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Jerald L. White is a New Orleans, LA and Anderson, IN based artist and community advocate, also known as "Bottletree." Before joining the arts and culture community he worked as a grassroots organizer, attorney and environmental policymaker in New Orleans and Washington D.C. Jerald is the owner of Bottletree Productions and the founder of Charitable Film Network, the New Orleans Loving Festival, Deep South by Suroeste, and Friends of Martin Luther King, Jr. Park - Anderson, IN.
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Group Exhibitions
HARLEM FINE ARTS SHOW HFAS16
The Glasshouse, New York, NY – February 2024
WE CARRY GENERATIONS
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – October 2023
IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE
PhotoNOLA / Ashé Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA – December 2019
NEW SURROUNDINGS
PhotoNOLA / Pietra at 912, New Orleans, LA – December 2018
MADE LOUISIANA: The Power of Perception
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – April 2018
PERSPECTIVES POP UP SHOW
The Tigermen Den, New Orleans, LA – December 2017
DOWNSTREAM
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA – January 2017
POLITICO POP UP 2
New Orleans Art Center Gallery, New Orleans, LA – December 2016
CATALYST COLLECTIVE: Pop Up Exhibition
Playhouse NOLA, New Orleans, LA – December 2016
INSPIRED: 20 Years of African American Art
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – August 2016
CATALYST COLLECTIVE: Pop Up Exhibition In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Playhouse NOLA, New Orleans, LA – July 2016
MIXED MESSAGES.6: Race, Identity & Love
New Orleans Loving Festival / Myrtle Banks Building Art Space, New Orleans, LA – June 2016
BLIGHTS OUT: Controls and Counter Reactions
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2016
WHAT'S GOING ON: An Homage to Black Lives Matter
Boyd Satellite, New Orleans, LA – April 2016
POLITICO POP UP
New Orleans Art Center Gallery, New Orleans, LA – December 2015
TEN YEARS LATER – A BLACK PERSPECTIVE
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – August 2015
MIXED MESSAGES.5: Race, Racism and the Multiracial Experience
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2015
LOCALLY SOURCED: Do You Know Where Your Art Comes From?
Curated by Transformer in collaboration with American University's Visiting Artist Program
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC – January 2015
REPARATION: Contemporary Artists from New Orleans
Curated by Diego Cortez for Luciano Benetton's IMAGO MUNDI Collection
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA – October 2014
SALVATIONS – The Green Project Furniture & Lighting Design Competition
Canal Place, New Orleans, LA – September 2014
MIXED MESSAGES.4: Multiracial Identity Past & Present
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2014
I STILL HAVE A DREAM
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – August 2013
MIXED MESSAGES.3: Multiracial Identity Past & Present
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2013
SIGNALS FLAT FILES & ARCHIVE
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – May 2013
MIXED MESSAGES.2: Multiracial Identities Past & Present
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2012
NOLA NOW II
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA – February 2012
SPACES: Antenna, The Front, Good Children Gallery
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA – February 2012
MAHALIA JACKSON: QUEEN OF GOSPEL
African American Museum, Dallas, TX – January 2012
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – October 2011
MIXED MESSAGES: Multiracial Identities Past & Present
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2011
SALVATIONS – The Green Project Furniture & Lighting Design Competition
Canal Place, New Orleans, LA – March 2011
5 YEARS OF SAN PAKU
723 Digest, New Orleans, LA – February 2011
HARLEM FINE ARTS SHOW HFAS16
The Glasshouse, New York, NY – February 2024
WE CARRY GENERATIONS
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – October 2023
IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE
PhotoNOLA / Ashé Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA – December 2019
NEW SURROUNDINGS
PhotoNOLA / Pietra at 912, New Orleans, LA – December 2018
MADE LOUISIANA: The Power of Perception
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – April 2018
PERSPECTIVES POP UP SHOW
The Tigermen Den, New Orleans, LA – December 2017
DOWNSTREAM
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA – January 2017
POLITICO POP UP 2
New Orleans Art Center Gallery, New Orleans, LA – December 2016
CATALYST COLLECTIVE: Pop Up Exhibition
Playhouse NOLA, New Orleans, LA – December 2016
INSPIRED: 20 Years of African American Art
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – August 2016
CATALYST COLLECTIVE: Pop Up Exhibition In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Playhouse NOLA, New Orleans, LA – July 2016
MIXED MESSAGES.6: Race, Identity & Love
New Orleans Loving Festival / Myrtle Banks Building Art Space, New Orleans, LA – June 2016
BLIGHTS OUT: Controls and Counter Reactions
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2016
WHAT'S GOING ON: An Homage to Black Lives Matter
Boyd Satellite, New Orleans, LA – April 2016
POLITICO POP UP
New Orleans Art Center Gallery, New Orleans, LA – December 2015
TEN YEARS LATER – A BLACK PERSPECTIVE
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – August 2015
MIXED MESSAGES.5: Race, Racism and the Multiracial Experience
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2015
LOCALLY SOURCED: Do You Know Where Your Art Comes From?
