Solo Exhibitions
  • Stockton College, Pomona, NJ 2006
  • Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ, 2006
  • Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, 2005
  • Atwater Kent Museum, Philadelphia, PA. 2005
  • The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ 2003
  • Johnson and Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ 2003
  • Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ. 2003
  • Stedman Gallery, Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, Camden, NJ. 2002
  • Atlantic City Arts Center, Atlantic City, NJ, 2002
  • Manchester Craftsman Guild, Pittsburgh, PA 2001
  • Hopkins House Gallery, Haddon, NJ, 2001
  • Monmouth University, NJ, 2000
  • The Photography Gallery, Florida International University, Miami, FL 1988
  • Johnson and Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, 1987 to 1989
  • Gallery Polynero II, Belgium, 1986
  • Rose Gallery, St. Edwards University, Austin, TX 1986
  • Midtown Y Gallery, New York, NY 1984

Group Exhibitions (selected)

  • “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning” African American Museum of Philadelphia, PA. April 2005 – September 2005; City Gallery East, Atlanta, GA. October 14 – November 11, 2005.
  • “Looking South” 70NW Gallery, Milford PA. June 2004
  • “Love Now” Nordstrom Department Stores (15 stores nationwide). February 2004
  • “20 Years of Graduate Photography” Creative Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin.
  • March 2003
  • “Reflections in Black” Smithsonian Institution Arts and Industries, Washington DC 2000
  • Center for the Arts (three-artists), Marlton, NJ 2000
  • Millennium Salon Exhibition, Mary Gearhart Gallery, New York, NY 1999 - 2000
  • “Distinguished Artists of Southern New Jersey” Long Beach Island Art Foundation, NJ 1999
  • Salon Exhibition, Mary Gearhart Gallery, New York, NY 1999
  • Camden County Cultural and Heritage Center, Haddon Twp., NJ 1999
  • Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City, NJ 1998
  • Afro-American Museum, Philadelphia, PA 1996 -1997
  • City Museum, Trenton, NJ 1996
  • “Southern New Jersey Artist’s IX” Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ 1995
  • “Convergence: 8 Photographers,” Clarkson Gallery Potsdam, NY 1995; University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 1995; Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL 1994; Olin Gallery Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 1993; Georgia Museum of Art, Atlanta GA, 1993; Penn. School of Art and Design, Lancaster PA, 1992; University of Albany, NY, 1992; Hammonds House Gallery, Atlanta GA, 1992; University of California at Irvine, 1992; Houston Center for Photography, 1991; Film in the Cities, St. Paul, 1991; Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester NY, 1991; Photographic Resource Center at Boston Univ., 1990.
  • “1993 NJ Arts Council Fellowships” Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ 1993
  • “Hands Off,” New School for Social Research, New York, 1991
  • “Park and Ride,” Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, NJ 1991
  • “Stated as Fact: Photographic Documents of New Jersey” New Jersey State Museum,
  • Trenton, New Jersey, 1989
  • “New Expressions” Noyes Museum, New Jersey, 1989
  • US. Biennial, Museum of Art, Oklahoma University, 1988
  • Infinity Gallery, Governors State University, Illinois, 1988
  • New Jersey State College Board, New Jersey, 1988
  • “Contemporary Black Art,” Kennesaw College, Georgia, 1987
  • Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson College, New Jersey, 1987
  • The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC, 1986
  • “24 Exposures,” Union Square Gallery, New York, 1986
  • Atlanta Life Insurance Co., Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
  • “1984: Social Commentary and the Photograph,” Moody Atrium Gallery, Austin, Texas, 1984
  • “Mental Block,” Danceteria, New York, 1984
  • Atlanta Life Insurance Co., Atlanta, Georgia, 1984
  • “14 Photographers,” Schomburg Center for Black Culture, New York, 1983
  • The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC, 1983
  • “Photoworks II,” A.U.A., New Mexico, 1983
  • Patrick Gallery, Austin, Texas, 1982
  • Gallery 104, Austin, Texas, 1982

Grants and Fellowships

  • Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Grant 2005
  • John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Fellowship. Photography 2003
  • Artist Fellowship, New Jersey Council for the Arts, 1993
  • Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, Richard Stockton College of NJ, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2005
  • Research and Professional Development Grant, Stockton College, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2004
  • Educators Grant, Eastman Kodak, 1992

Web Projects

  • Small Towns, Black Lives; African American communities in southern New Jersey. http://blacktowns.org

