James White
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Biography
Born 1967 in Tiverton, UK.
Lives and works in London, UK.
Education
1986 – 1989
Wimbledon College of Art, London, UK
1989 – 1991
Royal College of Art, London, UK
Grants and Awards
2006
John Moores 24 Painting Prize, Liverpool, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2024
James White: Means To An End, Zander Galerie Paris, Paris, France
2022
James White. Isola, Certosa di San Giacomo, Capri, Italy
James White. I'll See You When I See You, Fondation Fernet-Branca, St. Louis, France
2021
James White. New Paintings, Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne
Conversation/s. James White and Günter Umberg, Fox Jensen Gallery, Sydney, Australia
James White. Not this time, Galerie Greta Meert, Brussels, Belgium
2020
James White: New Paintings, Sean Kelly Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Günter Umberg | James White. Conversation, Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne, Germany
2017
James White. BODIES, Blain Southern, London, UK
2016
James White. ASPECT:RATIO, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, USA
James White. Eight, Gerhardsen Gerner, Berlin, Germany
2013
James White. From this Position, Gerhardsen Gerner, Oslo, Norway
James White. The Black Mirror, Sean Kelly, New York, USA
James White. And from this Position, Max Wigram, London, UK
2012
James White. Paintings and Photographs, Siegfried Contemporary, London, UK
2011
James White, Project B, Milan, Italy
James White. Another Hotel, Gerhardsen Gerner, Berlin, Germany
2010
James White, Max Wigram Gallery, London, UK
2009
James White c/o – Gerhardsen Gerner, Berlin, Germany
2008
James White. The Rough With the Smooth, Max Wigram Gallery, London, UK
James White c/o – Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin, Germany
2007
James White. Doomed, Max Wigram Gallery, London, UK
James White. New Paintings, The Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, Texas, USA
2004
James White. United Elements, MW projects, London, UK
2003
James White. Paintings, Museum 52, London, UK
2000
James White. Atoll, Fig-1, London, UK
James White. Paradise, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York, USA
1999
James White. The Incidental Monumental 2, Modern Art, London, UK
1998
James White. The Incidental Monumental, Tomato Projects, London, UK
1997
James White & Tim Sheward, Entwistle Gallery, London, UK
James White & Tim Sheward, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York, USA
1996
James White. Risky Business, Banner Street, London, UK
1993
James White, Gavin Turk’s studio, London, UK
2022
James White. I'll See You When I See You, Fondation Fernet-Branca, St. Louis, France
Group Exhibitions
2023 – 2024
PaintingPhotography, H2 – Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst im Glaspalast, Augsburg, Germany
2022
Fragile! Alles aus Glas. Grenzbereiche des Skulpturalen, Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Ahlen, Germany
2021
Essentials, Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne, Germany
2020
Analogue, Fox Jensen McCrory, Auckland, New Zealand
BOOKS. An exhibition of books about art and art about books, Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne, Germany
2020 – 2021
Deceptive Images—Playing with Painting and Photography, Marta Herford, Museum for Art, Architecture and Design, Herford, Germany
2020
Emotion and Structure, Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne, Germany
2019
Di fuochi e accesi sensi, Galerie Greta Meert, Brussels, Belgium
Indoor Voices, Greystone Industries, Suffolk, UK
2018
EDIFICE, COMPLEX, VISIONARY, STRUCTURE, Sean Kelly, New York, USA
Heads Roll, Graves Gallery, Sheffield, UK
In Times of Plenty: The Shape of Things Today, Reflex Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Malevolent Eldritch Shrieking, Attercliffe, Sheffield, UK
NGORONGORO II, Lehderstrasse 34, Berlin, Germany
2017
Malverkasyning, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik, Island
