Matthew D. White

The Print Center 82nd Annual International Competition

Matthew White was one of 36 artists selected out of 544 entrants to exhibit his work in The Print Center 82nd Annual International Competition. The exhibition traveled  to Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ, September 19 - October 27, 2008. Founded in 1915 as one of the first venues in this country dedicated to the appreciation of prints,  The Print Center's mission is to support printmaking and photography as vital contemporary arts and encourage the appreciation of the printed image in all its forms. The Annual International Competition,  the oldest of its kind in the country, attracts artists from around the world.

Exhibit: Elemental/Environmental: SPACE

Matthew White was selected to exhibit at the New Orleans Photo Alliance exhibition Elemental/Environmental: SPACE at the New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, 1111 St. Mary St. The exhibition will be on view from August 2, 2008 through September 20, 2008. This impressive national juried exhibition was curated by nature and environmental photojournalist Gary Braash. Braasch helped establish the International League of Conservation Photographers, and in 2006 the Sierra Club awarded him the the Ansel Adams Award for conservation photography. The exhibition may be viewed online via this link.

Second Wind: Gulf Coast Preserves Begin Recovery from Hurricane Damage

Image of White Kitchen Preserve featured in the Summer 2008 issue, online here.

The Sixth Annual Grand Isle Juried Exhibition

Matthew White was selected to show some of his photography in the 6th Annual  Grand Isle, La. Juried Exhibition.  The exhibition theme, Water Consciousness, spotlighted works relating the natural beauty and potential loss of the island and the surrounding wetlands. The goal of the Exhibition was to raise awareness of Louisiana's coastal erosion through an artist's eye and to encourage the creation and preservation of images of this culture and its disappearing habitat for future generations. Works selected were on exhibit at the Grand Isle Community Center, Hwy. 1, Grand Isle, Louisiana April 12 - 20, 2008.  A reception and awards presentation was held on April 20, 2008.

U.S. Department of State, Foreign Media Tour of New Orleans

Matthew White was invited to give a lecture and presentation of his images as part of the U.S. State Department's foreign media tour of New Orleans in conjunction with the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Journalists from 28 countries attended the event. Information about the tour may be viewed here.

Grand Isle Louisiana's Vanishing Horizons

Matthew White was selected to show some of his photography in an exhibit in Grand Isle, La. "Vanishing Horizons" which ran from April 7-15, 2007 at the Grand Isle Community Center, on Hwy. 1. The photos featured in the exhibit were Lake Borgne, La. (#2)" and "Gulf of Mexico, Cameron Parish, La 5/06". Determined to convey the uniqueness and beauty of Louisiana, his collection of landscapes continues to speak for a state that has survived the worst from nature and continues to evolve after an unprecedented tragedy.The Grand Isle Community Development Team, Inc. with support from the Grand Isle Port Commission and the Town of Grand Isle, sponsored the exhibit to showcase works with themes relating to the nature, natural beauty and potential loss of the only inhabited Louisiana barrier island and the surrounding wetlands. The goal of the exhibition was to raise awareness of Louisiana's coastal erosion through an artist's eye and to encourage the creation and preservation of images of this culture and its disappearing habitat for future generations.