Austin Martin White

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Born 1984 in Detroit, MI, USA

Lives and works in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Austin Martin White’s artistic practice explores images that shape historical memory, drawing on archival research to examine questions of identity, race, and postcolonialism. By recontextualizing historical images and fragments, his work interrogates the ways in which history is constructed, mediated, and remembered, revealing the tensions between competing perspectives.

He has participated in group exhibitions at the Southampton Arts Center, New York; Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester; and The Jewish Museum, New York. White held his first solo exhibition at Capitain Petzel, Berlin, in 2022, followed by solo exhibitions at Petzel, New York, in 2023 and 2025, and his second solo exhibition at Capitain Petzel, Berlin, in 2026. In 2025, the first comprehensive monograph dedicated to his work was published (available at the gallery).

White’s work is part of the permanent collection of the Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson. His work has been featured in numerous international publications, including The New York Times, Artforum, Texte zur Kunst, Flash Art, 032c, and The Observer, among others.

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Installation view: Austin Martin White, Tracing Delusionships, Petzel, New York, 2025
Artworks
Austin Martin White
ferris wheel, 2024
Ink, watercolor and tempera on Arches 140
Paper dimensions:
220.5 x 223.5 cm / 86.8 x 88 inches
Framed dimensions:
232.4 x 231.1 cm / 91.5 x 91 inches

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Artworks
Austin Martin White
exodus, 2023
Acrylic medium, pigment, vinyl and 3m reflective fabric
208.3 x 182.9 cm
82 x 72 inches

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Installation view: Overflow, Afterglow: New Work in Chromatic Figuration, Jewish Museum, New York, 2024
Works
- Austin Martin White
  Composite Ruin 2 (after Piranesi), 2025
  Acrylic medium, pigment, rubber, spray paint, vinyl, screen mesh, paper
  304.8 x 340.4 cm
  120 x 134 inches
- Austin Martin White
  Massacre of the Children of Bethel Variation 2 (after B. Thompson), 2025
  Acrylic medium, pigment, rubber, spray paint, vinyl, egg tempera, screen mesh, scrim, paper
  284.5 x 236.2 cm
  112 x 93 inches
- Austin Martin White
  Piranesi figure study, 2025
  Acrylic medium, pigment, rubber, spray paint, vinyl, screen mesh, cotton
  61 x 50.8 cm
  24 x 20 inches
- Austin Martin White
  Piranesi line study, 2025
  Acrylic medium, pigment, rubber, spray paint, vinyl, screen mesh, cotton
  61 x 50.8 cm
  24 x 20 inches
  
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- Austin Martin White
  Piranesi line study, 2025
  Acrylic medium, pigment, rubber, spray paint, vinyl, screen mesh
  61 x 50.8 cm
  24 x 20 inches
  
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- Austin Martin White
  nightshade(ochinggõmbo), 2024
  3m reflective fabric, graphite, pigment, rubber, acrylic, vinyl and screen mesh
  127.4 x 101.6 cm
  50.2 x 40 inches
- Austin Martin White
  (last)Bacchanal ii (soundalarm) after B. Thompson, 2022
  Jute, rubber, pigment, vinyl, spray paint and screen mesh
  243.8 x 290 cm
  96 x 114.2 inches
- Austin Martin White
  (last)Bacchanal(pity party) after B. Thompson, 2022
  3m reflective fabric, rubber, pigment, graphite, vinyl, spray paint and screen mesh
  243.8 x 289.5 cm
  96 x 114 inches
- Austin Martin White
  lyftoutofcrisis, 2022
  3m reflective fabric, rubber, pigment, graphite, vinyl, spray paint and screen mesh
  243.8 x 243.8 cm
  96 x 96 inches
- Austin Martin White
  socialclimbing(Staircase), 2023
  Acrylic medium, pigment, vinyl, 3m reflective fabric
  Signed and dated verso
  208.3 x 182.9 cm
  82 x 72 inches
- Austin Martin White
  overcastingfluncer, 2022
  3m reflective fabric, rubber, pigment, graphite, vinyl, spray paint and screen mesh
  243.8 x 243.8 cm
  96 x 96 inches
- Austin Martin White
  after de Mena (casta), 2023
  Acrylic medium, pigment, spray paint, vinyl, 3m reflective fabric and nylon mesh
  Signed and dated verso
  208.3 x 182.9 cm
  82 x 72 inches
- Austin Martin White
  stack(casta), 2023
  Ballpoint pen on paper
  Signed and dated verso
  Paper dimensions:
  64.3 x 58.6 cm / 25.3 x 23.1 inches
  Framed dimensions:
  69.8 x 64.2 cm / 27.5 x 25.3 inches
  
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- Austin Martin White
  CastaCell, 2023
  Ballpoint pen on paper
  Signed and dated verso
  Paper dimensions:
  80.5 x 74 cm / 31.7 x 29.1 inches
  Framed dimensions:
  86 x 79.5 cm / 33.9 x 31.3 inches
- Austin Martin White
  Ouch! (fordlandia), 2022
  Ball point pen and vinyl on paper
  Signed and dated verso
  Paper dimensions:
  77 x 68.5 cm / 30.3 x 27 inches
  Framed dimensions:
  83 x 74.1 cm / 32.7 x 29.2 inches
- Austin Martin White
  dissociation (casta), 2023
  Acrylic medium, pigment, spray paint, vinyl, 3m reflective fabric and nylon mesh
  Signed verso
  208.3 x 182.9 cm
  82 x 72 inches
- Austin Martin White
  ghostsonthefloor, 2021
  Watercolor, ink, rubber, pigment and screen mesh on paper
  Signed, dated and titled verso
  179.5 x 136 cm
  70.7 x 53.5 inches
- Austin Martin White
  casta frag 1, 2020
  Jute, 3m reflective fabric, rubber, pigment, graphite, vinyl and screen mesh
  Signed and dated verso
  91.5 x 76.5 cm
  36 x 30.1 inches
  
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- Austin Martin White
  anotherway, 2018
  Rubber, pigment, acrylic and screen mesh
  245 x 243 cm
  96.5 x 95.7 inches
- Austin Martin White
  Untitled (The Retreat of Morant Bay), 2020
  Jute, rubber, pigment, vinyl and screen mesh
  167.5 x 178 cm
  66 x 70.1 inches
- Austin Martin White
  ownworst..., 2022
  Polyester, burlap, rubber, pigment, vinyl and screen mesh
  157 x 133 cm
  61.8 x 52.4 inches
Exhibitions
External Exhibitions

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Overflow, Afterglow: New York in Chromatic Figuration, 2024
The Jewish Museum, New York
Press
Publications
- Austin Martin White
  Austin Martin White, Petzel Gallery, 2025 2025
  Softcover, 111 pages
  Publisher: Petzel Gallery, New York
  ISBN: 9780998838168
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