Nature Morte: Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life, Guildhall Art Gallery, London, UK
Nature Morte: Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life, Museum Narodowe, Wroctaw, Poland
SELECTED, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, USA
2016
Nature Morte: Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life Tradition, Konsthallen Bohuslan, Uddervalla, Sweden
WHAT’S UP 2.0, 94 Portland Place, London, UK
2015
Nature Morte: Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life, Ha gamle prestegard, Stavanger, Norway
TUTTI FRUTTI, Turps Banana Gallery, London, UK
2013
Dirty Pop, And Model, Leeds, UK
Revealed 2: Collector Space, Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide, Australia
Viewfinder, Time Sheward Projects, London, UK
2012
Minderwertige Gemälde, Galeria Cadaqués-Huc Malla, Cadaqués, Spain
2010
Dawnbreakers, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK
Keep Me Posted, Posted, London, UK
Realism - The Adventure of Reality, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2009
Realism - The Adventure of Reality, Kunsthalle Emden, Emden and Kunsthalle der Hypo Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany
2008
Go for it! Art from the Olbricht Collection, Weserburg Museum of Modern Art, Bremen, Germany
2007
All Tomorrows Pictures, ICA, London, UK
2006
John Moores 24, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2005
Chambres à Part, Hotel Sezz, Paris, France God is bored of us II, FMCG, London, UK
2004
New Blood, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2002
Paintings in Hospitals, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2000
4 British Artists, Archimede Staffoloni Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
Blue, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
Octoberfest 2000, VTO, London, UK
Gallery Artists, Casey Kaplan, New York, USA
1999
Cartoons and Comics, Heathrow Airport, Heathrow, UK
Fun de Siele, Middlesborough Art Gallery / Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle /
Walsall Museum and Art Gallery, UK
1998
Artclub Berlin, Videoforum, Berlin, Germany
1997
Group Show, Entwistle Gallery, London, UK
Honky Tonk, The Kitchen, London, UK
1996
Against, Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London, UK
Fool’s Rain, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) London, UK
Some of my best friends are Geniuses, Independent Art Space, London, UK
Video work at the Tramshed, Ridinghouse Editions, London, UK
White & Sheward, Michael Joo, Max Wigram, The Post Office, London, UK
1993
Lucky Kunst, Silver Place, London, UK
1992
Jake Chapman, Dinos Chapman, James White, Sam Taylor-Wood, Clove2 Gallery, London, UK
Selected Bibliography
2023
Privacy Please, The gesso painted photographs. James White Studio. London.
2022
James White. I'll See You When I See You. Saint Louis: Fondation Fernet-Branca.
James White. Evidence. London: Mack.
2019
Thomas Zander (Ed.): Günter Umberg | James White. Conversation, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne, Germany
2018
White, James: James White. Small Paintings, Kerber Verlag, Berlin, Germany
McCord, Brooke: James White. Hunger Magazine, Issue 15, Autumn/Winter
2017
Jackson, Emily: James White. Bodies, BlainISouthern, London, UK
2016
Editors: 8 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week. Artnews, February 8
N.N.: Gerhardsen Gerner is very pleased to announce the fifth solo exhibition with the British painter James White at the Berlin gallery. Art Rabbit, November 4
Keh, Pei-Ruh: Black and White? Sean Kelly showcases the hyperreal paintings of James White, Wallpaper, February 11
Steer, Emily: 5 Questions With James White. Elephant Magazine, February 11
2015
Wilson, Kate: Drawing and Painting. Materials and Techniques for Contemporary Artists, Thames and Hudson, London, UK
2014
Valli, Marc and Margherita Dessanay: A Brush with the Real. Figurative Painting Today, Laurence King, London, UK
2013
Petry, Michael: Nature Morte. Contemporary artists reinvigorate the still life tradition, Thames and Hudson, London, UK
