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Wataru Tominaga

Picture of Wataru Tominaga

After graduating from Musashino Art University, she graduated from Central Saint Martins, BA Fashion Prints in 2015. His graduation collection won the Grand Prix at the Hyères International Mode Festival in France.In 2016, he graduated from Chelsea College of Arts, MA Fine Art course with a Master's degree. He then participated in the residency program at the Palais de Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris; in 2018, he was selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia - The Arts; in 2023, he was selected as a semi-finalist in the LVMH Prize; and in 2011, he was selected as a finalist in the LVMH Prize for Fashion Design.
He is currently showing his work in Japan and abroad with a focus on fashion design.

Selected solo exhibitions: “WATARU TOMINAGA” (Nonaka-Hill Gallery, Los Angeles, 2019).
Major group exhibitions: “Refashioning CFGNY & WATARU TOMINAGA” (Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, 2024), Public Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.