WATARU FURUTA

Photographer/Artist

Born in 1971 in Shizuoka. Graduated from CIC Canadian International University. Graduated from Waseda University Graduate School of Business Administration.

2016 Japan Photographers Association JPS Exhibition Excellence Award. Selected for the 2024 Japan Advertising Photographers Association APA Awards in the Photographic Works category. A regular member of the Japan Graphic Design Association.

solo exhibition

2025 “STORYSCAPES” AL (Tokyo)

2023 “HELI-X VISUAL ART EXHIBITION” LAFORET HARAJUKU (TOKYO)

2017 “MESSIAH FIRST EXHIBITION” GALLERY X BY PARCO (Tokyo)

2016 “GREEN GATE” GALLERY SPEAK FOR (Tokyo)

2016 “Furuta Wataru Boy and the Sea” BEACH (Kanagawa)

2015 “Boy to Sea” GALLERY SPEAK FOR (Tokyo)

Group Exhibitions

2024 “WHISPERS OF WONDER” THE HOLY ART GALLERY (Paris)

2024 “FUTURE STARS Digital- Summer Edition” THE HOLY ART GALLERY (held simultaneously in London and Athens)

2024 “ART ON LOOP BARCELONA” THE HOLY ART GALLERY (Barcelona)

2024 “ART ON LOOP LOOP LOONDON-ATHENS” THE HOLY ART GALLERY (held simultaneously in London and Athens)

2016 “Photographer's Perspective: Light and Moment - Up-and-coming Photographers” RECTO VERSO GALLERY (Tokyo)

Awards

2024 APA Japan Advertising Photographers Association Awards 2024 Photo Works Category Selected

2017 AJAPS Selected for the 16th All-Japan Black and White Photo Exhibition by the All Japan Photographic Federation

2016 JPS Japan Photographers Association 41st 2016 JPS Exhibition Excellence Award

2016 APA Japan Advertising Photographers Association Awards 2016 Advertisement Category Selected

Received the 2015 BS-TBS Achievement Award