Curated by Transformer in collaboration with American University's Visiting Artist Program
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC – January 2015
REPARATION: Contemporary Artists from New Orleans
Curated by Diego Cortez for Luciano Benetton's IMAGO MUNDI Collection
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA – October 2014
SALVATIONS – The Green Project Furniture & Lighting Design Competition
Canal Place, New Orleans, LA – September 2014
MIXED MESSAGES.4: Multiracial Identity Past & Present
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2014
I STILL HAVE A DREAM
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – August 2013
MIXED MESSAGES.3: Multiracial Identity Past & Present
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2013
SIGNALS FLAT FILES & ARCHIVE
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – May 2013
MIXED MESSAGES.2: Multiracial Identities Past & Present
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2012
NOLA NOW II
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA – February 2012
SPACES: Antenna, The Front, Good Children Gallery
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA – February 2012
MAHALIA JACKSON: QUEEN OF GOSPEL
African American Museum, Dallas, TX – January 2012
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – October 2011
MIXED MESSAGES: Multiracial Identities Past & Present
New Orleans Loving Festival / Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2011
SALVATIONS – The Green Project Furniture & Lighting Design Competition
Canal Place, New Orleans, LA – March 2011
5 YEARS OF SAN PAKU
723 Digest, New Orleans, LA – February 2011
Curatorial/Organizing Experience
DEEP SOUTH BY SUROESTE: Complexion Reflections
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – May 2021
MIXED MESSAGES.6: Race, Identity & Love
New Orleans Loving Festival / Myrtle Banks Building Art Space, New Orleans, LA – June 2016
MIXED MESSAGES.5: Race, Racism and the Multiracial Experience
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2015
MARTIN M. ELISSETCHE: Black & White New Orleans
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2015
MIXED MESSAGES.4: Multiracial Identity, Past & Present
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2014
SAMANTHA WALL: Invisible
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2014
MIXED MESSAGES.3: Multiracial Identity, Past & Present
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2013
GREY VILLET: Loving Family Portraits
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2013
MIXED MESSAGES.2: Multiracial Identity, Past & Present
New Orleans Healing Center, New Orleans, LA – June 2012
LOLI KANTOR: There Was A Forest
PhotoNOLA / Antenna, New Orleans, LA – December 2011
MIXED MESSAGES: Multiracial Identity Past & Present
Antenna, New Orleans, LA – June 2011
KEN MENTEL: The Phoenix
Antenna, New Orleans, LA – June 2011
PRIYA KAMBLI: Color Falls Down
PhotoNOLA / Antenna, New Orleans, LA – December 2010
CRIME SCENE NOLA: Murder through the Eyes of a Child
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – September 2010
DEEP SOUTH BY SUROESTE: Complexion Reflections
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – May 2021
MIXED MESSAGES.6: Race, Identity & Love
New Orleans Loving Festival / Myrtle Banks Building Art Space, New Orleans, LA – June 2016
MIXED MESSAGES.5: Race, Racism and the Multiracial Experience
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2015
MARTIN M. ELISSETCHE: Black & White New Orleans
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2015
MIXED MESSAGES.4: Multiracial Identity, Past & Present
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2014
SAMANTHA WALL: Invisible
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2014
MIXED MESSAGES.3: Multiracial Identity, Past & Present
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2013
GREY VILLET: Loving Family Portraits
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA – June 2013
MIXED MESSAGES.2: Multiracial Identity, Past & Present
New Orleans Healing Center, New Orleans, LA – June 2012
LOLI KANTOR: There Was A Forest
PhotoNOLA / Antenna, New Orleans, LA – December 2011
MIXED MESSAGES: Multiracial Identity Past & Present
Antenna, New Orleans, LA – June 2011
