Born and raised amongst the bushland and beaches of Sydney, Australia, Edwina White found her thrills when she studied Visual Communications at UTS.
After graduating with the University Medal, she taught classes for four years at UTS and UWS while freelancing as an illustrator, fine artist, writer and performer.

After her first solo show 52 Pick-up, based on a packet of playing cards, Edwina was encouraged to move to New York by Kate Larkworthy Artist Representation. International publications include The New York Times, Flaunt, W, Time, Vogue Australia and Japan, Food Illustrated UK, Gourmet, Esquire UK, Vanity Fair UK, Food + Wine, The Australian Magazine, The Bulletin, Picador, Viking and selected for features in Print Magazine, Creative Review UK, Luerzer’s Select, Taschen’s Best 200, Fashion Illustrator and Hand to Eye.

Edwina’s work has been exhibited in the UK, Japan, Russia, throughout Australia and the USA. Her debut New York solo exhibition was held at Gigantic Artspace in Tribeca, and she is currently represented by Kinz, Tillou, Feigen Gallery and shows consistently at the Pulse Fairs in New York and Miami. Works are collected by private collectors such as Angela Missoni, Alan Steele, John Kerry and Theresa Heinz, and institutions including The Hayward Gallery, Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Marfa Ballroom.

White’s 2009 animation residency at the Contemporary Center for the Arts, Santa Fe produced a short animated film and an invitation to work on a documentary set in Dakar, Senegal. An exhibition of new works follow that at the Paul Kopeikin Gallery, LA in October 2009.