - Fragments of Tokyo, Place M, Tokyo
1994 - After Images, Recent Gallery, Sapporo
1990 - tenten, CONTAX Salon, Tokyo
1990 - 20 Promising Photographers, PARCO Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya
Awards
2019 - HARIBAN AWARD 2019, Juror’s Choice Awards
2016 - STEIDL BOOK AWARD JAPAN, Winner
2014 - International photography award 2014, Honorable Mention
2013 - International photography award 2013, 1st place
2012 - Potolucida Critical Mass, Top50
2012 - International photography award 2012, Honorable Mention
2012 - Exposure 2012, Finalists
2011 - Potolucida Critical Mass, Top50
2016 - STEIDL BOOK AWARD JAPAN, Winner
2014 - International photography award 2014, Honorable Mention
2013 - International photography award 2013, 1st place
2012 - Potolucida Critical Mass, Top50
2012 - International photography award 2012, Honorable Mention
2012 - Exposure 2012, Finalists
2011 - Potolucida Critical Mass, Top50
