LARRY ALAN WHITE

 


PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2014/
currently Studio Artist, Pioneertown, California

2011-14 Studio Artist, Desert Hot Springs, California

92-2011 Studio Artist, Upland, California

09-2011 Associate, Sam Maloof Woodworker, Inc

92-2009 Assistant to Sam Maloof, Alta Loma, California

1990-92 Studio Artist, Vista Pacific Studios, Laguna Beach, California

1976-90 Studio Artist, August Anonymous Studios, Santa Cruz, California

1980-84 Technical Assistant, University of California, Santa Cruz,
Department of Art, Sculpture

1969-76 Lecturer, Technical Assistant, California State University, Fullerton


1963-65 Technical Assistant, Ceramics, Chaffey College,

1962-69 Assistant to Sam Maloof, Alta Loma, California

 


EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED):

2017 “Forces of Nature II” LA Arboretum Foundation, Sierra Madre, Ca

2016 “Retrospect” Three person show, JATG Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA

2016 “Sculpture in the Garden II” Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, CA

2016 “Expressions” Invitational, four person show, CCMA, Ontario, CA

2016 “Abstraction in the Desert” group show, Gallery 62, Joshua Tree, CA

2016 “Echo Mesa Chine” solo show, Square I Gallery, Claremont, CA

2015 “Nature of Sculpture” LA Arboretum Foundation, Sierra Madre, CA

2015 “JTAG” group Show, Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA

2015 “JTAG” group show, Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA

2015 “under Pressure” Invitational group print exhibition, CCAM, Ontario, CA

2015 “New Works” solo exhibition Square I Gallery, Claremont, CA

2015 “Line Subline” two Person exhibition, Bunny Gunner Jr., Joshua Tree, CA

2015 “The Nature of Sculpture: Invitational Exhibition, LA Arboretum, Arcadia, CA

2014 “Painting and Ceramics” Solo Exhibition, Bunny Gunner Gallery Claremont, CA

2014 “Sculpture in the Garden” Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, CA.

2014 “Art Mix” solo show , Square I Gallery, Claremont, CA

2014 “A Paperless Society” group show, CCAM, Ontario, CA

2013 “Larry White New Works” Solo Exhibition, “Cannibal Tao Series”
Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, CA

2012 “Sculpture in the Garden” Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, CA

2011 “Exposed” Sculpture and Promised Gifts from
AMOCA’s Permanent Collection, Pomona, CA

2008 “Sticky Fingers” Monoprints The forum Gallery, Claremont, CA

2008 Anniversary group show, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, California

2008 ”Inland Emperors” invitational group show; dba Gallery, Pomona; California

2005 “Nevermore”4 person invitational show Riverside Museum of Art, Riverside, CA

2004 “Edgework” Larry White and Marla Collins, dA Center For The Arts,
Pomona, California

2003 “Headlands “ solo show Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, California

2002 “Sam Maloof Family & Friends”, Wignall Museum Gallery
Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, California

2001 “Word” group show, Claremont Forum, Claremont, California

2001 “Dia de-los Muertos,” invitational group show, dA Center for the Arts,
Pomona, California

2001 “Terra Cotta”, solo show, Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, California

2000 “Group Show”, Orange County Center for the Arts, Santa Ana, Calif.

2000 “Shirt”, group show, Claremont Forum, Claremont, California

2000 “Four for Art”, group show, dA Gallery, Pomona, California

2000 “Writers and Artists Simpatico,”, group show, dA Center for the Arts,
Pomona, California

2000 “Idle Idols and Effigies”, group show, dA Center for the Arts,
Pomona, California
1999 “Quilt”, group show, Claremont Forum, Claremont, California

1999 “Larry & Katherine White”, Claremont Foundation,
Claremont, California

1999 “Larry White, Katherine White & Amy Maloof,
George Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, California

1998 “California Artists in Clay, A Historic and Contemporary Survey”,
Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, California

1997 “Sparked by Fire”, group show, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA

1997 “Siliceous, 25th Anniversary Show Invitational”, Wignall Museum
Gallery, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

1997 “ATM Invitational” dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, California

1997 “Ink & Clay”, group show, Cal Poly University, Pomona, California

1996 “Alumni Mixed Media Show”, Wignall Museum Gallery,
Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

1995 “Mixed Media-Group Show”, Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz, California

1993 “New Works-Eric Segura and Larry White”, Garrett White Gallery,
Laguna Beach, California

1993 “Group Show-Mixed Media”, Wignall Museum Gallery,
Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, California

