Judith White


"Art is not just what I do - it is how I see the world and connect with everything around me." 

— Judith White

Judith White is a Sydney-based artist whose creative career has spanned over five decades. As well as pursuing her own artistic practice, she founded and ran a private art school for ten years, nurturing emerging artists and fostering creative growth. Her work is deeply influenced by her sensitivity to natural and urban environments, blending contemporary themes with timeless techniques. Working across multiple media, including watercolour and oil, she skilfully balances precise detail with expressive abstraction.

Her evocative paintings explore the subtle relationships between people, places, and memories through their interplay of light, texture, and form. Through the use of both abstract and figurative elements, Judith creates works that invite viewers to experience a reflective and emotional connection, revealing the quiet beauty in everyday moments. Her art continues to resonate widely, bridging tradition and innovation while inspiring audiences and fellow artists alike.

 About the Artist

    • Born 1951 in Sydney, NSW. Lives and works in Sydney, NSW

    Education

    Bachelor of Arts majoring in Fine Arts through Sydney University

  • Selected Solo Exhibitions

    • 2024
      Romance and Realism, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW

    • 2021
      Bush Cove, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT

    • 2018
      Causeway, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT

    • 2016
      Island, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth City, WA
      Ancient Ground, BMGART, Adelaide, SA

    • 2015
      Transit, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT

    • 2014
      Centrum, Linton & Kay Galleries, Subiaco, WA

    • 2012–2013
      Slipstream, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT

    • 2012
      Perfusion, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW
      Riverstories, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW

    • 2010
      Waterfield, Gadfly Gallery, Perth, WA

    • 2009
      Paintings 2009, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT

    • 2008
      Judith White 08, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Estuary, BMGART, Adelaide, SA

    • 2007
      Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW

    • 2006
      Ebb and Flow; Bush Creek Series, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Bush Creek, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT

    • 2004
      Across the Country, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Romance and Realism, Greenhill Gallery, Adelaide, SA

    • 2003
      Aerial Landscape, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
      Land Shapes, Istral Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 2002
      Deux Mondes: Landscapes from Two Hemispheres, Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Farm Lands, Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW

    • 2001
      Desert Lake, Greenhill Gallery, Adelaide, SA
      Delta, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
      Desert Heart, Istral Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 2000
      Salt Lake Edge, Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Terrain, Istral Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 1999
      Australian Journey, Quadrivium Gallery, QVB, Sydney, NSW
      Desert Edge, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT

    • 1998
      Cultivation, Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW

    • 1996
      Drawn Diaries, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
      Connected, Istral Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 1995
      Waterways, Istral Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Valleys and Views, Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW

    • 1994
      Landscape and Legend, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
      Fashionable Landscapes, Bridge Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 1993
      The Sydney Exhibition, Gallery Harvest, Nagoya, Japan
      Schubert Galleries, Gold Coast, QLD

    • 1992
      Site Documents: Urban and Rural, Bridge Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 1991
      Icon Tact: Images of Home and Abroad, Bridge Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Private View: Public Spaces, Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW

    • 1990
      Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

    • 1989
      Open a Window, Bridge Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 1988
      A Show of Cities – Venice, London, Sydney, Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW

    • 1986
      Marsden Galleries, Bathurst, NSW

    Selected Group Exhibitions

    • 2022
      Abstraction; a feeling of being inside, Wagner Contemporary, Sydney, NSW

    • 2018
      Australian Watercolour Institute Exhibition, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, NSW

    • 2014
      Across The Water; China–Australia: Modern Masters of Watercolour, Quanhua Art Gallery, Zhujiajiao, China

    • 2013
      Now & When: Contemplating Climates on the South East Coast, ANU / Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre, Eden, NSW

    • 2012–2013
      Larapinta Trail Artists, Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, Nowra, NSW

    • 2012
      Drawing: A Fundamental Liberation, Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT
      Drawing: A Fundamental Liberation, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      in [two] art, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Larapinta Trail Artists, Moree Plains Gallery, NSW
      The Larapinta Exhibition, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 2010
      in [two] art, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW

    • 2009
      Controversy & Acclaim – Sixty Years of the Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Regional Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 2006
      View of Maitland from the Riverbank (with apologies to Jan Vermeer and the View of Delft), Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW

    • 2005
      Collector’s Choice 05, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Australian Watercolour Institute Exhibition, Mosman Regional Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 2004
      Collector’s Choice 04, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW

    • 2002
      Australian Watercolour Exhibition, Mosman Regional Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
      Jo Sonja / Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW

    • 2001
      Australian Watercolour Institute Exhibition, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, NSW

    • 1999
      Looking at the Landscape, Nolan Gallery, Canberra, ACT

    • 1995
      Travels Afar, Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW

    • 1992
      Fine Australian Painting, Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

    • 1991
      Artists Abroad, Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

    • 1990
      Australian Watercolour Institute Exhibition, Museum of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

  • Awards

    • 2004
      Fleurieu Peninsula McLaren Vale Art Prize
      Maitland Art Prize

    • 2002
      Chroma Art Prize

    • 1998
      Mosman Art Prize

    • 1993
      Margaret Fesq Memorial Art Prize

    • 1992
      Wyong Festival Open Art Prize

    • 1991
      Mosman Art Prize, People’s Choice

    • 1988
      Woollahra Bicentennial Art Prize for Watercolour
      Margaret Fesq Memorial Art Prize

    • 1986
      Manly Daily Art Prize
      Wyong Festival Open Art Prize
      Margaret Fesq Memorial Art Prize

    • 1985
      Wyong Festival Open Art Prize
      Margaret Fesq Memorial Art Prize

    • 1983
      Mosman Art Prize

    Collections and Commissions

    • Hunter Medical Research Institute, hospital foyer, Newcastle

    • Macquarie Dictionary 6th Edition, cover, published 2013

    • Hilton Hotel Sydney, Glass Restaurant

    • Morgan Stanley

    • Blake Dawson Waldron

    • NRMA Sydney

    • Southern Pacific Petroleum / Central Pacific Minerals P.L.

    • Amgen Australia Pty Ltd

    • Book cover: Sydney Harbour and Foreshores, published by Echelon Management Group

    • Ramada Renaissance Hotel, Sydney

    • Hilton Hotels, Sydney and Tel Aviv

    • Westin Stamford Hotel, Singapore

    • Conrad Jupiter Hotel, Brisbane

    • Peter Burrows and Associates, Sydney

    • Aubrey F. Crawley & Co., Sydney

    • Whitehead Green & Cooper, Sydney

    • Fisher & Paykel, Brisbane

    • BZW Services

    • Olympic Co-ordination Authority, Homebush Bay, Sydney

    • Attorney General's Department of NSW, Burwood Law Courts, Sydney

    • Walker Corporation

    • Jones Lang Wootton, Sydney

    • Qantas Airlines, Australia and New Zealand

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