Known for his evocative use of found objects and materials, Douglas White culls the detritus of our society to transform them, compulsively, into uncanny and often monumental sculptures. Driven by a fascination with discarded and overlooked materials, White finds something magical within the everyday. His practice is intuitive, assembling elements as diverse as blown-out truck tyres, half-decayed cactus and vandalised recycling bins. These materials have often been the subject of violent transformations, revealing inner or unexpected surfaces and structures.

Contact: douglas.white@network.rca.ac.uk 

EDUCATION
2003-2005       ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, MA Sculpture
1997-2000       RUSKIN SCHOOL OF DRAWING AND FINE ART, BFA Fine Art    

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019    MR MAJIDI AND THE ELECTRICITY BOX, VO Curations, London
2019    COLLECTED WORKS, Modern Forms, London           
2017    PORTRAITS OF MY FATHER AS A HORSESHOE BAT,  Galerie Valerie Bach, Brussels
2014    SPLENDOR SOLIS, Eden Rock Gallery, St Barth
2013    SONG OF THE ROUSTABOUTS, Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam 
2011    NEW SKIN FOR AN OLD CEREMONY, Paradise Row, London
2010    BLACK SUN, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2009    MASQUERADE, Malta Contemporary Art, Valletta
2009    ELEPHANT TOTEM SONG, Paradise Row, London
2008    HARTROT, Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam
2007    BLACK PALM, Galerie Nuke, Paris
2007    LILITH, Paradise Row, London

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 SUMMER EXHIBITION 2022, Royal Academy of Art, London

2022 THE CONFERENCE OF BIRDS, Tristan Hoare, London
2021    A lot of what I’m about to tell you is made up, Superrare
2021    (HE)ART STORIES, Gallifet Art Centre, France
2020    MANIFESTA 18, Espace Jouenne, Marseille
2020    PAYSAGE_PAYSAGES, Musee Dauphinois, Grenoble
2019    ARVORE, Praca Adolpho Bloch, Sao Paolo
2019    FUTURS ANTERIEURS, Maison Guerlain, Paris
2019    INNER LIFE, Studio BWA, Wroclaw
2018    SHE SEES THE SHADOWS, DRAF at Oriel Mostyn, Wales
2018    WARMINGLAND, Hotel de Ville, Paris
2018    MAGIC AND METHOD, Frestonian Gallery, London
2018    ISLANDS, Annely Juda Fine Art, London
2017    ICONOCLASTS, Saatchi Gallery, London
2017    FORCE OF NATURE II, Art Pavilion, London
2016    SPARKLING LIKE THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN AT NIGHT, Garage, Rotterdam
2016    THEATRE DE L’ABSURDE, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam
2016    FORCE OF NATURE, Galerie Valerie Bach, Brussels
2015    FINDING FORM, Art First, London
2015    EVOLUTION, Asia House, London
2014    MOON, Art First, London
2014    FEITO POR BRASILIEROS, Cidade Matarazzo, Sao Paolo
2014    BRAND NEW SECOND HAND, Vigo Gallery, London
2014    NETWORK CLAY, Landgoed Anningahof, Zwolle
2013    ISLAND, Dairy Art Centre, London
2012    SPECIMENS, Domaine de Chamarande, Paris
2012    INTERSECTIONS, Weizmann Institute, Tel Aviv
2012    LONDON TWELVE, City of Prague Gallery, Prague
2012    BOUVARD AND PEUCHET’S COMPENDIOUS QUEST FOR BEAUTY, David Roberts Art Foundation, London
2011    THE STATE: TTHE COMING INSURRECTION, Traffic, Dubai
2011    CON AMORE, ARoS Museum, Denmark
2011    FREIES MATERIAL, Weltraum, Munich
2011    NEXT VISIT, NEXT Visit, Berlin
2011    DUEL…, Christinger De Mayo, Zurich
2010    AIR 6, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam 
2010    REHAB, Espace Electra, Fondation EDF, Paris 
2009    NATURAL WONDERS: NEW ART FROM LONDON, Baibakov Art Projects, Moscow
2008    NATHANIEL RACKOWE AND DOUGLAS WHITE, The Russian Club, London