Anthony White

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

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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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Golden Door IV
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Anthony White, Golden Door IV, 2023, Oil and enamel on linen, 140cm x 120cm
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Golden Door III
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Anthony White, Golden Door III, 2023, Oil and enamel on linen, 122cm x 90.5cm
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Black Blocks I
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The Eureka Hotel
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Hotham
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Carboni
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Anthony White, Carboni, 2023, Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 137cm x 137.5cm
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On the Quarter Deck
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Anthony White, On the Quarter Deck, 2023, Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 140cm x 120cm
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