Works
  • Eric White, The Winner's Circle ($10,000 PYRAMID), 2024
    Eric White
    The Winner's Circle ($10,000 PYRAMID), 2024
    Oil on canvas
    182.9 x 182.9 cm | 72 x 72 in
  • Eric White, TV GUISE (Sophia Loren), 2024
    Eric White
    TV GUISE (Sophia Loren), 2024
    Oil on canvas
    121.9 x 91.4 cm | 48 x 36 in
  • Eric White, 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL (Annie Hall), 2011
    Eric White
    1974 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL (Annie Hall), 2011
    Oil on linen
    121.9 x 121.9 cm | 48 x 48 in
    Sold
  • Oil on canvas of a detailed old movie posters
    Eric White
    The Lobby, 2013-2015
    Oil on canvas
    121.9 x 121.9 cm | 48 x 48 in
    Sold
  • Eric White, 1971 Pontiac LeMans Hardtop Seda (The French Connection), 2012
    Eric White
    1971 Pontiac LeMans Hardtop Seda (The French Connection), 2012
    Oil on canvas
    182.9 x 304.8 cm | 72 x 120 in
  • Eric White, Down in Front: No Other Dream™, 2014-16
    Eric White
    Down in Front: No Other Dream™, 2014-16
    Oil on canvas
    101.6 x 152.4 cm | 40 x 60 in
    Sold
  • Eric White, The Letter, 2017
    Eric White
    The Letter, 2017
    Oil on canvas
    182.9 x 182.9 cm | 72 x 72 in
    Sold
  • oil painting depicting a woman walking on a dark and desolate city block at night, in front of a building labeled "BICKFORD MARKET"
    Eric White
    Message to My Daughter (Night), 2021
    Oil on panel
    15.2 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm | 6 x 12 x 1 1/2 in
    Sold
  • Eric White, North [1971 Ford Torino 500], 2018
    Eric White
    North [1971 Ford Torino 500], 2018
    Oil on canvas
    213.4 x 365.8 x 5.1 cm | 84 1/8 x 144 1/8 x 2 in
Biography

Eric White’s paintings reference 20th century film, music and pop culture backed by consummate draftsmanship and painterly finesse to subvert and recode the dominant narratives of contemporary society. White’s paintings are constructed from elements of our collective consciousness, overflowing with an entropic visual overload.

His approach to figuration is both beautiful and disturbing. Whether expressed blatantly or in a subtler manner, his work attempts to tap into those realities and dimensions that exist beyond the fringe of our perception. White found a way to celebrate the sounds he treasures by re-imagining the album covers of his favorite rock and pop musicians. Although the record cover is the point of departure, the artist takes the opportunity to explore a variety of painting styles, puns, and parodies. 

Eric White (b. in 1968 Ann Arbor, MI, US) lives and works in Los Angeles and New York. He received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990. He served as adjunct professor at the School of Visual Arts from 2006 - 2013. In 2010, White received a Painting Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. His work has been featured in exhibitions in museums including the Laguna Art Museum in California (US); Long Beach Museum of Art in Los Angeles, CA (US); Museo de la Ciudad de México (MX); De Bond Museum in Bruges (BE); MACRO Museum in Rome (IT) and The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, MD (US).

Selected exhibitions: Deep Color, Halsey McKay Gallery, NY (US), 2025; Melted City 5, Blanc Gallery, Quezon City (PH), 2025; Outside In, Torrance Art Museum, CA (US), 2025; Local Programming, GRIMM, New York, NY (US), 2024; The Moon and I, GRIMM, New York, NY (US), 2023; The Visual Adventures of Robert Williams, Orange County Center For Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA (US), 2022; Inaugural exhibition, GRIMM, New York, NY (US), 2021; and Bad Reception, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL), 2020.

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