David White is currently an Associate Professor in Architecture at the NewSchool of Architecture and Design. He is also the Associate Director of Architecture Programs and the First-Year Level Coordinator at NewSchool. He holds a Master of Fine Arts, University of California, San Diego with emphasis on Multi-Media and Public Culture; Bachelor of Fine Arts, The Ohio State University, emphasis in Sculpture; Additional undergraduate studies at Pontificia Universidade Catolica de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
In the past he was the founder of Agitprop, a community engagement art space in San Diego, California, operated from 2007-2014; a Curatorial Consultant, San Diego Museum of Art 2010-2012, established the Summer Salon Series public engagement programming; a Public Art Committee Member, Port of San Diego 2012-2018 (chair of committee 2014 and 2016); Exhibitions include: The 2010 California Biennial, Orange County, CA; “Individuation'' at the Berliner Kunstverien, Berlin, Germany; MIFF Exhibition, Crealab, Medellin, Colombia, Being Here With You” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, among others. Work has been included in publications such as Art Forum, Wired.com, Visual Art Source, PBS’s Art21 Blog, The San Diego Union Tribune, among others. Lecturer, University of San Diego, 2019-2022; Instructor, Woodbury University, 2014-2020; Instructor, San Diego City College, 2016-2022; Lead Art Instructor, St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, day program for adults with developmental disabilities, 2006-2008.