Amberly White's fine art photography practice focuses on fictional narratives about women in isolation. She creates psychological worlds in which the subjects seem to be disconnected from reality amongst the banal spaces.
Aside from her recent thesis work, she also documents the places she visits, on film and digitally, through street and concert photography. White has exhibited her work at Robert Frost Elementary School and Commons Grounds, both in Bourbonnais, Illinois, alongside the Texas State Galleries in San Marcos, TX.
White was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and now lives and works in Austin, Texas as the photo operations specialist for Memory Forward. She earned her BFA in Photography from Texas State University. While in school, she worked as a lab monitor for the photography building on campus as well as a digital technician for the university library.
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Education
2021 BFA in Photography, Minor in Business Administration
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Exhibitions
2021 "Tell the Tale," BFA Thesis Exhibition, Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, TX
2021 "Texas State Drawing Pop-Up," The Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX
2021 "The Junkyard," Online at https://thejunkyard2021.wixsite.com/my-site
2018 "Student Work Display," Robert Frost Elementary School, Bourbonnais, IL
2017 "Artist Night," Common Grounds at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL
Collections
"Elsewhere," Half-Letter Zine and tabloid poster held in collection at Alkek Library, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Published Photos
Luke Jundermann and Hannah Shiner, eds. "Entire Issue," TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine (Student Publications at Digital Commons, 2018), vol 2018: Iss 1. 40 and 46. https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/tygr/vol2018/iss1/1
"Congregation's call to missions leads to new churches in Armenia," Engage Magazine, Aug 15, 2018. https://nazarene.org/article/congregations-call-missions-leads-new-churches-armenia
Printed Matter
“Elsewhere,” Senior Thesis photo book, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
Non-Academic Experience
Mar 2022 - Present Photo Operations Specialist, Memory Forward, Austin, TX
Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 Digital Technician, Alkek Library at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Aug 2021 - Dec 2021 Photography Lab Monitor, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Jun 2018 - Mar 2020 Newborn Photographer, Bella Baby Photography, Oklahoma City, OK
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 Executive Photographer, Aurora Yearbook for Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL