Watie White | 1314 William St. | Omaha NE 68108
watie@watiewhite.com | 402.206.6286
Education
2003 MFA, American University, Washington DC
1999 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1993 BA, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Selected Commissions/Public Art
2023
Artist In Residence, Joslyn Castle and Arts District, Omaha NE
Carrefour, private residence, Omaha, NE
The Letter, Boys Town High School, Boys Town, NE
Chrysalis, Boys Town High School, Boys Town, NE
100 People Installation, Elevator, Omaha, NE
100 People installation, Meta Data Center, Omaha, NE
2022
Connections: Museum of Nebraska Art Recent Acquisitions, MONA, Hastings, NE
Nelson Mandela School Mural, Omaha, NE
The Drawing Room, Anna’s Place, Omaha NE
The Drawing Studio, Women’s Center for Advancement, Child Saving Institute, Omaha NE
The Heroes of Minne Lusa, location TBD, Omaha NE
Clayton’s Corners, Ronald McDonald House Center, Omaha, NE
2021
Belvedere Elementary Mural and Installation, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha NE
The Triumph Of Youth, Millard Public Schools, Omaha, NE
Emerge LNK, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
100 People, Omaha NE
2020
A Wrinkle in Time, Fort Crook Elementary School, Bellevue Public Schools, Bellevue, NE
Wonder, Bryan Elementary School, Omaha, NE
100 People, Omaha NE (15 locations)
2019
Human Spirit/Guiding Principles, Aquarium Gallery and Studios, New Orleans, LA
Feed The Body, Antioch for Youth and Family, Fort Smith, AR
100 People, Omaha, NE (17 locations)
Alamo Recast, Midtown Crossing, Omaha, NE
Ironclad, Ironclad Apartments, Minneapolis, MN
The Kindness of Neihardt, Millard Public Schools, Omaha, NE
2018
The Odyssey of Holling Heights, Millard Public Schools, Omaha NE
The Greatest Pirate That Ever Lived, Brownell Talbot, Omaha, NE
100 People, Omaha NE (19 locations)
2017
Centennial, Boys Town, Boys Town, NE
Paying Attention is a Form of Prayer, Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, NE
Lead Stories, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance, Omaha, NE
100 People, Omaha, NE (11 Locations)
Leagues, Google, Inc, Council Bluffs, IA
2016 – Mission, Kids Against Hunger, Omaha, NE
2015
Midtown Tales, Midtown Crossing, Omaha, NE
The New Nebraskans, Justice For Our Neighbors-NE, Omaha, NE
You are here, InCommon Community Development, Omaha, NE
Mapping Leadership, Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Omaha, NE
2014
Grandmothers of Austin, Celebrate People’s History Poster (#90), Josh MacPhee and Jim Duignan
all that ever was, always is, Habitat for Humanity-Omaha, Omaha, NE
2013
Legends of the Name: Buffalo Soldiers in Nebraska, Todd Robinson
all that ever was, always is, Habitat for Humanity-Omaha, Omaha, NE
2012
Inside/Out, Douglas Country Youth Corrections, Omaha, NE
InCommon Ground, InCommon Community Development, Omaha, NE
2011 Youthbuild, Goodwill Industries, Omaha, NE
2010 Benson Mural Project, Omaha By Design, Omaha, NE
Nomadic Studio, DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, IL
2008
Living Fiction, Dundee Elementary, Omaha, NE
The Blizzard Voices, Designer/Co-Author, Opera Omaha, Omaha,
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2023 – The Drawing Room, Joslyn Castle, Omaha NE
2022 – Watie White, Gather Restaurant, Omaha NE
2021 – Barber and Watie White: Collaboration, The Chome, Omaha, NE
2020
Watie White, The Kaneko, Omaha, NE
Barber and Watie White, OutrSpaces, Omaha, NE
100 People, UNO campus, Osborne Gallery, Weber Gallery, Omaha NE
2018
Related Histories, Petshop Gallery and public locations, Omaha, NE
Watie White: Social Portraits, Fundred Reserve, Washington DC
2017
8 People, Citylight Arts Project, Omaha, NE
Watie White, Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
2016
Watie White, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
Watie White: Woodcuts, Hastings College, Hastings, NE
2013 – Interior Lives, Lux Center, Lincoln, NE
2012 – The Chicago Project, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Hyde Park Art Center, Southside Hub of Production, Chicago, IL
2011
Watie White, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
Watie White, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2010 Slippery Humanist Values, Jackson Street Artworks, Omaha, NE
Studio Chicago: Nomadic Studio, DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 – Winter Juried Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Selections: the Nebraska Biennial, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney NE
Nebraska Biennial, Gallery 1516, Omaha NE
2019 – Nebraska Biennial, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
2018 – All Or Nothing, Crystal Bridges of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2017
State of the Art, Frist Center for the Arts, Nashville, TN
State of the Art, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
State of the Art, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
2016
State of the Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
State of the Art, Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
2015
Art Seen: A Juried Exhibition of Artists from Omaha to Lincoln, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
58th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chautauqua, NY
2014
State Of The Art: Discovering American Art Now, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
NAC Fellowship Award, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
2013 – Cardiff Flash Fiction Day 2013, Wales, UK
2011
Juried Show, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
Blizzard Voices, Governor’s Mansion, Lincoln, NE
Grants, Fellowships and Awards
2023
Celebrate People’s History, Museum of Design Zurich permanent collection
2020
Omaha Healthy Kids, Healthy Home Star award
2019
Nebraska Biennial: Best in Class (printmaking)
Omaha Entertainment and Arts award: Best Public Art
Omaha Entertainment and Arts award: Best Artist
2016
Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award: Best Public Art
Hastings College, Visiting Artist
2015
Omaha Entertainment and Arts award: Best Public Art
Omaha Entertainment and Arts award: Best Artist
Mid-America Arts Association, Artistic Innovation Grant, The New Nebraskans
Honorable Mention, 58th annual Chautauqua exhibition of contemporary art
2014
Humanities Nebraska, all that ever was, always is
Humanities Nebraska, The New Nebraskans
Nebraska Arts Council, all that ever was, always is
City Of Omaha Neighborhood Grant (3), You Are Here
2013
Mid-America Arts Alliance, Artistic Innovations Grant,
all that ever was, always is
Nebraska Arts Council, Individual Artist Merit Fellowship
2010
Puffin Foundation Grant
