Eric White 1968
Lives in Los Angeles en New York (US). Works in Los Angeles en New York (US).
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Eric White’s paintings reference 20th century film, music and pop culture backed by consummate draftsmanship and painterly finesse to subvert and recode the dominant narratives of contemporary society. White’s paintings are constructed from elements of our collective consciousness, overflowing with an entropic visual overload.
His approach to figuration is both beautiful and disturbing. Whether expressed blatantly or in a subtler manner, his work attempts to tap into those realities and dimensions that exist beyond the fringe of our perception. White found a way to celebrate the sounds he treasures by re-imagining the album covers of his favorite rock and pop musicians. Although the record cover is the point of departure, the artist takes the opportunity to explore a variety of painting styles, puns, and parodies. Painted in oil on wood panels, White’s works resonate with wit while flaunting amazing artistic skills.
His approach to figuration is both beautiful and disturbing. Whether expressed blatantly or in a subtler manner, his work attempts to tap into those realities and dimensions that exist beyond the fringe of our perception. White found a way to celebrate the sounds he treasures by re-imagining the album covers of his favorite rock and pop musicians. Although the record cover is the point of departure, the artist takes the opportunity to explore a variety of painting styles, puns, and parodies. Painted in oil on wood panels, White’s works resonate with wit while flaunting amazing artistic skills.
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Eric White lives and works in Los Angeles and New York. He received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990. He has served as adjunct professor at the School of Visual Arts since 2006. In 2010, White received a Painting Fellowship from the New York Foundation for Arts. His work has been featured in exhibitions in museums including the Laguna Art Museum in California (US); Long Beach Museum of Art in Los Angeles (US); Museo de la Ciudad de México (MX); De Bond Museum in (BE); MACRO Museum in Rome (IT) and The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore (US).
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Born 1968 in Ann Arbor, Michigan (US)
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY (US)
Education
1990 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (US)
Teaching
2006-14 School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Advisor, New York, NY (US)
2008-12 School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Advisor, New York, NY (US)
Awards
2011 NYFA Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists, New York, NY (US)
2010 New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, Fellowship, Painting (US)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018 Triage | Relics, GRIMM, New York, NY (US)
2016 Monaural, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL)
1/3-Scale Retrospective, Colette, Paris (FR)
2015 Eric White: New Works, Serge Sorokko, San Francisco, CA (US)
1/3-Scale Retrospective, Arts + Leisure, New York, NY (US)
2014 Down in Front, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
2013 All Of This Has Not Occurred, Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Magic Kingdom, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
2012 Transmission, Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2011 Automatic, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
2009 LP, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY (US)
2008 New Paintings, Quality Pictures, Portland, OR (US)
2004 Who Are Parents?, Earl McGrath Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2001 Pink Bits & The Glory of Autumn, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
1999 Motion Pictures, Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
1998 Birdy Sounds, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
1996 Contrived Works, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 INOPERATIVE HALO, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
2018 Frieze New York, GRIMM, Amsterdam, New York, NY (US)
Pop-up GRIMM, Brussels (BE)
Melted City 5, Blanc Galery,Quezon City (PH)
Auto-Didactic: The Juxtapoz School, Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Once Upon a Time in America,Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
A Tree Falls in the Woods, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA (US)
2017 Autumn in New York, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Birds of America: Explorations of Audubon, 101/EXHIBIT, West Hollywood, CA (US)
The Cannonball Run: New Art from New York - part VIII, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Melted City 4, Blanc Galery,Quezon City (PH)
2016 The Oasis, Gilter&_____, New York, NY (US)
Beautiful Dreamers, Spazio Parini, Como (IT)
The Armory Show, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL)
The Persistent Nature of Urgency, Mason Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Poulsen's Fifteen: "New Art from New York - part VII", Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
2015 Major Work, Curated by Andrew Schoultz, Chandran Gallery, San Francisco, CA (US)
Christmas 2015, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Art Basel Miami, GRIMM Amsterdam, Miami, FL (US)
