Emily White Art

Emily White was born in 1987 in Brockton, Massachusetts. White received her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston, Massachusetts) with a focus in sculpture. White has received awards including the Wind Challenge (Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and the Helen Blair Crosbie Sculpture Award (Massachusetts College of Art and Design,Boston, Massachusetts). She was nominated for the International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for two consecutive years (2010 and 2011). White's work is currently on display at the Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, Massachusetts) and the Philadelphia Zoo. She has had solo exhibitions at the James Oliver Gallery (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), View (Old Forge, New York) and Penn State Altoona (Altoona, Pennsylvania). White has had sculptures displayed in public spaces such as The Philadelphia Flower Show (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), the Philadelphia International Airport (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and the Massachusetts Transportation Building (Boston, Massachusetts). White’s work has been in group exhibitions in the US and abroad including shows at The Philadelphia Art Alliance (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); the James Oliver Gallery (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); The Royal Castle (Warsaw, Poland); the City Hall (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); the Pterodactyl (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); the Annmarie Sculpture Garden Arts Center (Solomons, Maryland) and the Gallery 263 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). White has been featured in publications such as Textile Fiber Forum Magazine (Neroli Henderson), Contemporary Art of Nature: Mammals (Ashley Rooney), and The Whitefish Review. White now lives in Philadelphia and works for the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.