Steven J White
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
Steven White is an undefined, self-taught, true artist. He is a contemporary, tonalist painter. His work, created with brushes and palette knives, is done in a blend of representational and impressionistic style. From dramatic skies to whimsical animals his paintings capture the beauty of nature and evoke heartfelt emotions and joy. His traditional landscapes of Pennsylvania farms and woodlands, Schuylkill River Heritage areas and the Adirondack Mountains have awarded him with regional and national recognition.
WATERCOLORS
Steven was selected as a finalist in the Landscape category of The Artist Magazine’s Annual Art Competition in 2000, 2003 and 2009. He gained more success earning the Allied Artists of America Award at the Salmagundi Club 24th Annual Juried Art Exhibition for Non-Members and the Trails and Streams Medallion at the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors 2001, both for his painting titled “Saturday Morning”. His painting “In For The Winter” received the Edgar A. Thronson Award sponsored by Hardcastle Gallery in October 2003. In March 2004 he was awarded Best of Show at the Perkiomen Valley Art Centers’ 42nd Annual Membership Exhibition for his painting “Sweet Corn”. He was presented with the Violet Oakley Award in May 2004 at the “Side by Side Exhibition” a joint show held by the National Watercolor Society and the Philadelphia Water Color Society for his painting “Where The Heart Is”. He was awarded The Ruth G. Rosenau Silver Medallion for his painting “Keyser Mill” at The Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors 2004. In 2004 and 2005 he was awarded the Edgar A. Thronson Award and in 2006 the Schoonover Studios Ltd. Award at the Annual Evening & Afternoon of Fine Art sponsored by Hardcastle Gallery in Delaware.
His paintings have been featured on the cover of the Montgomery County Town & Country Magazine and the Equine Marketer and in the April 2004 issue of American Artist. His painting “Saturday Morning” has been published by North Light Books in Splash 7: The Qualities of Light. "Nice Catch" was selected for Scenes of The Schuylkill Calendar.
Steven has held solo exhibitions at The Hardcastle Gallery, Delaware, The Looking Glass Gallery, Hawley, The Radcliffe Gallery, New Hope, The Living Light Gallery, Lancaster, and The Blue Willow Design Gallery, Blue Bell. He has participated in two-artist exhibitions sponsored by The Arts Guild of Old Forge and the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in NY, as well as a number of group exhibitions including The Chaddsford Gallery, The Goggleworks, The Torpedo Factory, The Reading Public Museum, Immaculata College, Berman Museum of Art, Yellow Springs Art Show, The Audubon Center at Mill Grove and at The Phillips Mill.
OILS
Since his transition to painting in oil, Steven's painting "Spring Thoughts" was accepted in the 2014 Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Show. In 2021 his painting "All That's Left" was accepted in the OPA's National Exhibition held at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum. That same year his painting “Sentinel” won the Award of Excellence at The OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition that was held at The Art Center Manatee in Brandenton, FL and “The Road Home” was recognized with an Honorable Mention Award in the American Impressionists Society Member Show on line. In 2022 the OPA accepted “Working On The Railroad” into the National Exhibition held at The Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, CO. Steve’s painting “Sentinel” won the Rayma Spaulding Award at The Hudson Valley Art show exhibited at the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, CT. “Sentinel” was also awarded Best of Show by The Berks Art Association in the 2022 Exhibition held at The Goggleworks in Reading, PA. His painting “One Day At A Time” won the Excellence In Oil Award at the BAA 2023 Exhibition.
WATERCOLORS
Steven was selected as a finalist in the Landscape category of The Artist Magazine’s Annual Art Competition in 2000, 2003 and 2009. He gained more success earning the Allied Artists of America Award at the Salmagundi Club 24th Annual Juried Art Exhibition for Non-Members and the Trails and Streams Medallion at the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors 2001, both for his painting titled “Saturday Morning”. His painting “In For The Winter” received the Edgar A. Thronson Award sponsored by Hardcastle Gallery in October 2003. In March 2004 he was awarded Best of Show at the Perkiomen Valley Art Centers’ 42nd Annual Membership Exhibition for his painting “Sweet Corn”. He was presented with the Violet Oakley Award in May 2004 at the “Side by Side Exhibition” a joint show held by the National Watercolor Society and the Philadelphia Water Color Society for his painting “Where The Heart Is”. He was awarded The Ruth G. Rosenau Silver Medallion for his painting “Keyser Mill” at The Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors 2004. In 2004 and 2005 he was awarded the Edgar A. Thronson Award and in 2006 the Schoonover Studios Ltd. Award at the Annual Evening & Afternoon of Fine Art sponsored by Hardcastle Gallery in Delaware.
His paintings have been featured on the cover of the Montgomery County Town & Country Magazine and the Equine Marketer and in the April 2004 issue of American Artist. His painting “Saturday Morning” has been published by North Light Books in Splash 7: The Qualities of Light. "Nice Catch" was selected for Scenes of The Schuylkill Calendar.
Steven has held solo exhibitions at The Hardcastle Gallery, Delaware, The Looking Glass Gallery, Hawley, The Radcliffe Gallery, New Hope, The Living Light Gallery, Lancaster, and The Blue Willow Design Gallery, Blue Bell. He has participated in two-artist exhibitions sponsored by The Arts Guild of Old Forge and the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in NY, as well as a number of group exhibitions including The Chaddsford Gallery, The Goggleworks, The Torpedo Factory, The Reading Public Museum, Immaculata College, Berman Museum of Art, Yellow Springs Art Show, The Audubon Center at Mill Grove and at The Phillips Mill.
OILS
Since his transition to painting in oil, Steven's painting "Spring Thoughts" was accepted in the 2014 Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Show. In 2021 his painting "All That's Left" was accepted in the OPA's National Exhibition held at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum. That same year his painting “Sentinel” won the Award of Excellence at The OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition that was held at The Art Center Manatee in Brandenton, FL and “The Road Home” was recognized with an Honorable Mention Award in the American Impressionists Society Member Show on line. In 2022 the OPA accepted “Working On The Railroad” into the National Exhibition held at The Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, CO. Steve’s painting “Sentinel” won the Rayma Spaulding Award at The Hudson Valley Art show exhibited at the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, CT. “Sentinel” was also awarded Best of Show by The Berks Art Association in the 2022 Exhibition held at The Goggleworks in Reading, PA. His painting “One Day At A Time” won the Excellence In Oil Award at the BAA 2023 Exhibition.
