Biography
Anthony White’s practice is committed to reclaiming the act of dissent through the production of cultural objects. His research is situated at the intersection of several fields, including politics, human rights, and post-colonialism. Concepts of design and its history as a form of social and political expression inform his approach to painting, drawing, collage, and printmaking. The references and materials he uses mark his predisposition for modernist aesthetics without this ever becoming the subject of his work. Through this practice, he tackles relevant questions to our time, to encourage emancipation and new ways of thinking.
White’s work has been widely exhibited in Australia, Europe, and Asia. Recent solo exhibitions include: Mobilising Material at The Mark Rothko Art Centre in Latvia in 2023, the largest exhibition of his work in Europe; The Curious Eye Never Runs Dry, Informality Gallery, Henley on Thames, U.K. (2019); Signs of Civilisation (2018) and Crossing the Rubicon (2016) both at Nanda Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney. His work has been included in over 50 group exhibitions internationally as well as major Australian art prizes including The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, The Elioth Gruner Prize, The John Glover Art Prize, and The Churchie Emerging Art Award. He has been the recipient of numerous art prizes including The Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship (2007); The Creative Arts Fellowship at The National Library of Australia (2020); and his work has been reviewed in The Australia Financial Review, Art Collector Magazine, and Elle Décor.
He has also been awarded numerous prestigious residencies, including The Vermont Studio Centre Residency USA (2008); The National Art School Paris Studio Award at La Cite Internationale Des Arts (2009); The Leipzig International Art Programme Residency, Germany (2010;) and the International Painting Symposium at The Mark Rothko Centre in Latvia during (2017). And he has received support through cultural agencies such as The National Association for the Visual Arts; The Copyright Agency Limited; and The Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP). Anthony White’s work is held in public and private collections internationally, including the Mark Rothko Art Centre, Latvia; Soho House, London; and The Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre,Tweed Heads, Australia.
Artist Statement
"I was born in Australia and have been based in Paris since 2009. My research-based practice focuses on engagement, political awareness and social responsibility, particularly in relation to the current global immigration crisis. This research is combined with an approach to painting orientated around the use of colour as a vehicle through which to explore the nature of humanity. As an artist I am increasingly aware of art’s important role in the documentation and analysis of our changing society, its capacity to bear witness and offer an alternative view to that of our compromised media networks. My recent work has been a response to the state of mass surveillance and subversion in global politics, including A Curious Eye Never Runs Dry,Informality Gallery, Henley-on-Thames, U.K. (2019); and Signs of Civilisation, Nanda Hobbs, Sydney, Australia (2018)." - Anthony White
Portrait of the artist by Christophe Maizou. Copyright 2022, Paris
1976
Born Sydney, Australia
2009
Immigrated to France
Education
2002
Diploma of Creative Studies Schoolof Creative Arts, Sydney (Major-Painting)
2005
Bachelor of Fine Art, The National Art School, Sydney, Australia
2007
Marathon Program at The New York Studio School, New York, USA
Solo Exhibitions
2023
(Upcoming) Manifestation, Lennox St Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2022
Mobilising Material, The Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
The Golden Doo, Ecole de Beaux Arts Comairas Fontainebleau, France
The Ghost Series, Nanda/Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney, Australia
2020
Anthony White, The Rodd, (Virtual Exhibition), The Sidney Nolan Trust, United Kingdom
2019
Bloodlines not Borderlines, Young International Art Fair (YIA) Paris, France
The Curious Eye Never Runs Dry, Informality Gallery, Henley, United Kingdom
2018
Signs of Civilisation, Nanda Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney
2016
Displacement at Le Pave D’Orsay with Martin Brown, Paris, Australia
Crossing the Rubicon, Nanda and Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney, Australia
When the Sleeper Wakes, Metro Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2015
Pentimento, Metro Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2014
Anthony White: Survey Exhibition, Le Pave D’Orsay, Paris, France
2013
Informal Relations, The Cat St Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2011
Scratching the Surface, Lain Dawson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2010
Paris Paintings, Lain Dawson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2008
Figure and Ground, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2007
Diverse Places, Marlene Antico Arts, Sydney, Australia
Group Exhibitions
2023
The Spirit of Place Exhibition atMacquarie University
2021
The Glover Prize for Landscape Painting, Tasmania, Australia
Luxembourg Art Week, ARTSCAPE, Luxembourg
Planet Mother, ARTSCAPE, Luxembourg
9x5 Exhibition Small Format Exhibition, Nanda Hobbs, Sydney, Australia
2020
Connexions Silencieuses, NG Art Creative Residency, Eygalieres, France
2019
Discrepant Abstraction, Le Pave D’Orsay Paris with Miles Hall and Mostyn Bramley Moore
2018
Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Nanda Hobbs, Sydney, Australia
The Glover Prize for Landscape Painting, Tasmania, Australia
2017
The Paddington Art Prize for Landscape Painting Finalists, Sydney, Australia
2016
The Paddington Art Prize for Landscape Painting Finalists, Sydney, Australia
2016
Art Central Art Fair, Hong Kong, Metro Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2015
69th Salon Réalities Nouvelles, Parc Floral Paris, France
The Annual Summer Exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House, London, United Kingdom (Final Round Finalist)
The Kedumba Invitational Drawing Prize at The OrangeRegional Gallery NSW, Australia 2014
The Kedumba Invitational Drawing Prize, Wentworth Falls, Australia
2013
Works on Paper Group Exhibition at The Cat Street Gallery Hong Kong, China
Awards and Recognition
2021
Artist in Residency at The Sidney Nolan Trust, United Kingdom
2020
Creative Fellowship at The National Library of Australia (The Stockade Project)
2019
Artist in Residence at NG Art Residency Eygalieres, Provence, France
2018
Artist in Residence at the Nancy Fairfax Studio at The TweedRegional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre, Tweed Heads, NSW Australia
The Glover Prize for Landscape Painting, Tasmania Australia (Highly Commended)
2017
International Painting Symposium at The Mark Rothko Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
2015
Creative Individuals Career Fund from Copyright Agency Australia with Atelier Michael Woolworth, Paris
2010
The Leipzig International Art Program Scholarship, Leipzig, Germany
Artist in Residence at La Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2009
Artist in Residence at The Storrier Onslow National Art School Studio Residency Award at La Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France(Awarded by William Wright AM)
2008
Artist in Residence at The Vermont Studio Centre, Vermont, USA
2007
The Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship, USA (2007-2008)
Australia Council Skills and Arts Development: Artist in Residence, Paris
Moya Dyring Studio at La Cite Internationale DesArts,Paris-On reserve
The Churchie Emerging Artist Exhibition Finalists Exhibition, Brisbane
2006
The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship Finalists Exhibition, The Art Gallery of NSW Sydney, Australia
2005
The Gruner Prize for Landscape Painting, The Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia
The Churchie Emerging Artist Exhibition, Finalist Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia
2003
The Great Southland Landscape Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
2002
The Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award (Highly Commended), Sydney, Australia
Collections
The Australian Portrait Collection at The Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre, Tweed Heads NSW, Australia
Soho House Permanent Collection, London, United Kingdom
The Mark Rothko Centre Permanent Collection, Daugavpils, Latvia
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