Artist’s Statement

Aubrey White was born at home in Tuc­son, Ari­zona and was raised pri­mar­ily in Albu­querque, New Mex­ico.  She moved to Cal­i­for­nia for most of her school­ing and sees the city of Los Ange­les as her great­est influ­ence.  The city’s vast land­scapes pro­vide a rich pal­let for writ­ing; its diverse pop­u­la­tions call atten­tion to com­mu­nity.  In edu­ca­tion, work, and writ­ing, Aubrey has strived to under­stand how peo­ple find a sense of place, self, and com­mu­nity in the spaces they inhabit.

Aubrey com­pleted a M.S. in Com­mu­nity Devel­op­ment at the Uni­ver­sity of Cal­i­for­nia, Davis where she worked on issues of sus­tain­able agri­cul­ture and envi­ron­men­tal jus­tice amongst immi­grant pop­u­la­tions.  Her writ­ing and research has appeared in the Los Ange­les Alter­na­tive, The Golden Gate Uni­ver­sity Envi­ron­men­tal Law Jour­nal, and Envi­ron­men­tal Research.  She attended the Salt Insti­tute for Doc­u­men­tary Stud­ies to enrich her aca­d­e­mic work with stronger writ­ing skills and to begin her career in free­lance jour­nal­ism.  Fol­low­ing her time at Salt, Aubrey plans to start a farm with friends in west­ern Mass­a­chu­setts and con­tinue her writ­ing pur­suits.  She secretly hopes to some­day open a restau­rant, should writ­ing prove not chal­leng­ing enough.