Naomi White is an abolitionist feminist, artist, and educator, working on ideas at the intersection of political ecology and photography. Throughout her work White addresses an array of complex contemporary issues, questioning dominant ethics and narratives throughout history, and asking how we can shift our focus away from the current model of domination to one of equity and collective voice, for the sake of all people, animals and the planet.
Her mixed-media practice incorporates original and found photographs, encaustic wax, archival glue, fire and ash. White is the winner of The 2024 Associate's Award at Brand 52 and was a finalist for the 2023 Hopper Prize. White has exhibited and spoken about her work throughout North America and Europe, including art fairs Tryst, Scope, Spectrum, Kolajfest, and Photo LA.
White's current solo show, Handfuls of Earth and Sky, is on view at the Art Gallery at Glendale Community College from September 27 - November 17, 2025. And through the generous support of the Glendale College Foundation, Naomi White will participate in Glendale Community College’s 2025 Visiting Artist Program, working with professor Kyla Hansen and her sculpture students in Fall 2025.
Teaching is an essential part of White's practice. She teaches classes exploring Lighting for Personal Projects, The Art of Collage, The Archive, Technology and Instagram; Ecology, Ethics & Activism; Photographic Theory; Dreaming in Collage, and The Lighting of Desire and Disgust. White co-curates thesis exhibitions with her students at NYFA (New York Film Academy, Los Angeles) where she is currently Associate Professor of Photography.