The Nothing That Is- a drawing show in five parts, Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh NC(US)
Blaze of Glory - New Art from New York Part VI, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
She Sells Seashells by the Seashore, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY (US)
Sounds Like Music, D+T Projects, Brussels (BE)
The Copenhagen Interpretation, The Lodge Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2014 I Musei Del Polo Reale, Torino (IT)
Masterworks: Defining a New Narrative, Long Beach Museum of Art, L
Risqué, Long Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Artist of the Month, Cinders Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Arte Fiera Bologna, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
100 Little Deaths, Bravin Lee Projects, New York, NY (US)
2013 Totally Gay For Sports, Lodge Gallery, New York NY (US)
Vitruvius, Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Seventh-Inning Stretch, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY (US)
Risqué, Long Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Artist of the Month, Cinders Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Arte Fiera Bologna, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
100 Little Deaths, Bravin Lee Projects, New York, NY (US)
2012 ArtWalk NY Coalition for the Homeless Benefit, 82 Mercer, New York, NY (US)
Parts & Service, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY (US)
Icons, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (US)
The Double Dirty Dozen (& Friends), Freight + Volume, New York, NY (US)
Drawn To You, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Apocalypse, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg (DE)
Permanent Collection, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY (US)
The Boneyard Project: Return Trip, Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ (US)
MIE: A Portrait By 33 Artists, Freight + Volume Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Arte Fiera Bologna, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
Art Herning, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
2011 Die Like You Really Mean It, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Arte Fiera Bologna, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
Bitches Brew: New Art from New York, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Japan We Love You, Open House Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Haymaker, Freight + Volume, New York, NY (US)
Don’t Wake Daddy V, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg (DE)
Battle Of The Brush, Curated by Alex Glauber & Tom Sanford, Bryant Park, New York, NY (US)
Single Fare, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY (US)
Suggestivism, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA (US)
End of the Line, Hope College, Holland, MI (US)
2010 Postermat, The Hole, New York, NY (US)
Three Amigos, Galleri S.E., Bergen (NO)
American Foundation For Equal Rights Auction, Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Art Copenhagen, Galleri S.E., Copenhagen (DK)
Draw, Museo De La Cuidad De Mexico, Mexico City (MX)
NeoIntegrity II, curated by Keith Mayerson, MoCCA, New York, NY (US)
Fantasilandia, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
50 Ways To Keep Your Lover, Galleri S.E., Bergen (NO)
Awesome Paintings by Tim & Eric, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Monticello, NY (US)
Kings County Biennial, Kidd Yellin, New York, NY (US)
The Alchemy of Defusion, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels (BE)
Three-Handed, Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Behind The Green Door, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA (US)
Story Book/Story Board, curated by Kevin Power, Palacete del Embarcadero, Satander (ES)
Pulse Art Fair, Freight + Volume Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2009 Stages, Deitch Projects, New York, NY ( US)
It Ain’t Fair, O.H.W.O.W., Miami, FL (US)
Apocalypse Wow, MACRO Museum, Rome (IT)
Stages, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris (FR)
Heartbreak Hotel, Freight + Volume Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Children’s Cancer and Blood Foundation Benefit Auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY (US)
Art Brussels, Brussels Expo/Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels (BE)
2008 The Psychology of Interiors, with Roger Ballen and Aqua Wynwood, Quality Pictures, Miami, FL (US)
DPA Silent Auction, Cheim & Read, New York, NY (US)
Aspect Ratio, Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC (US)
La Main Qui Dessinait Toute Seule, Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris (FR)
In The Land Of Retinal Delights, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA (US)
Sideshow, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2007 Aqua Art Fair, Quality Pictures (Portland), Miami, FL (US)
Toronto International Art Fair, Community Outreach Gallery, Toronto (CA)
NeoIntegrity, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY (US)
10 Curators, Collette, Paris (FR)
The Sheltering Sky, Black & White Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2006 Reality Unchecked, PPOW, New York, NY (US)
The Armory Show, Feigen Contemporary, New York, NY (US)
The Love Show, curated by Pawel Wojtasik, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT (US)
Blessed Are The Merciful, curated by Jerome Jacobs, Feigen Contemporary, New York, NY (US)
The Seventh Side of the Die, curated by Anat Ebgi & Tom Brauer, Alona Kagan, New York, NY (US)
