Recognised as one of New Zealand's Leading Portrait Painters, White was Awarded first prize in the prestigious ADAM portrait Awards in 2006.He Has a number of paintings in the collection of the NZ Portrait Gallery.In 2012 He was commissioned to paint a series of Vampire portraits for the iconic film "What We Do In The Shadows",

"The best portraits I have painted are of people who inspire me "

"I have always believed that the painted portrait can covey a lot about the human condition"