Wendel A. White
101 Mohican Drive
Galloway, New Jersey 08205
(609) 652-4420 Fax: (609) 652-4550
E-mail: wwhite@blacktowns.org
http://www.blacktowns.org
Solo Exhibitions
Stedman Gallery, Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts,
NJ January 2002
Atlantic City Arts Center, NJ February 2002
Manchester Craftsman Guild, PA 2001
Hopkins House Gallery, NJ, 2001
Richard Stockton College, NJ, 2000
Center for the Arts (three-artists), Marlton, NJ 2000
Ocean County Library, Barnegat, NJ, 2000
Richard Stockton College, New Jersey, 1990
The Photography Gallery, Florida International University, 1988
Johnson and Johnson Corp., New Jersey Traveling Exhibition, 1987
to 1989
"The Industrial Landscape," Richard Stockton College,
NJ 1987
Gallery Polynero II, Belgium, 1986
Rose Gallery, St. Edwards University, Texas, 1986
Midtown Y Gallery, New York, 1984
Rutger Gallery, New York, 1981
Third Eye Gallery, New York, 1976 |
Group Exhibitions (selected)
"Reflections in Black" Smithsonian Institution
Arts and Industries, Washington DC 2000
Millennium Salon Exhibition, Mary Gearhart Gallery, New York, NY
1999 - 2000
"Distinguished Artists of Southern New Jersey"
Long Beach Island Art Foundation, NJ 1999
Salon Exhibition, Mary Gearhart Gallery, New York, NY 1999
Camden County Cultural and Heritage Center, NJ 1999
Atlantic City Art Center, NJ 1998
Afro-American Museum, Philadelphia, PA 1996 -1997
City Museum, Trenton, NJ 1996
"Southern New Jersey Artist’s IX" Stedman Art Gallery,
Rutgers University, Camden, NJ 1995
"Convergence: 8 Photographers," Clarkson Gallery Potsdam,
NY 1995, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 1995, Tampa
Museum of Art, Tampa, FL 1994, Olin Gallery Kenyon College, Gambier,
OH 1993
"1993 NJ Arts Council Fellowships"Stedman Art Gallery,
Rutgers University, Camden, NJ 1993
"Convergence: 8 Photographers," Georgia Museum of Art,
Atlanta GA, 1993, Penn. School of Art and Design, Lancaster PA,
1992, University of Albany, NY, 1992, Hammonds House Gallery, Atlanta
GA, 1992, University of California at Irvine, 1992
"Hands Off," New School for Social Research, New York,
1991
"Park and Ride," Raritan Valley Community College, 1991
"Convergence: 8 Photographers," Houston Center for Photography,
1991, Film in the Cities, St. Paul, 1991, Visual Studies Workshop,
Rochester NY, 1991, Photographic Resource Center at Boston Univ.,
1990
"Stated as Fact: Photographic Documents of New Jersey"
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey, 1989
"New Expressions" Noyes Museum, New Jersey, 1989
US. Biennial, Museum of Art, Oklahoma University, 1988
Infinity Gallery, Governors State University, Illinois, 1988
New Jersey State College Board, New Jersey, 1988
"Contemporary Black Art," Kennesaw College, Georgia, 1987
Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson College, New Jersey, 1987
Light Factory, North Carolina, 1986
"24 Exposures," Union Square Gallery, New York, 1986
Atlanta Life Insurance Co., Georgia, 1985
"1984: Social Commentary and the Photograph," Moody Atrium
Gallery, Texas, 1984
"Mental Block," Danceteria, New York, 1984
Atlanta Life Insurance Co., Georgia, 1984
"14 Photographers," Schomburg Center for Black Culture,
New York, 1983
Light Factory, North Carolina, 1983
"Photoworks II," A.U.A., New Mexico, 1983
Patrick Gallery, Texas, 1982
Gallery 104, Texas, 1982 |
Web Projects
Small Towns, Black Lives; African American
communities in southern New Jersey
http://blacktowns.org |
Permanent Collections
Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University,
Wisconsin
Johnson and Johnson Corp., New Jersey
Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Georgia
George Washington Carver Museum, Texas
Erie Art Center, Pennsylvania
The Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NYPL, New York |
Related Professional Activities
Lecture/presentation, "Small Towns Black
Lives", PhotoSession 2001, The Print Center, Philadelphia PA,
2001
Panelist, "The Problematics of Teaching Photography in a Digital
