1941 Born in Osaka
1960 Graduated from Saga Prefectural Karatsu West High School
1967 Enrolled in Tokyo Technical School of Photography in Osaka (present Tokyo Visual Arts) 1969 Graduated from Tokyo Technical School of Photography in Osaka
Started working at Roppongi Studio in Tokyo
1975 Started working as a freelance photographer
1996 A photo book My Shangri-La was published by Hirakawa Publishers
1997 Exhibition My Shangri-La at Canon Salon in Ginza, Tokyo
A photo book My Shangri-La received a prize in the Art Directors Club 76th annual awards, New York
2002 Exhibition Cosmo Tree at Japanese Embassy in Belgium
2014 Exhibition DIORAMA (Fusuma Photography) at Nikon Salon in Ginza, Tokyo
2016 Exhibition Japanese Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi - Synthesis at Ippodo Gallery New York & Ippodo Gallery Tokyo
Public Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art / Philadelphia, PA
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The 8th Flying Birds Exhibition
Top young artists ready to fly to the world January 13 - 29, 2023一穂堂恒例の「翔ぶ鳥展」も今年で8回目。Read more
今まさに飛び立とうとしている鳥、すでに飛んで世界で活躍してる鳥、世界で学んで帰って来た鳥、それぞれ彼等の手技や新鮮な感性を持つ29人のアーティストの秀作が集まりました。 -
第23回「月夜の茶会」茶道具展
"友と歩む" "卯" September 9 - 24, 2022今回のテーマは「友と歩む」と「卯」。Read more
人が作った モノ も 友 で、そばにいて語ってくれます。
今回で23回目を迎え、33名の工芸作家の秀作が集まりました。 -
Kenji Wakasugi - “Adore” Madonna and Fusuma Photography
March 18 - 27, 2022若杉は襖の中に彼が撮り貯めた自然界の山紫水明、花鳥風月の写真を融合。えも言われぬ襖フォトの世界を創った。Read more
その若杉が35年前、雑誌の仕事で撮ったマドンナ。時を経て、ロンドンのアートディレクターである Nick Groarkeの目に留まり、「Adore」というアートブックが2021年、刷り上がった。 -
2D Exhibition by Ippodo
March 6 - 16, 2019We have exhibited excellent artworks '2D Exhibition by Ippodo' such as paintings/ photographs of authors active in domestic and overseas by the following artists.Read more
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Artist Talk with Kenji Wakasugi and Felice Fischer
December 31, 2021ARTIST TALK WITH KENJI WAKASUGI X FELICE FISCHER 【ゲスト】 ・若杉憲司(写真家) ・Felice Fischer(キュレーター) The Luther W. Brady Curator of Japanese Art and Senior Curator of East...Read more -
Kenji Wakasugi -SYNTHESIS-
JAPANESE FUSUMA PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENJI WAKASUGI March 12, 2014