Kim White is a multidisciplinary writer and artist whose work spans fiction, poetry, visual art, and digital storytelling. She has earned MFAs in both Fiction (Columbia University) and Poetry (Hunter College). She holds a BFA in studio art, started a graduate program at the New York Academy of Art, and apprenticed with Jeff Koons. Her poetry has been featured in Denver Quarterly, Tar River Poetry, and The Westchester Review, with her fiction anthologized internationally. Her play The Snow Dome received a public staged reading in 2024, and she has been recognized by ScreenCraft, Electronic Literature Organization, and the Academy of American Poets. Her visual art has been exhibited in New York galleries such as Pen + Brush, KinoSaito and Field Projects.
Education
- MFA, Fiction, Columbia University
- MFA, Poetry, Hunter College
- Graduate Courses (unfinished MFA), The New York Academy of Art
- BFA, Studio Art, University of Michigan, Summa Cum Laude
Writing
Books
Original Plays
The Snow Dome (ten-minute play)
- Public Staged Reading, Naked Angels Theatre Company and Out of The Box Theatrics, 154 Christopher Street, New York, NY (January 2024)
Publications
- Penelope. Poetry. Denver Quarterly. Spring 2024
- Gretel’s Complaint. Poetry. Tar River Poetry. Spring 2024
- From the Lion’s Mouth. Fiction. The Westchester Review, Volume 10. May 2019
- The Horses. Fiction. NANO Fiction Volume 9, Number 1. 2015
- Lilypad. Reprint. Short: An International Anthology of Five Centuries of Short-Short Stories, Prose Poems, Brief Essays, and Other Short Prose Forms. Published by Persea, Edited by Alan Ziegler. 2014
- The New Disease. Fiction. Chain Issue #11, Public Forms. 2004
- The Religious Life of Objects. Nonfiction. Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood. 2004
- Duck. Poetry. Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, Issue 32. 1999
- Bauble, Pumpkin, and Hex. Prose Poems. Quarto, Volume 33. 1997
Awards & Fellowships
- 2024 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition, Quarterfinalist for My Pretty.
- 2023 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition, Quarterfinalist for Diurnal.
- 2019 The Westchester Review Flash Fiction Contest, Honorable Mention.
- 2002 Bingham Writing Fellowship, awarded by Columbia University.
- 2001 Electronic Literature Awards, shortlisted.
- 2001 Shuster Award, for an outstanding Master’s degree thesis for the year 2001, selected from all disciplines in the School of Arts and Sciences at Hunter College.
- 2001 Fellowship – Byrdcliffe Artist Residency
- 2000 Academy of American Poets Prize, at Hunter College.
- 1998 Forbes Foundation Grant, towards the publication of “Scratching for Something”.
Articles
- End of Paper: Electronic Book Technologies, by Kim White and Sarah Townsend. Presented at The Changing Book conference at Iowa University, Published in “The Changing Book: Transitions in Design, Production, and Preservation.” Edited by Nancy E. Kraft and Holly Martin Huffman
- Enter the Game Factor: Putting Theory into Practice in the Design of Peer Factor, Kairos, co-author Ryan M. “Rylish” Moeller
Electronic Art & Literature
Visual Art
Apprenticeships
- Jeff Koons, Artisan & Studio Assistant
- Audrey Flack, Studio Assistant
Group Exhibitions
- 2026 Pen + Brush Gallery, 29 E. 22nd St., New York, NY, Every Woman Biennial 2026
- 2025 KinoSaito, 115 7th St., Verplanck NY, 2025 KinoSaito Annual
- 2025 LIC-A Art Space – The Factory, 30-30 47th Ave, Long Island City, NY, Women of the Elements
- 2025 Field Projects Gallery, 526 West 26th Street #807, New York NY, Echo Locator
- 2024 KinoSaito, 115 7th St., Verplanck NY, 2024 KinoSaito Annual
- 2023 KinoSaito, 115 7th St., Verplanck NY, Winter Open Call
- 1999 Kentler International Drawing Space, 353 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn NY, BWAC, Small Works on Paper
- 1999 Pier Show 7, 141 Beard Street, Brooklyn NY, Group Exhibition
- 1998 The Brooklyn Art Gallery, 283 N 6th Street, Brooklyn NY, Group Exhibition
- 1998 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York NY, Twenty-first Annual Small Works Exhibition
Teaching Experience
Lecturer, Concordia College, Bronxville NY
Spring 2004 Communication 101: Persuasive Writing.
Fall 2004 Communication 100: Expository Writing.
Lecturer, Columbia University, New York NY
Summer 2002 & 2003 Program for High School Students – Writing Division. Intensive writing program for high school students. I taught workshops in poetry, prose poetry, fiction and playwriting.
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer: Eastchester High School, Norwich Free Academy, Stuyvesant High School
Professional Experience
To learn about my 20-year career as a digital product manager, visit my LinkedIn page.
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