Christian White (b. 1962) was born in Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands). He is a member of the Haida Nation. Christian, taught by his father Morris White, began carving in argillite and by the age of 14 had shown remarkable talent. Since then, he has developed a deep awareness of tradition and Haida form and also works in wood, gold, silver, and ivory. He has been involved with several major canoe building projects with his father and has worked with Haida carver, Jim Hart.
Christian White is internationally renowned for his fine argillite carvings. His work is found in many important private collections.
Selected Public Collections
Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC
Queen Charlotte Isles Museum, Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, BC
Selected Exhibitions
1985 Grace Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1986 Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1993 Tribal Miniatures '93, first annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
1994 Life of the Copper: A Commonwealth of Tribal Nations, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
1994 Tribal Miniatures: Gems of the Northwest Coast, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
1995 Tribal Miniatures: Dreams of Silver and Gold, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
1996 Tribal Miniatures: Treasures of the Northwest Coast, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
1996 Spirits of the Forest, Sea and Sky: Masks by Mastercarvers of the Northwest Coast, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
1997 Tribal Miniatures '97, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
1998 Tribal Miniatures '98, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
1999 Tribal Miniatures '99, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
2000 Tribal Miniatures '00, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
2001 Tribal Miniatures '01, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
2002 Tribal Miniatures X, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
2003 The Storytellers, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
2004 Tribal Adornments, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
2004-2005 Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewellery Arts of the Northwest and Southwest, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
2005 Shine: Adornments of the Northwest Coast, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
2006 Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2006 Totems to Turquoise, Vancouver Museum, Vancouver, BC
2007 Gathered Treasures, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
2010 Giving Traditions, Alcheringa Gallery, victoria, BC
2011 Spirits of the Sea, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC
