Manifest | Thirteen Colonies is a photographic project and journey through the repositories of African American material culture found in libraries, museums, and archives of the original thirteen English colonies and Washington, DC. Conceived by photographer Wendel A. White, this project is a personal reliquary of the remarkable evidence of Black agency and racial oppression […]
I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at the 2026 national conference for the Society for Photographic Education, set to take place in Atlanta, GA.
The author eagerly anticipates participating in a discussion with fellow Philadelphia photographers featured in Dr. Deborah Willis’ publication “Reflections in Black: 25th Anniversary Edition: A Reframing.” This event will take place at the Barnes Foundation on Sunday, December 14 at 1:00 p.m., co-sponsored by Temple University’s Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection.
Maria Porges reviews Wendel A. White’s exhibition at Rena Bransten Gallery in May 2025 for Artforum, highlighting his decades-long focus on the construction of race in the U.S. The exhibition showcased works from two of his significant projects, illustrating his exploration of race through recorded and transformed material traces.
The Archive as Liberation is a group exhibition and publication by Aaron Turner, published by Light Work.
I am pleased to announce a new partnership with the Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco, CA. The first exhibition opens April 5, 2025 and I will be there on May 10, 2025 in conversation with Makeda Best, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Oakland Museum of California. https://renabranstengallery.com/exhibitions/wendel-white-schools-for-the-colored/
Sept 26 at 6pm, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. I will be in conversation with Cheryl Finley, Leigh Raiford, Deborah Willis, and Brenda Tindal to discuss this recent publication of my work, Manifest: Thirteen Colonies. Co-published by the Peabody Museum Press at Harvard and Radius Books with six essays and interviews along with two
Rowan University Art Gallery and MuseumSeptember 3 – October 26, 2024 Reception and Artist’s Talk: Thursday, September 12, 5 – 7 pm, Artist’s talk begins at 5:30301 High Street Gallery “Wendel White is a distinguished photographer who focuses on Black history, the legacy of slavery, and the importance of empowering perspectives. Folding Time will feature selected photographs from his
“Welcome to HMSC Connects!, where we go behind the scenes of four Harvard museums to explore the connections between us, our big, beautiful world, and even what lies beyond. My name is Jennifer Berglund, part of the exhibits team here at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. And I’ll be your host. Today I’m