KEN MENTEL: The Phoenix
Antenna, New Orleans, LA – June 2011
PRIYA KAMBLI: Color Falls Down
PhotoNOLA / Antenna, New Orleans, LA – December 2010
CRIME SCENE NOLA: Murder through the Eyes of a Child
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA – September 2010
Awards
USA Network's Characters Unite Award, July 2014
USA Network's Characters Unite Award, July 2014
Education
NEW ORLEANS, LA – August 25, 2005
Hurricane Katrina
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – New York, NY
Steinhardt School of Education, MA in Media Ecology, Film & Communications – September 2004
NEW YORK, NY – September 11, 2002
911
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY – Washington, DC
School of Media & Public Affairs, Certificate in Documentary Production – June 2001
INDIANA UNIVERSITY – Bloomington, IN
Mauer School of Law, Doctorate of Jurisprudence – May 1993
O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs, BS in Public & Environmental Affairs – June 1988
NEW ORLEANS, LA – August 25, 2005
Hurricane Katrina
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – New York, NY
Steinhardt School of Education, MA in Media Ecology, Film & Communications – September 2004
NEW YORK, NY – September 11, 2002
911
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY – Washington, DC
School of Media & Public Affairs, Certificate in Documentary Production – June 2001
INDIANA UNIVERSITY – Bloomington, IN
Mauer School of Law, Doctorate of Jurisprudence – May 1993
O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs, BS in Public & Environmental Affairs – June 1988
Art Affiliations
New Orleans Art Institute for Social Innovation, 2016 to 2017
Catalyst Collective of New Orleans, 2016 to 2018
Side by Side Artists & Culture Bearer's Support Group, 2006 to 2018
New Orleans Art Institute for Social Innovation, 2016 to 2017
Catalyst Collective of New Orleans, 2016 to 2018
Side by Side Artists & Culture Bearer's Support Group, 2006 to 2018
Press
The New Orleans Advocate – November 25, 2014 New Orleans Loving Festival Founder Honored, Advocate Staff Report
The Times Picayune – November 7, 2014 / Jerald White of New Orleans Wins Characters Unite Award submitted by USA Network
Pelican Bomb – July 2, 2014 / Love Is All We Need: "Of Many Colors" at Antenna Gallery by Benjamin Morris
Daily Serving – June 25, 2014 / Mixed Messages.4 at Antenna Gallery by Tori Bush
Gambit Weekly – June 14, 2013 / Preview: The New Orleans Loving Festival by Will Coviello
Pelican Bomb – June 10, 2013 / Civil Rights, Subtly: Grey Villet’s Photographs of the Loving Family by Nate Martin
Best of New Orleans – June 5, 2013 / Loving Festival features Grey Villet photos at Stella Jones Gallery by Will Coviello
Pelican Bomb - May 24, 2013 / Pic(k) of the Week Bottletree by The Pelican
The Drop – May 1, 2013 / The Drop
Art New Orleans Magazine – Fall 2011, Vol.4 No.4 / Queen of Gospel: Stella Jones Gallery Celebrates Mahalia Jackson’s 100 Birthday by Debra Kronowitz
Pelican Bomb – June 28, 2011 / Mixed Messages by Lauren Scarpello
Pelican Bomb – August 31, 2011 / Pic(k) of the Week Jerald L. White by The Pelican
The New Orleans Advocate – November 25, 2014 New Orleans Loving Festival Founder Honored, Advocate Staff Report
The Times Picayune – November 7, 2014 / Jerald White of New Orleans Wins Characters Unite Award submitted by USA Network
Pelican Bomb – July 2, 2014 / Love Is All We Need: "Of Many Colors" at Antenna Gallery by Benjamin Morris
Daily Serving – June 25, 2014 / Mixed Messages.4 at Antenna Gallery by Tori Bush
Gambit Weekly – June 14, 2013 / Preview: The New Orleans Loving Festival by Will Coviello
Pelican Bomb – June 10, 2013 / Civil Rights, Subtly: Grey Villet’s Photographs of the Loving Family by Nate Martin
Best of New Orleans – June 5, 2013 / Loving Festival features Grey Villet photos at Stella Jones Gallery by Will Coviello
Pelican Bomb - May 24, 2013 / Pic(k) of the Week Bottletree by The Pelican
The Drop – May 1, 2013 / The Drop
Art New Orleans Magazine – Fall 2011, Vol.4 No.4 / Queen of Gospel: Stella Jones Gallery Celebrates Mahalia Jackson’s 100 Birthday by Debra Kronowitz
Pelican Bomb – June 28, 2011 / Mixed Messages by Lauren Scarpello
Pelican Bomb – August 31, 2011 / Pic(k) of the Week Jerald L. White by The Pelican