Context" with Blaise Tobia and Jeannie Pearce, Society for
Photographic Education, regional conference, Baltimore MD, 2001
Lecture Presentation, "Small Towns Black Lives," Cape
May County Library, NJ 2001
Lecture Presentation, "Small Towns Black Lives," Manchester
Craftsman Guild, Pittsburgh, PA 2001
Lecture Presentation, "Small Towns Black Lives," Lawnside
Historical Society and Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission,
Lawnside NJ, 2001
Panelist, Technology in Photography, James A Porter Colloquium on
African American Art, Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Center for
African American History and Culture and Howard University, April
2000
Secretary, Board of Directors, NJ Council for the Humanities, 2000
-
Chair, Board of Directors, Society for Photographic Education, 1996
- 1999
Board of Directors, Society for Photographic Education, 1993 - 1999
National Conference Chair, Society for Photographic Education, Atlanta,
1995
Panelist, "Education and Technology" College Arts Association,
National Conference, 1995
Kodak Educational Advisory Council, 1991 to 1994
Co-Chair, Society for Photographic Education, Multicultural Caucus,
1992 - 1993
Board of Directors, Atlantic City Historical Museum, 1989 to present
Co-Curated and fabricated - "Charles K. Doble's Atlantic City
Photographs 1930 - 1953" and "Images of African Americans
in Atlantic City: 1900 to 1965" as part of the opening exhibition
"Playgroud of the Nation."
Reviewer, "Exploring Black and White Photography," second
edition, 1993, Review and recommendations for the publisher, Wm.
C Brown Publishers 1990
Panelist, "Photography -- New Forms" College Arts Association
National Conference, New York, 1990
Panelist, "Autobiographical Issues and Concerns: The Contemporary
Black Photographer" Society of Photographic Educators National
Conference, 1988
Guest Curator, "Survey of Photographic Expressions" School
of Visual Arts, 1984 |
Publications
Enter the City: Photographs by Louis Draper,
Exhibition catalogue, Richard Stockton College, 1989
International Center of Photography, Encyclopedia of Photography,
Crown Pub., 1984, contributing editor, (William Broecker, chief
editor et. al.) |
Selected Bibliography
Snodergren, Rebecca, "Camera captures
texture of small-town black life" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
March 21, 2001
Sullivan, Eileen, "An Artist’s View" The Courier-Post,
February 20, 2001
McCoy, Bett, "Area Artist captures charm of everyday life in
exhibit," Atlantic City Press, February 8, 2001
Willis, Deborah. Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers
1840 to present. WW Norton and Company. June 2000
White, Wendel, Interview, New Jersey Network News, NJN, February
22, 2000
White, Wendel, Interview, TV40 News, NBC TV40, Linwood, NJ, November
12, 1999
Blount, Erica, "Five Veterans graves a link to black history
in Port Republic" October 15, 1999
Downs, Jere, "The Presence of the Past", The Philadelphia
Inquirer, Inquirer Magazine,
February 16, 1997
Ben-Ali, Russell, "Jersey’s Underground Black history",
The Star Ledger, February 6, 1997
McGuire, Nancy, "Southern New Jersey Artist’s IX",
Exhibition Catalogue, 1994
Toner, Noreen, "Snapped Shots", Atlantic City Press, November
1994
Wilson, William, "UCI Offers Personal Views of the Black Experience,"
Los Angeles Times, 1992
Smith, Virginia Warren, "Political photography with an autobiographical
twist,"
Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 2, 1992
Dyer, Susan, "Documenting the Evidence: Afro-American Photography,"
Women's Art
Magazine, October 1991
Wise, Kelly, "Aesthetic intellect and pulsing emotion blend
in 'Convergence,'
The Boston Globe, Jan. 25, 1991
Silver, Joanne, "Exhibit an Exploration of African-American
Journeys," Boston
Herald, Dec. 28, 1990
Nemser, Rebecca, "A Case of identity - Being and belonging
in Convergence", The
Boston Phoenix, January 18, 1991
Foritano, Jim, "Eight visions converge at PRC exhibit,"
The Fennway News, Jan. 1991
Fitzgerald, Brian, "Convergence' exhibit deals in personal,
