Anthony White

Seattle, Washington

Artworks shown are selected from works submitted by the artist in their grant or residency application. All works are copyright of the artist or artist’s estate.

About Anthony White

Anthony White gives a slight smile and stands with his hands in pockets in a studio space, wearing a dark shirt and pants. He is a multi-racial person with medium skin tone and short curly dark hair.

Anthony White is an artist, community advocate, and board member of the Lillian Miller Foundation, which supports advancing educational opportunities for LGBTQIA+ youth. White received his BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2018 and is represented by Greg Kucera Gallery. He’s received multiple grants and awards including the Seattle Art Museum’s Betty Bowen Award, the Neddy at Cornish Painting Award, and an Artist Trust Fellowship Award. In 2024, Seattle Magazine named him one of the city’s “Most Influential People.” His solo exhibitions include shows at Greg Kucera Gallery, Public Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, and the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery (Central Washington University). He has exhibited work at the U.S. Embassy, Bridgetown, Barbados; Municipal Hall of La Pasión, Valladolid, Spain; König Galerie; the Henry Art Gallery; among others. His work is in the permanent collections of the Frye Art Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Figge Art Museum, and many private collections.

Program Participation

Joan Mitchell Fellowship, 2025

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Influenced by 16th- and 17th-century Dutch vanitas paintings, I explore the interactions between objects and their environments, and people and their surroundings. My work seeks to capture the essence of the mundane while offering nuanced and often overlooked interpretations of the world.”