TOSHIYA WATANABE / 渡部敏哉
Mr. 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 photographer.
Solo Exhibition
"THROUGH THE FROZEN WINDOW" POETIC SCAPE, TOKYO, 2015
"18 months" POETIC SCAPE, TOKYO, 2013
"3 months later" FUKUSHIMARCH TEMPORARY GALLERY, TOKYO, 2012
"Slowly Fowerd" Recent Gallery, SAPPORO, 1996
"Toshiya Watanabe Photo Exhibition" Photo Interform, OSAKA, 1990
Group Exhibition
winter showcase 2014, POETIC SCAPE, TOKYO, 2014
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, 2013
"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, 2012
"Fragments of Tokyo 2011" Place M, TOKYO, 2011
"Fragments of Tokyo" Place M, TOKYO, 2010
"After Images" Recent Gallery, SAPPORO, 1994
"tenten" CONTAX Salon, TOKYO, 1990
"20 Promising Photographers" PARCO Gallery, TOKYO, OSAKA, NAGOYA, 1990
Publication
"18 months" 2013
"from Tokyo 2012" 2013
"UNLIMITED GRAIN 2011" 2011
"UNLIMITED GRAIN URBAN " 2010
Magazine / Newspaper
VIEW Magazine Issue 6, 2013
THE BIG ISSUE Taiwan, 2013
VICE, 2013
FRACTION MAGAZINE Issue 41, 2012
FRACTION MAGAZINE Issue 38, 2012
Information.dk, 2012
Le Monde, 2012
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 2012
KWERFELDEIN FOTOGRAFIE MAGAZIN, 2012
PHOTO WAVE, 1996
COMMERCIAL PHOTO, 1990
Awards
International photography award, Honorable Mention, 2014
International photography award, 1st place, 2013
Potolucida Critical Mass, Top50, 2012
International photography award, Honorable Mention, 2012
Exposure 2012, Finalists, 2012
Potolucida Critical Mass, Top50, 2011
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- JoinedDecember 2007
- OccupationArt Director
- HometownNamie Fukushima
- Current cityTokyo
- CountryJapan
- Websitehttp://toshiyawatanabe.net
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Testimonials
toshiya watanabe, one of my best photographers in flickr!!! amazing work, amazing treatment of life.......!!!
An amazing finder of calm among so much chaos, Toshiya's stream is a great companion to a lazy Sunday.
He is the one of best art director which I have ever met. And also his pleasant personality is SUPER!
It seems rather redundant to write word about Toshiya's photography. The sense of calm and composure that he exudes in person is reflected in his photographic vision. Everything in its right place. Reality laid bare.
His kind of photography is like making a statement without limiting the range of answers and interpretations. It´s a dialogue and monologue at this same time. Open your mind and try to communicate... Chapeau & Cheers, toshiya! Floyd.
.. quiet, peaceful, clean, unpretentious and humble, at times haunting. all describe toshiya's images... watching them is like a meditative journey through inner space.. his images create a beautiful dialogue with the whispers from within. look forward to more of your work.. :-)