1991 “American Selections”, Reflections Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland

1990 “Lighting Show”, Target Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia

1989 “Lighting Show”, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, California

1989 “The Vessel”, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California

1987 “50th Anniversary Wood Show”, Contemporary Crafts Museum, Portland Oregon
1986 “Finewood”, Euphrat Gallery, De Anza College, Cupertino, California

1985 “Master Woodworkers”, Ester Saks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

1985 “Small Objects”, Prittam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, New York

1984 “Works in Wood”, The Dairy Barn, So Eastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center

1984 “Vessels” California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, California

1979 “Crafts National”, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio *Purchase Award

1979 “Fine Arts Pavillion Show”, Cal-Expo, Sacramento, California
*First Place, Fine Furniture Design

1979 “Selections ‘79”, Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, California
*Purchase Award

 


WORKSHOPS:

2018 “Maloof Inspired Woodworking” Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, CA

2017 “The Maloof experience: The Chair” Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO

2016 Veterans Workshop: Making a tall stool. Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, CA

2016 “The Maloof Experience: Beyond the Bench” Anderson Ranch Art Center,
Snowmass Village, CO
2015 Veterans Workshop: Making a small bench. Sam Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, CA

2015 “The Maloof Approach: The Evolution of a Chair” Anderson Ranch Art Center
Snowmass Village, CO
2014 Veterans Workshop: a small pedestal table. Sam Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, Ca

2013 Veterans Workshop: making an Adirondak chair. Sam Maloof Foundation.
Alta Loma, Ca.

2013 “The Maloof Approach”: small pedestal tables, Anderson Ranch Art Center
Snowmass Village, Co.

2006 “Pandora’s Box” Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Co

2004 “Pandora’s Box” Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Co

2001 “The Head Face, A Clay Image” Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca

 


POETRY READINGS & LECTURES:

2015 “The legacy Continues” Riverside Chamber of Commerce

2014 “The Evolution of Sam Maloof chair design
The Maloof Foundation docents

2013 The Legacy in Transition: Maloof Woodworker, Inc.
The Rembrandt Club, Pomona College Pomona, Ca.

2006 Spoken word on CD: “Every Eleven Seconds” original music and poetry by Henry Barnes and Larry White with other guest artists, recorded and produced by Henry Barnes, Claremont, Ca

2005 Spoken word with AFC, The El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, Ca

2004 Slide presentation, dA Center For The Arts, Pomona, California

2004 Slide presentation, The Maloof Foundation, Docent’s Artist Interface Program

2004 Reading with Henry Barnes and AFC, The Glass House, Pomona, California

2003 Reading with Henry Barnes and AFC , Nicks, Claremont, California

2002 Reading with Henry Barnes and electronic ensemble, dA Gallery,
Pomona, California

2001 Reading with Henry Barnes and AFC, Bridges Auditorium,
Pomona College, Claremont, California

2001 Slide lecture, San Fernando Valley Wood Turners Association,
Tarzana, CA

2001 Poetry on CD: “The Oak in the Ashes”, original music and poetry by
Henry Barnes and Larry White, recorded and produced by Henry Barnes,
Claremont, California, Solo reading at dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, California

2000 Invitational reading with Seven Poets, dA Center for the Arts,
Pomona, California

2000 Reading with Henry Barnes and AFC at the Press, Claremont, CA

2000 Reading with Henry Barnes and AFC at Nick’s Coffee House,
Claremont, CA

2001 The Furniture of Sam Maloof, Jeremy Adamson, Smithsonian American
Art Museum

 


PUBLICATIONS:

2018 “The California High Desert Artists” Published by BE It Now, Los Angeles, CA

2013 “Cannibal Tao” by Larry White and Dennis Edds: Poetry and drawings

1991 Creative Designs in Furniture, Kraus Sikes, Inc.

1983 Sam Maloof: Woodworker, Kodansha, Tokyo, New York, San Francisco

1982 Larry White: Woodworker, Ron Lang, Lifestyle Magazine, Santa Cruz, CA

1972 Design Dialog, Jerry Samuelson and Jack Stoop, David Publications, Inc.
Worchester, Mass.

 


COLLECTIONS:

AMOCA Museum Of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, CA

Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio

Cal Poly University, San Louis Obispo, CA

Sam Maloof, Sam and Alfreda Maloof foundation for the Arts and Crafts
Alta Loma, Ca

 


PUBLIC ART:

2018 “Roslyn Bock Memorial Sculpture” Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, CA