Public Collections

  • Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, 2007
  • Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 2006
  • Johnson and Johnson, New Jersey, 2005
  • Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Wisconsin
  • Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Georgia
  • George Washington Carver Museum, Texas
  • Erie Art Center, Pennsylvania
  • The Chase Manhattan Bank NA, New York
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NYPL, New York

Related Professional Activities

  • Portfolio Review and Panel Presentation, South Jersey Cultural Alliance, October 2007
  • Board of Directors, New Jersey Black Culture and Heritage Foundation, NJ Dept. of State. 2007-present
  • Board of Directors, Treasurer. New Jersey Council for the Humanities. 2006-present
  • Lecture, Recent Works, Jersey City Afro-American Historical Museum, 2007
  • Lecture, Recent Works, Hopkins House Gallery, NJ. 2007
  • Panel Presentation, Small Towns Black Lives, Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts, NJ 2007
  • Lecture, Small Towns, Black Lives, Schools for the Colored and Pictures from the New World. College of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ. February 2006.
  • Lecture, Small Towns, Black Lives and Schools for the Colored, Seton Hall University, S. Orange, NJ September 15, 2005
  • Lecture/Discussion Working as an Artist and with a Job, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
  • September 14, 2005
  • Walt Whitman Preservation Award for Community Partnership, Heritage Collaborative,
  • Camden, NJ. May 3, 2005
  • Workshop. The Photo Essay. The African American Museum of Philadelphia. May 14, 2005
  • Presentation, The African American Experience in Photography. Discussion with Deborah Willis. Pennsylvania Black History Conference, Philadelphia, PA. April 24, 2005
  • Lecture, Distinguished Visitor Program. Haverford College, Haverford, PA. March 2, 2005
  • Presentation, Schools for the Colored. Southern Region, Dept. of Education, New Jersey. May 11, 2004
  • Panel Moderator, Screenings: Public and Private. The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ. March 6, 2004
  • Lecture, Schools for the Colored, Parsons, New School University, New York. March 1, 2004
  • Panel Presentation, Small Towns Black Lives. Morris Museum, Morristown, New Jersey. Oct 19, 2003.
  • Imagemaker Presentation, Small Towns, Black Lives. Society for Photographic Education, national conference, Austin, TX. March 2003
  • Lecture Presentation, Small Towns Black Lives. Noyes Museum of Art. Feb 6, 2003
  • Panel Presentation. Small Towns, Black Lives. Artist Conversation Series. Amistad Foundation, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. October, 2002
  • Lecture/presentation, Small Towns, Black Lives. PhotoSession 2001, The Print Center, Philadelphia PA, 2001
  • Panelist, “The Problematics of Teaching Photography in a Digital Context” with Blaise Tobia and Jeannie Pearce, Society for Photographic Education, regional conference, Baltimore MD, 2001
  • Lecture Presentation, Small Towns, Black Lives. Cape May County Library, NJ 2001
  • Lecture Presentation, Small Towns, Black Lives. Manchester Craftsman Guild, Pittsburgh, PA 2001
  • Lecture Presentation, Small Towns, Black Lives. Lawnside Historical Society and Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Lawnside NJ, 2001
  • Consultant, Photography lab Renovation and Redesign, Monmouth University, NJ 2000
  • Panelist, Technology in Photography, James A Porter Colloquium on African American Art, Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture and Howard University, April 2000
  • Secretary, Board of Directors, NJ Council for the Humanities, 2000 - 2005
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Society for Photographic Education, 1996 - 1999
  • Board of Directors, Society for Photographic Education, 1993 - 1999
  • National Conference Chair, Society for Photographic Education, Atlanta, 1995
  • Panelist, “Education and Technology” College Arts Association, National Conference, 1995
  • Kodak Educational Advisory Council, 1991 to 1994
  • Co-Chair, Society for Photographic Education, Multicultural Caucus, 1992 - 1993
  • Board of Directors, Atlantic City Historical Museum, 1989 to present
  • Co-Curated and fabricated - “Charles K. Doble's Atlantic City Photographs 1930 - 1953” and “Images of African Americans in Atlantic City: 1900 to 1965” as part of the opening exhibition “Playground of the Nation.”
  • Reviewer, “Exploring Black and White Photography,” second edition, 1993, Review and recommendations for the publisher, Wm. C Brown Publishers 1990
  • Panelist, “Photography -- New Forms” College Arts Association National Conference, New York, 1990
  • Panelist, Autobiographical Issues and Concerns: The Contemporary Black Photographer Society of Photographic Educators National Conference, 1988
  • Guest Curator, “Survey of Photographic Expressions” School of Visual Arts, 1984

