Bio
Anissa White received her Master’s in Fine Art degree from Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro where she graduated summa cum laude in 2025. In 2017, she received her BFA in ceramics, summa cum laude, from the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Originally from Massachusetts, she has moved around the country sharing her passion for art as an instructor and technician in both private and collegiate art studios.
Anissa uses clay, screen printing, and installation as conduits for social commentary on issues such as women’s healthcare and sexual assault. Her work has been exhibited in galleries such as River Oaks Square Art Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, and Charlie Cummings Gallery in Gainesville Florida.
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2025
2017
2023 - 2025
2023 - 2025
2024
2021 - 2023
2021 - 2022
2018 - 2021
2018
2017 - 2018
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022 - 2023
2021
2019
2024
2023
2020
2021 - 2025
2024
2023 - 2025
2023
2021
2019
2020
2019
2018
Education
MFA in Ceramics, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
BFA in Ceramics, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Professional Experience
Gallery Manager, Waldo Emerson Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Ceramics Assistant, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Summer Internship, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA
Workshop Instructor, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA
Sculpture Assistant and Monitor, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Gallery Host and Preporator, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Art Studio Technician, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Continuing Education Instructor, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids IA
Visiting Artist/Instructor, Howe Glassworks, Howes Cave, NY
Ceramics InstructorTechnician, Sculpture By Sylvie, Wilton, Manors, FL
Glass Blowing Instructor/Artist, Hollywood Hot Glass, Hollywood, FL
Exhibitions
Hot Chocolate Mugs II, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
The Burden of Being, Solo Thesis Exhibition, Old Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Rewriting Her Story, National Juried Online Exhibition, Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation, South Kingstown, RI
The Safety Project, Solo Traveling Exhibition, Waldo Emerson Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
The Safety Project, Solo Traveling Exhibition, Carlson Library University Art Gallery, Clarion PA
The Safety Project, Solo Traveling Exhibition, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA
HERE and NOW, International Competition and Online Exhibition, Gallerium.art/exhibitions
Signs and Symbols, International Juried Online Exhibition, Gallerium.art/exhibitions
Black, White, or Grey, International Online Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, laslagunaartgallery.com
Just Girly Things, Solo Exhibition, Waldo Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Embrace, Duo Exhibition, Waldo Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Woodfireworks V, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
7th Annual Dirty South Cup Show & Competition, Juried Exhibition, River Oaks Square Art Center, Alexandrea, LA
Ceramics Pop-Up, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Annual Exhibition, Fresh as Fruit Gallery, Deland, FL
Publications and Presentations
Presenter, 2nd Annual PennWest DEI Student Leadership Retreat, “Closing the Gender Safety Gap Through Art” Clarion, PA
Artwork published in Artistonish Magazine, “Issue # 42 - January 2024”
Article published in Shoptalk Journal, “Marissa Childers: Making, Celebrating, Growing”
Artist Talk, Just Girly Things, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Artist Talk, Embrace, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Artwork published in The Cedar Valley Divide, “Cedar Valley Divide 2020”
Awards and Grants
Graduate Assistantship, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Celebration of Scholarship 1st Place Juried Award, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Celebration of Scholarship Research Grant, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Donna Nicholas Scholarship for Ceramics, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Summer Graduate Assistantship, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Donna Nicholas Scholarship for Ceramics, Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Professional Development Grant, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Community Engagement
Kick Camp Instructor, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Curator of 2300 Degrees, Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
Visiting Artist, Winterset Art Center, Winterset IA
Demonstrating Artist, Artoberfest, Winterset, IA
Demonstrating Artist, Las Olas Art Fair, Fort Lauderdale, FL