Róisín White is a visual artist based in Dublin, working primarily with photography, while incorporating drawing, sculpture, and collage into her practice. Róisín holds a BA (hons) in Photography from DIT, and certificates in Ceramics, Sculpture and Drawing from NCAD. Róisín White’s work draws from found objects, images, and archival materials, where she is interested in exploring lore and the fictional narrative that can be discovered in discarded imagery and objects. Storytelling and process are central parts of White’s practice. She is currently developing her photographic work into a more sculptural practice, using fabric, wood, resin, and furniture, all with a photographic root. She works with her hands, generally printing in the darkroom where possible, using sculpture and interventions in the gallery or the landscape as modes of experimentation and play within the project's delivery or development.
Róisín is a children’s visual arts facilitator in addition to her personal practice, and she is inspired by the sense of play and curiosity that young people have while making art. White tries to consider how a young audience might experience her work, and how their reading and understanding may differ greatly from that of an adult, and how this might influence her practice and mode of delivery.
In 2020 and 2022 Róisín was awarded the Young People Children and Education (YPCE) Bursary from the Arts Council to research two engagement projects working with young people and photography. She facilitated two large projects as part of this funding, with The Ark, and D-Light Studios. As part of this bursary she trained with DCC Arts Office in Visual Thinking Strategies facilitation.
Róisín worked at The Ark since 2016 as a core member of the visitor services team and workshop assistant, and now as a lead artist in their visual arts program. She has worked on engagement projects with the Ark's access schools, and children living in Direct Provision and emergency accommodation.
Róisín has worked as a freelance facilitator as well as working with organisations. She has taught on Cow House Studio’s “Field Works” programme (a 3 month residential visual arts Gap Year programme for 18-21 year olds), and she has also worked as their studio technician.
White has exhibited her work in Ireland and across Europe, including the Finnish Museum of Photography, PhotoIreland Festival, and the Capa Centre. She was selected to represent PhotoIreland at Futures Photography platform, and was selected from an international open call to take part in Parallel European Photography Platform in 2018/9. Her project “Lay Her Down Upon Her Back” was selected for the third edition of New Irish Works in 2019, the Blow Photo Fuse Photobook Residency, and the Landskrona Photobook award, who will publish the book in late 2023.
White was selected to take part in residency programmes, How To Flatten A Mountain residency at Cow House Studios in 2017, In-Between Shores residency with Ardesia Projects in Italy in June 2018, “Flâneur ao Centro” with Procurarte in Portugal, and Vermont Studio Centre in January 2023.
White has received funding from the DLRCC Arts Office as part of their Emerging Artist Grant scheme for 2018/9, and made work for the DLR "Escape the City" digital project in 2022.
Róisín has work in the OPW Collection, the Arts Council Collection, as well as private collections.