Arikoglu, Lale: James White on Pop, Photorealism and the YBA Days. Whitewall, March 22
Carey-Kent, Paul: ART STUFF on a train #25: When Photos are Paintings and Paintings are Photos. FAD online, October 22
N.N.: James White, Luis Zerbini. Mousse Magazine, October/November
Levine, Kim: Anthony McCall and James White. ARTnews, May
Prapoglou, Kostas: James White: ‘...and from this Position’ @ Max Wigram Gallery. REVma, October 8
2012
Bolivar, Juan: James White. Abstract Thoughts, Siegfried Contemporary, London, UK
Editors: 12 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before February 12. Observer, February 8
Moore, Alex: Cornered. Wallpaper, June 25
N.N.: Paintings. James White, Digital Temple Magazine, Spring
Spence, Rachel: The real thing. Financial Times, July 14
2011
Herbert, Martin and Millar, Jeremy: James White. Paintings, FUEL, London, UK
Colajanni, Martina: James White. Exibart, April 1
N.N.: James White. On our London Watchlist, Artslant, April
Pippo, Angela: La Lunga istantanea dell’iper-reale. Artribune, April 14
Rossi, Benedetta: Istantanee di fascino. Insideart.eu, April 22
2010
The Adventure of Reality. International Realism Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dawnbreakers. John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK
Sheerin, Mark: Personal clutter given photorealist treatment for James White shots at Max Wigram Gallery. Culture 24, June 18
2009
Realism – The Adventure of Reality. Kunsthalle Emden and Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany
Wilson, Michael: James White. Artforum, January
2008
Go for it! The Olbricht Collection. Neues Museum, Bremen, Germany
Kuhn, Nicola: In der Fremde. Der Tagesspiegel, April 12
N.N.: James White. Zitty Berlin, March 27–April 9
N.N.: James White. Der Tagesspiegel, March 27
Wiensowski, Ingeborg:Tageskarte Kunst. Rembrandt Reloaded, Spiegel Online, April 7
2007
James White. Doomed, Max Wigram Gallery, London, UK
All tomorrow pictures. Institute for Contemporary Art, London, UK
Gray, Richard: Exhibit. 10 Men Magazine, Spring
N.N.: James White. Cultureflash, April 19
Pasqualetti, Chiara: Alla Ricerca della Banalità, Arte Mondadori, Milan, Italy
2006
John Moores 24. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2005
Coomer, Martin: James White: MWprojects. Time Out, London, UK, January 12–19
Lack, Jessica: James White: MWprojects. The Guardian Guide, London, UK, January 8–14
2004
Darwent, Charles: The other names to look out for. Independent on Sunday, London, UK, January
Lewisohn, Cedar: Art Category: James White. Dazed and Confused, London, UK
N.N.: Its all about. Harpers and Queen, January
2003
Hubbard, Sue: James White at Museum 52. The Independent, London, November 17
James White at Museum 52. GQ Magazine, November
Louden, Bruce: James White. Dazed and Confused, London, UK
Montgomery, Robert: Another Creative Programme. Another Magazine
2002
Paintings in Hospitals. The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2000
Blue. The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
Fig 1: v.1: 50 projects in 50 weeks, Spafax Publishing, London, UK
Dailey, Meghan: James White and Tim Sheward, Casey Caplan, Artforum, October
Johnson, Ken: James White and Tim Sheward, New York Times, June 16
N.N.: Young British Art. The Saatchi Decade, Booth-Clibborn Editions
1999
Fun de Siecle. Walsall Museum and Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
Price, Dick: Young British Art. The Saatchi Decade, Abrams Books, New York, USA
1998
N.N.: James White and Tim Sheward, Frieze, Issue 38, January/February
1997
Van de Valle, Mark: James White and Tim Sheward. Casey Caplan, Artforum, September
Saltz, Jerry: James White and Tim Sheward, Casey Caplan. Time out, June 13–20, New York, USA
1996
Some of my best Friends are Geniuses. Independent Art Space, London, UK
1992
Jake Chapman, Dinos Chapman, James White, Sam Taylor-Wood. Clove2 Gallery, London, UK
Public Collections
Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, Texas, USA
Kistefos Museum, Oslo, Norway
Olbricht Collection, Essen, Germany
The Saatchi Collection, London, UK