Richard White
Abstract painter.
Art educator.
Author.
CURRENT WORK
Photography
RETROSPECTIVE WORK
REFLECTIONS
Neurodivergence Shifts the Focus From “What’s Wrong With Someone” to “How We Can Support and Celebrate Their Differences”
Richard White, MAEd/Psy MFA. January 2025 © Neurodivergence shifts the focus from "what’s wrong with someone" to "how we can...
The Pressing Need for Consilience: Integrating the Arts in Higher Education
Richard White MAEd/Psy MFA February 2025 © The arts in higher education are persistently undervalued, often treated as peripheral rather...
The Void as a Creative Force: Abstract Expressionism, Language, and Entangled Consciousness
Richard White MAEd/Psy MFA February 2025 © The concept of the Void has long been a central theme in artistic,...
The Importance of Service-Centered Leadership in Transforming Organizational Culture
Richard White, MAEd/Psy MFA 2024. © Leadership is not merely about authority or decision-making; at its core, leadership must be...
Empowering the Next Generation: Consilience, Creativity, and Compassion in 21st-Century Education
The Need for a New Educational Paradigm The 21st century presents a landscape of unprecedented complexity, shaped by rapid technological...
Biography
Richard White
Richard White, born in 1944 in Oak Park, Illinois, graduated from Mercer Island High School in Seattle, Washington. He earned a B.F.A. in Sculpture and Art History from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1969, an M.A.Ed./Psy. in Education and Psychology from Alliant University in San Diego, and an M.F.A. in Painting and Art History from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Following his studies, he worked in set design for the Melbourne National Ballet in Australia. Later, he accepted a teaching role at Balob Teachers College in Lae, Papua New Guinea.
Entangled Consciousness