2005 Carry On, curated by Rich Jacobs and Abigail Scholar, Feigen Contemporary, New York, NY (US)
Move 13, curated by Rich Jacobs, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Boost In The Shell, curated by Jerome Jacobs, De Bond Museum, Bruges (BE)
After Nature, curated by Jerome Jacobs, Aeroplastics Contemporary (BE)
Multiple Partners, curated by Carla Gannis, Pablo’s Birthday, New York, NY (US)
2004 RISD Fine Arts Biennial NYC 2004, curated by Shamim Momin, Claire Oliver Fine Art, New York, NY (US)
Pretty World, curated by Jerome Jacobs, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels (BE)
2003 Dealer’s Choice, 31 Grand, Brooklyn, NY (US)
A Thousand Clowns, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Move 9: Lead Poisoning, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2002 High on Life: Transcending Addiction, American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD (US)
Look At Me, What Do You See, What Do You See, Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2001 Yuzen Surf, Moda Politica, Tokyo (JP)
Stranger Than You, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA (US)
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY (US)
Education
1990 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (US)
Teaching
2006-14 School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Advisor, New York, NY (US)
2008-12 School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Advisor, New York, NY (US)
Awards
2011 NYFA Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists, New York, NY (US)
2010 New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, Fellowship, Painting (US)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018 Triage | Relics, GRIMM, New York, NY (US)
2016 Monaural, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL)
1/3-Scale Retrospective, Colette, Paris (FR)
2015 Eric White: New Works, Serge Sorokko, San Francisco, CA (US)
1/3-Scale Retrospective, Arts + Leisure, New York, NY (US)
2014 Down in Front, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
2013 All Of This Has Not Occurred, Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Magic Kingdom, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
2012 Transmission, Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2011 Automatic, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
2009 LP, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY (US)
2008 New Paintings, Quality Pictures, Portland, OR (US)
2004 Who Are Parents?, Earl McGrath Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2001 Pink Bits & The Glory of Autumn, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
1999 Motion Pictures, Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
1998 Birdy Sounds, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
1996 Contrived Works, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 INOPERATIVE HALO, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
2018 Frieze New York, GRIMM, Amsterdam, New York, NY (US)
Pop-up GRIMM, Brussels (BE)
Melted City 5, Blanc Galery,Quezon City (PH)
Auto-Didactic: The Juxtapoz School, Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Once Upon a Time in America,Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
A Tree Falls in the Woods, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA (US)
2017 Autumn in New York, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Birds of America: Explorations of Audubon, 101/EXHIBIT, West Hollywood, CA (US)
The Cannonball Run: New Art from New York - part VIII, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Melted City 4, Blanc Galery,Quezon City (PH)
2016 The Oasis, Gilter&_____, New York, NY (US)
Beautiful Dreamers, Spazio Parini, Como (IT)
The Armory Show, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL)
The Persistent Nature of Urgency, Mason Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Poulsen's Fifteen: "New Art from New York - part VII", Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
2015 Major Work, Curated by Andrew Schoultz, Chandran Gallery, San Francisco, CA (US)
Christmas 2015, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Art Basel Miami, GRIMM Amsterdam, Miami, FL (US)
The Nothing That Is- a drawing show in five parts, Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh NC(US)
Blaze of Glory - New Art from New York Part VI, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
She Sells Seashells by the Seashore, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY (US)
Sounds Like Music, D+T Projects, Brussels (BE)
The Copenhagen Interpretation, The Lodge Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2014 I Musei Del Polo Reale, Torino (IT)
Masterworks: Defining a New Narrative, Long Beach Museum of Art, L
Risqué, Long Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Artist of the Month, Cinders Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Arte Fiera Bologna, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
100 Little Deaths, Bravin Lee Projects, New York, NY (US)
2013 Totally Gay For Sports, Lodge Gallery, New York NY (US)
Vitruvius, Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Seventh-Inning Stretch, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY (US)
Risqué, Long Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Artist of the Month, Cinders Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Arte Fiera Bologna, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
100 Little Deaths, Bravin Lee Projects, New York, NY (US)
