The layering process within Tamara White's mixed media pieces reflects the multi-dimensional aspects of life: stories, memories, one experience layered upon the next. As we hold tight to some internal treasures and shed away others, the culmination of these elements creates a beautiful, blended canvas, rich with texture and color.

Tamara's work often incorporates found pieces, various papers, materials, and elements, coupled with paint and wax. As well, you may frequently find stories, quotes, or pertinent symbols woven into the finished surface.

Tamara White is a visual activist, an artist, and a researcher examining the intersection of health care management and incarceration. Her book Incarceration and Health Care: A Visual Journey Through the Lens of Activist Art is currently under contract with Brill Publishing. Tamara is the Founder and President of Bader + Simon Gallery. This community arts hub will open in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2025, focusing on underrepresented voices and themes. Tamara serves on the boards of Words Uncaged in Los Angeles, Space on Ryder Farm, located in Brewster, NY, ArtWorks in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Ohio Women in the Arts group of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Born in Northern California, Tamara holds a B.A. degree in Human Development, an M.A. in Visual Communication Design, and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies with post-graduate certificates in Museum Studies and Design Thinking. Tamara lives between Berkeley, CA, and New York City, with a bit of Cincinnati thrown into the mix. She finds enrichment and inspiration in all locations.