Amber White North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Amber White is a concept-driven, multidisciplinary artist specialising in Artist Books as tactile, narrative objects. Her practice explores the relationship between materiality, structure and meaning, drawing on experience across textiles, print, and jewellery. Working with processes such as marbling, etching and hand stitching, she creates one-of-a-kind pieces that integrate form and concept.

Amber White is a concept-driven, multidisciplinary artist specialising in Artist Books as tactile, narrative objects. Her practice explores the relationship between materiality, structure and meaning, drawing on experience across textiles, print, and jewellery. Working with processes such as marbling, etching and hand stitching, she creates one-of-a-kind pieces that integrate form and concept. Positivity underpins her work, shaping objects that are engaging, reflective, and materially expressive.

Each book is produced as a unique outcome, allowing narrative, material choice, and physical interaction to evolve in parallel. The emphasis on singularity resists repetition and prioritises experimentation, reflection, and embodied making.

Positivity is a central conceptual driver within White’s practice. Rather than functioning as a superficial aesthetic, it operates as an intentional framework through which colour, texture, and form are used to generate work that is affective, engaging, and emotionally resonant. Her practice is rooted in curiosity, openness, and material exploration, positioning her work within contemporary discussions of artist books, craft hybridity, and multidisciplinary creative practice.

Artwork

Farewell to York: Lost, Artist Book, 2026

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Bound to Place: A Wearable Artist Book, Artist Book, 2026

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Satisfied: Time, Care and the Work of Living, Artist Book, 2026, £48

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For sale

Held Together: The Campaign for Domestic Happiness, Artist Book, 2026, £120

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For sale
Interested in
Artist book fairCommissionCompetitionExhibitionJournal/PublicationParticipatory project
Media
Artists’ booksCollagePaintingPhotographyPrintmakingTextile
Other keywords
DocumentaryEthnographicFeminismMemorySite-specific