渡邊賢太郎

Born in Kumamoto in 1990. In 2016, he began planning exhibitions on his own, and is currently based in Kyoto, where he curates and supports artists. In recent years, he has been planning exhibitions that focus on the spirituality and history peculiar to Japan, focusing on the unique sensibilities of Japan, such as "ma," the idea of impermanence, and coexistence with nature, and reconsider "what is contemporary Japan aesthetics" through contemporary art.
Major exhibitions include "Telling a Story with Harmony" (2023, Zuunan, Kyoto), "Paraphrase" (2023, ROHM Theatre Kyoto), and "Spelling Scenery with Harmony" (2025, Tokyo, W ALL alternative).
In addition, he is the public program manager for the KYOTOGRAPHIE Kyoto International Photography Festival (2018–2019), the gallery director for haku kyoto (2020–2023), and the artist support and production coordination for the Forest Art Festival: Okayama (2024), and Kobe Rokko Meets Art (2025).

Profile picture: Photo by Satoko Noguchi
Image: Photo by Aya Kawachi

Born in Kumamoto in 1990. After starting to study exhibition planning on his own in 2016, Watanabe became active in curation and artist support in Kyoto, where he is currently based. In recent years, while focusing on Japan’s unique spirituality and history, and the singular Japanese sensibility of coexisting with ma (empty space), transience, and nature, Watanabe has organized exhibitions designed to reexamine the nature of the present-day Japanese aesthetic through contemporary art.

Major exhibitions include Weaving a Story in Harmony (Zuiun-an, Kyoto, 2023), Paraphrase (Rohm Theatre Kyoto, 2023), and Weaving Landscape s with Harmony (Wall alternative, Tokyo, 2025).

He also served as public event manager for KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival (2018–2019); gallery director for haku kyoto (2020–2023); and provided artist support and production coordination at Kobe Rokko Meets Art (2025).

Profile credit：Photo by Satoko Noguchi
Artwork credit：Photo by Aya Kawachi