Rebecca J. White
Professional experience as an electronics technician has deeply influenced visual metaphors in my work. My paintings use imagery of electronic circuitry to reflect the interconnected nature of cultural systems, exploring how physical and perceived connections shape shared identities, traditions, and technologies.
I’ve received formal training in MFA studies at the Tokyo University of the Arts 東京藝術大学院 (2004-2005), where I studied oil painting under Professor Koji Kinutani. While living in Kyoto from 2000-2004 and Nagasaki, Japan from 2019-2022, I was introduced to the aesthetic and philosophies of Japanese artists, which continue to guide my compositions and subject matter. Experiences while working in Gaeta, Italy from 2005-2007 and in Naples, Italy from 2017-2019 also inform my palette and themes.
Sep 2022
Solo Exhibition of Painting
Kyushu Geibun Kan Museum 九州芸文館
July 2022
Solo Exhibition "AUTOMATIONS"
個展「オートメーションズ」
Art Space Tetra - Fukuoka, Japan
May 2022
55th Annual Wave of the West, Juried Group Exhibition
第55回佐世保美術展 , 博物館島瀬美術
Shimanose Art Museum - Nagasaki, Japan
April 2022
博物館島瀬美術
Shimanose Art Museum - Nagasaki, Japan
September 2021
shared exhibition with モントゴメリー悠子
アルカスSASEBO - Nagasaki, Japan
July 2021
Solo Virtual Exhibition
June 2021
Museum Week 2021
Worldwide cultural event on social networks by @UNESCO
#MuseumWeek
May 2021
54th Art Wave of the West, Juried Group Exhibition
第54回佐世保美術展 , 博物館島瀬美術
Shimanose Art Museum - Nagasaki, Japan
April 2021
Solo exhibition, Canvassing Components
Artas Gallery - Fukuoka, Japan
April 2021
Group Selection Exhibition 選抜展
Gallery Art Point - Tokyo, Japan
August 2020
Group exhibition
Indies Gallery - Nagasaki, Japan
September 2019
Solo exhibition of acrylic paintings
Capodichino Hall - Naples, Italy
September 2010
Solo exhibition of oil & acrylic paintings
Artist's Studio - Gaeta, Italy
March 2005
Group exhibition of oil painting
Anfan Gallery - Tokyo, Japan
February 2005
Group exhibition of oil painting
Kintetsu Gallery - Youkaichi, Japan
December 2004
Group exhibition of oil painting
Narita Gallery - Tokyo, Japan
March 2004
Solo exhibition of oil painting
Maruzen Gallery - Kyoto, Japan
May 1998
Solo exhibition of ceramics & painting
Hungerford Gallery - Rochester, N.Y.
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA.
Master of Science in Teaching & Curriculum
Graduated 2016
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
東京藝術大学院
Tokyo, Japan
Student of Master of Fine Arts in Oil Painting 2004-2005
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
FALcon Japanese
(Foreign Asian Language Concentration)
Graduated 2000
Nazareth College
Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Science
Graduated 1998