Biography
Anthony White lives and works in Paris,France. His practice encompasses painting, collage and printmaking through which he explores the intersection of societal issues, both current and historical, and how these relate to the production of contemporary image making. His research-based approach to painting is combined with an awareness of surface and a preoccupation with the engagement of physicality and the found object.
Over the past decade he has exhibited internationally with solo exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, Paris and Hong Kong. His work has been included in over 40 group exhibitions internationally,including The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong. His work has been included in major art prizes in Australia including, The Paddington Art Prize for LandscapePainting, The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship and The John Glover ArtPrize.
In 2007 Anthony White was the recipient of theMarten Bequest Travelling Scholarship. He has received international residency programmes in France, Leipzig, the United States, Germany and Latvia in both art centres and museum contexts. White’s work is held in public and private collections internationally, including the Mark Rothko Art Centre, Latvia; SohoHouse, London; and Tweed Regional Gallery, Tweed Heads, Australia. During 2020White was awarded the Creative Fellowship at The National Library of Australia to research the archive of the late Australian artist Sidney Nolan for his forthcoming project STOCKADE.
Artist Statement
I was born in Australia and have been based inParis 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), which drew parallels between the
1976
Born Sydney, Australia
2009
Immigrated to France
Education
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
2020
Anthony White at The Rodd - Virtual Exhibition at The Sidney Nolan Trust, United Kingdom
2019
Bloodlines not Borderlines at Young International Art Fair (YIA) Paris, France
The Curious Eye Never Runs Dry with Informality Gallery,Henley, United Kingdom
2018
Signs of Civilisation at Nanda Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney
2016
Displacement at Le Pave D’Orsay with Martin Brown, Paris
Crossing the Rubicon at Nanda and Hobbs Contemporary, Sydney
When the Sleeper Wakes at Metro Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2015
Pentimento at Metro Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2014
Anthony White-Survey Exhibition at Le Pave D’Orsay, Paris, France
2013
Informal Relations-The Cat St Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2011
Scratching the Surface- Iain Dawson Gallery,Sydney, Australia
2010
Paris Paintings -Iain Dawson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2008
Figure and Ground-Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2007
Diverse Places- Marlene Antico Arts, Sydney, Australia
Group Exhibitions
2020
Connexions Silencieuses with NG Art Creative Residency, Eygalieres, France
2019
Discrepant Abstraction at le Pave D’Orsay Paris with MilesHall and Mostyn Bramley Moore
2018
Sydney Contemporary Art Fair with 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 with 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 ArtSchool 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 RegionalGallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre, Tweed Heads NSW, Australia
Soho House Permanent Collection, London, United Kingdom
The Mark Rothko Centre Permanent Collection, Daugavpils, Latvia
TUE-FRI: 10 - 5
SAT: 11 - 5
or by appointment