2012 ArtWalk NY Coalition for the Homeless Benefit, 82 Mercer, New York, NY (US)
Parts & Service, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY (US)
Icons, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (US)
The Double Dirty Dozen (& Friends), Freight + Volume, New York, NY (US)
Drawn To You, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Apocalypse, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg (DE)
Permanent Collection, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY (US)
The Boneyard Project: Return Trip, Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ (US)
MIE: A Portrait By 33 Artists, Freight + Volume Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Arte Fiera Bologna, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
Art Herning, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
2011 Die Like You Really Mean It, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Arte Fiera Bologna, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
Bitches Brew: New Art from New York, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen (DK)
Japan We Love You, Open House Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Haymaker, Freight + Volume, New York, NY (US)
Don’t Wake Daddy V, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg (DE)
Battle Of The Brush, Curated by Alex Glauber & Tom Sanford, Bryant Park, New York, NY (US)
Single Fare, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY (US)
Suggestivism, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA (US)
End of the Line, Hope College, Holland, MI (US)
2010 Postermat, The Hole, New York, NY (US)
Three Amigos, Galleri S.E., Bergen (NO)
American Foundation For Equal Rights Auction, Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Art Copenhagen, Galleri S.E., Copenhagen (DK)
Draw, Museo De La Cuidad De Mexico, Mexico City (MX)
NeoIntegrity II, curated by Keith Mayerson, MoCCA, New York, NY (US)
Fantasilandia, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan (IT)
50 Ways To Keep Your Lover, Galleri S.E., Bergen (NO)
Awesome Paintings by Tim & Eric, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Monticello, NY (US)
Kings County Biennial, Kidd Yellin, New York, NY (US)
The Alchemy of Defusion, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels (BE)
Three-Handed, Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Behind The Green Door, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA (US)
Story Book/Story Board, curated by Kevin Power, Palacete del Embarcadero, Satander (ES)
Pulse Art Fair, Freight + Volume Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2009 Stages, Deitch Projects, New York, NY ( US)
It Ain’t Fair, O.H.W.O.W., Miami, FL (US)
Apocalypse Wow, MACRO Museum, Rome (IT)
Stages, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris (FR)
Heartbreak Hotel, Freight + Volume Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Children’s Cancer and Blood Foundation Benefit Auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY (US)
Art Brussels, Brussels Expo/Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels (BE)
2008 The Psychology of Interiors, with Roger Ballen and Aqua Wynwood, Quality Pictures, Miami, FL (US)
DPA Silent Auction, Cheim & Read, New York, NY (US)
Aspect Ratio, Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC (US)
La Main Qui Dessinait Toute Seule, Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris (FR)
In The Land Of Retinal Delights, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA (US)
Sideshow, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2007 Aqua Art Fair, Quality Pictures (Portland), Miami, FL (US)
Toronto International Art Fair, Community Outreach Gallery, Toronto (CA)
NeoIntegrity, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY (US)
10 Curators, Collette, Paris (FR)
The Sheltering Sky, Black & White Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2006 Reality Unchecked, PPOW, New York, NY (US)
The Armory Show, Feigen Contemporary, New York, NY (US)
The Love Show, curated by Pawel Wojtasik, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT (US)
Blessed Are The Merciful, curated by Jerome Jacobs, Feigen Contemporary, New York, NY (US)
The Seventh Side of the Die, curated by Anat Ebgi & Tom Brauer, Alona Kagan, New York, NY (US)
2005 Carry On, curated by Rich Jacobs and Abigail Scholar, Feigen Contemporary, New York, NY (US)
Move 13, curated by Rich Jacobs, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY (US)
Boost In The Shell, curated by Jerome Jacobs, De Bond Museum, Bruges (BE)
After Nature, curated by Jerome Jacobs, Aeroplastics Contemporary (BE)
Multiple Partners, curated by Carla Gannis, Pablo’s Birthday, New York, NY (US)
2004 RISD Fine Arts Biennial NYC 2004, curated by Shamim Momin, Claire Oliver Fine Art, New York, NY (US)
Pretty World, curated by Jerome Jacobs, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels (BE)
2003 Dealer’s Choice, 31 Grand, Brooklyn, NY (US)
A Thousand Clowns, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Move 9: Lead Poisoning, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2002 High on Life: Transcending Addiction, American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD (US)
Look At Me, What Do You See, What Do You See, Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, NY (US)
2001 Yuzen Surf, Moda Politica, Tokyo (JP)
Stranger Than You, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA (US)
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