Publications

  • Raboteau, Emily. “Searching for Zion” Transition. Vol.#97. New York, NY; Soft Skull Press (an offical publication of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University), 2007. Pg 52-89 (photographs by Wendel A. White)
  • Small Towns, Black Lives: African American Communities in Southern New Jersey. Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, New Jersey. 2003
  • Story of Daily Lives. Essay. Sunday Neighbors Section. Philadelphia Inquirer. February 23, 2003
  • Enter the City: Photographs by Louis Draper, Exhibition catalogue, Richard Stockton College, 1989
  • International Center of Photography, Encyclopedia of Photography, Crown Pub., 1984, contributing editor, (William Broecker, chief editor et. al.)

Selected Bibliography

  • White, Wendel Interview, “Click: George Tice, Wendel A. White, Ken Ross, and Edward Weston. NJN “State of the Arts”. March 30, 2007.
    • Watson, Rob. Pictures from a New World: An African American Village in Israel. Philadelphia Inquirer. Pg W2. September 15, 2006
  • White, Wendel A. Interview. Visions, ABC Channel 6 Philadelphia. Saturday, September 23, 2006
  • Clapp, Kevin. "Return to Israel" The Press of Atlantic City. Review of exhibition "Pictures form a New World" pg D1-D2. September 24, 2006
  • Crisman, Alexis. “Where We Live” New Jersey Monthly. May 2005, page 78
  • Darrow, Chuck. “Focus on Life: A photography exhibit captures everyday happenings in South Jersey's all-black communities” Courier-Post. March 15, 2005
  • Giordano, Rita. “Exploring Town's Minority Heritage.” Philadelphia Inquirer, January 24, 2005
  • Williams, Donna Vance. “Photo Exhibit Showcases Historic Black Towns.” Philadelphia Daily News.
  • January 18, 2005
  • Willis Deborah. Family, History, Memory: Recording African American Life. Hylas Publishing,
  • Irvington, NY 2005
  • Wills, Deborah. Black: A Celebration of Culture. St. Martin's Press, New York. December 2003
  • Crager, Jack. ”Journey in Black and White”. American Photo On Campus, New York. November 2003.
  • P 32-33.
  • Irizarry, Lisa. “A haven of their own: Photo exhibit chronicles South Jersey's African-American communities” Newark Star Ledger. March 21, 2003.
  • Brummer, Amy. “Ordinary Lives” Princeton Packet. May 21, 2003
  • White, April. “Small Towns, Black Lives at the Noyes Museum of Art” Philadelphia Magazine. April 2003.
  • DeWolf, Rose. “Exhibit Showcases NJ’s Black Towns” Philadelphia Daily News. February 21. 2003
  • Alcamo, John. “Small Towns…Black Lives: An artist’s journal of travel and discovery” New Jersey Lifestyle. Winter 2003
  • White, Wendel. Interview. CN8 News. February 21, 2003
  • White, Wendel. Interview. “State of the Arts”. WNJN Feb 2, 2003.
  • White, Wendel. Interview. “Spotlight: Delaware Valley” WWAC Jan 31, 2003
  • White, Wendel. Interview. Another View, “Jim Crow Then and Now” Series on the affects and legacy of Jim Crow in America. WNJN Jan 26, 2003
  • Mirapaul, Matt. “Photographer Captures Towns Where Blacks Found Peace.” New York Times, Arts Online – Jan 20, 2003
  • Cronin, Steve. “Photo Exhibit Tells Story of African American Towns”. Atlantic City Press. Jan 12, 2003
  • Crisman, Alexis. “Small Towns, Black Lives” New Jersey Monthly Magazine. January 2003.
  • Baxter, Robert. “A Picture of Black Lives in South Jersey Communities” The Courier-Post. Jan 19, 2003
  • Sozanski, Edward. “Photos uncover hidden black history in S. Jersey” Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan 19, 2003
  • Ridenhour, Christopher. “Philly Live” Interview WYBE Philadelphia. Jan 2, 2003.
  • Bischoff, Dan. “Small Towns Project” ArtNotes, The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. December 18, 2003. p.33
  • Cronin, Steve. “Unfamiliar Landscapes / Using A Camera And Computer, Wendel White Crosses Artistic Boundaries” Press of Atlantic City. February 23, 2002.
