 His work received an extended showing at the Chicago Coliseum during the "Exhibition of the Art of the American Negro" which was part of an exposition commemorating the 75th anniversary of Thirteenth Amendment ending slavery.An important figure in what became known as the Chicago Black Renaissance, White taught art classes at the Southside Community Art Center.Following his first show at Paragon Studios in Cincinnati in 1938, White's work was exhibited widely throughout the United States, including, among many others, exhibitions at the Roko Gallery, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.