Bio

Elizabeth White's interdisciplinary practice includes work with photography, video, performance, installation, and social relations. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and featured by The Girl Project and in the “Discover New Talent” section of ArtInfo.com. Elizabeth has been honored with an Aaron Siskind Fellowship and the support of the Hattie Strong Foundation. She holds an MFA in photography, video, and related media from the School of Visual Arts and a bachelor's degree in sociology from Vassar College.

Currently, Elizabeth teaches digital imaging and new media culture courses at the College of Staten Island (CUNY) and Ramapo College of New Jersey. She has also taught at Purchase College (SUNY) and been a guest critic at Parsons and Sarah Lawrence.

Elizabeth is the creator and editor of the blog, HOT ART ACTION!, an online caledar of interesting art talks and events around New York.


Education

MFA, School of Visual Arts, 2007, New York, NY
Aaron Siskind Fellowship Recipient

BA, Vassar College, 1999, summa cum laude, Poughkeepsie, NY

Additional studio and academic coursework completed in New York at the International Center of Photography, Pratt Institute, New York University, Hunter College, and the Art Students League, and in Mexico at the Instituto Allende and Maldonado Studio.

 

Exhibitions

A.I.R. Gallery Biennial, curated by Lilly Wei, New York (2009)
Sans Quoi Gallery, Okayama, Japan (2008)
“Labor” (in conjunction with "The Ladies Aide Society Invites you to a Poverty Party to Benefit the Foundation for Ethical Art and Culture"), Chashama, New York and thisisnotashop, Dublin (2008)
“Everything Must Go!”, Flux Factory, New York (2008)
“Perpetual Art Machine”, SCOPE Art Fair, New York (2008)
“Newly Released”, Visual Arts Gallery, New York (2007)
Her Shorts International Women's Video Festival, Tuscon, Arizona (2007)
“I'll be your Mirror”, Galerie Lifebomb, Berlin (2006)
“Bearing in Mind”, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY (2006)
“selfconscious”, SVA Eastside Gallery, New York, NY (2005)
"Cadavre Exquis”, Pratt Manhattan CCPS Gallery, New York, NY (2005)
Camera Club of New York, New York, NY (2003)
Warehouse Theatre, Washington, DC (2003)
“Body of Work”, Positive Focus, New York, NY (2003)
Figureworks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2003)
Figureworks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2000)