  • Snodergren, Rebecca, “Camera captures texture of small-town black life” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 21, 2001
  • Sullivan, Eileen, “An Artist’s View” The Courier-Post, NJ. February 20, 2001
  • McCoy, Bett, “Area Artist captures charm of everyday life in exhibit,” Atlantic City Press, February 8, 2001
  • Willis, Deborah. Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to present. WW Norton and Company. June 2000
  • White, Wendel, Interview, New Jersey Network News, NJN, February 22, 2000
  • White, Wendel, Interview, TV40 News, NBC TV40, Linwood, NJ, November 12, 1999
  • Downs, Jere, “The Presence of the Past”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Inquirer Magazine, February 16, 1997
  • Ben-Ali, Russell, “Jersey’s Underground Black history”, The Star Ledger, February 6, 1997
  • McGuire, Nancy, “Southern New Jersey Artist’s IX”, Exhibition Catalogue, 1994
  • Toner, Noreen, “Snapped Shots”, Atlantic City Press, November 1994
  • Wilson, William, “UCI Offers Personal Views of the Black Experience,” Los Angeles Times, 1992
  • Smith, Virginia Warren, “Political photography with an autobiographical twist,” Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 2, 1992
  • Dyer, Susan, “Documenting the Evidence: Afro-American Photography,” Women's Art
  • Magazine, October 1991
  • Wise, Kelly, “Aesthetic intellect and pulsing emotion blend in 'Convergence,'The Boston Globe, Jan. 25, 1991
  • Silver, Joanne, “Exhibit an Exploration of African-American Journeys,” Boston Herald, Dec. 28, 1990
  • Nemser, Rebecca, “A Case of identity - Being and belonging in Convergence”, The Boston Phoenix, January 18, 1991
  • Foritano, Jim, “Eight visions converge at PRC exhibit,” The Fennway News, Jan. 1991
  • Fitzgerald, Brian, “Convergence' exhibit deals in personal, social issues of African-Americans,” Boston University Today, Jan. 1991
  • Hillyer, Linda, “Convergence: 8 Photographers,” Art New England, March 1991
  • Willis, Deborah, Convergence: 8 Photographer, Exhibition catalogue, Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, 1990
  • Zimmer, William, “State Poses for its Portrait in a Pleasurable Show,” The New York Times, Section 12, pg. 18, January 14, 1990
  • Stainback, Charles and Michael Bzdak, Stated as Fact: Photographic Documents of New Jersey, New Jersey State Museum, exhibition catalogue, 1990
  • Tony, Heidi Heath, Atlantic City Magazine, pg 39, Jan. 90
  • Allen, Deborah, New Expressions, exhibition catalogue, Noyes Museum, 1989
  • Black Photographers: A Bio-Bibliography 1940 to 1988, Edited by Deborah Willis,
  • Garland Publications, 1989
  • “Forgotten Photo Exhibit,” The Sun, pg 5, vol. 10 #70, November 3, 1988
  • Bzdak, Michael, “An Objective Approach,” New Jersey Sites: Photographs by Wendel White, (Exhibition Catalogue), Johnson and Johnson, 1987
  • Word, Edited by Dawoud Bey, Expendi Press, pp. 3, 1987
  • Einreinhofer, Nancy, “An Exhibition: Art Faculty of the New Jersey State Colleges,” (exhibition catalogue), Ben Shahn Galleries, Paterson College, NJ
  • “An American Landscape”, winter 1985 No. XI, Bomb Magazine, pp. 71-73
  • Antoinin H., The Fifth Annual Atlanta Life Nat. Art Competition, pp. 15 1985
  • Antoinin H., The Fourth Annual Atlanta Life Nat. Art Competition, pp. 16 1984
  • Fox C., “Atlanta Life Show Offers Wide Range of Vital Work,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 15, 1984
  • Willis D., 14 Photographers, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
  • Ola A., “Images from the Imagination,” Guardian (New York), December 7, 1983
  • Bijur H., “Symbolic Visions in Pictures,” Westsider NY, December 22, 1983
  • Hicks L., Two Photographic Viewpoints, Carver Museum, TX, pp. 8-12 1983
  • Bassin J., “Patrick Captures Fall's Invigoration,” Austin American Statesman (Texas), 1982