social issues of
African-Americans," Boston University Today, Jan. 1991
Hillyer, Linda, "Convergence: 8 Photographers," Art New
England, March 1991
Willis, Deborah, Convergence: 8 Photographer, Exhibition catalogue,
Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, 1990
Zimmer, William, "State Poses for its Portrait in a Pleasurable
Show," The New
York Times, Section 12, pg. 18, January 14, 1990
Charles Stainback and Michael Bzdak, Stated as Fact: Photographic
Documents
of New Jersey, New Jersey State Museum, exhibition catalogue, 1990
Tony, Heidi Heath, Atlantic City Magazine, pg 39, Jan. 90
Allen, Deborah, New Expressions, exhibition catalogue, Noyes Museum,
1989
Black Photographers: A Bio-Bibliography 1940 to 1988, Edited by
Deborah Willis,
Garland Publications, 1989
Williams, Jo-Ann, "Memories: Display is A.C. Family Album,"
The Press, Atlantic
City, Section C, pg 1, November 7, 1988
"Forgotten Photo Exhibit," The Sun, pg 5, vol. 10 #70,
November 3, 1988
Bzdak, Michael, "An Objective Approach," New Jersey Sites:
Photographs by
Wendel White, (Exhibition brochure), Johnson and Johnson, 1987
"Wendel White," The Press, Atlantic City, April 5, 1987
Word, Edited by Dawoud Bey, Expendi Press, pp. 3, 1987
Einreinhofer, Nancy, "An Exhibition: Art Faculty of the New
Jersey State
Colleges," (exhibition catalogue), Ben Shahn Galleries, Paterson
College, NJ
An American Landscape, winter 1985 No. XI, Bomb Magazine, pp. 71-73
Antoinin H., The Fifth Annual Atlanta Life Nat. Art Competition,
pp. 15 1985
Antoinin H., The Fourth Annual Atlanta Life Nat. Art Competition,
pp. 16 1984
Fox C., "Atlanta Life Show Offers Wide Range of Vital Work,"
Atlanta Journal-
Constitution, January 15, 1984
Willis D., 14 Photographers, The New York Public Library, Astor,
Lenox and Tilden Foundations
Ola A., "Images from the Imagination," Guardian (New York),
December 7, 1983
Bijur H., "Symbolic Visions in Pictures," Westsider NY,
December 22, 1983
Hicks L., Two Photographic Viewpoints, Carver Museum, TX, pp. 8-12
1983
Bassin J., "Patrick Captures Fall's Invigoration," Austin
American Statesman (Texas), 1982
Beal G., "Dread Darkens UT Show," Austin American Statesman,
1982 |
Grants and Fellowships
Research and Professional Development Grant,
"Small Towns Black Lives Project" 1998
Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, Teaching/Learning Strategies,
Richard Stockton College, 1994
Artist Fellowship, New Jersey Council for the Arts, 1993
Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, Richard Stockton College, 1993
Educators Grant, Eastman Kodak, 1992
Research and Professional Development Grant, Stockton State College,
1993
Kodak Education Support Grants, for Stockton State College 1988
- 1991
Atlantic County Block Grant, New Jersey Historical Commission, Project
Director,
for the Atlantic City Historical Museum, 1991
Merit Award, Stockton State College,
New Jersey, 1989
Research and Professional Development Grant, Stockton State College,
1991
Research and Professional Development Grant, Stockton State College,
1990 Research and Professional Development Grant, Stockton State
College, 1989
University Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 1980 to 1982Education
M.F.A., Photography, University of Texas at Austin, 1982
B.F.A., Photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, 1980
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Current
| Professor of Art, Richard Stockton College
of New Jersey, 1986 to present |
Previous/Other
Instructor, Photography, Cooper Union School
of Art, New York 1989 -- 1990
Photographic Archivist, Essence Magazine, New York, 1985 - 1986
Instructor of Photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, 1984
to 1986
Instructor of Photography, International Center of Photography,
NY 1985 to 1986
Instructor of Photography,
Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, New York, 1983
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, 1980 to 1982
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