Born in Seattle, WA. 1996.
Resides and works in Bellingham, WA.
Oscar is a 2022 MFA graduate from the Rainier Writing Workshop at PLU. His undergrad was spent at Portland State University where he received a BFA in Creative Writing. Before Portland, he spent two years playing baseball and earning an Associate’s Degree at Bellevue College. His writing background includes historical and speculative fiction, poetry and personal essays. He writes stories that exemplify the dark and uncanny aspects of the human experience. Professionally, Oscar has worked as a Freelance Editor, Copywriter and Graphic Designer.
An oil painter since 2019, Oscar’s work can be defined as Contemporary Realism, and he is best known for his monochromatic paintings and Pacific Northwest landscapes.
Exhibitions
2022 – RWW Silent Auction – Tacoma, WA
2022 – Oct. First Friday Art Walk – Revolvr – Bend, OR
2022 – Oct. Featured Artist – Revolvr – Bend, OR
2022 – The 20-Dollar Art Show – The High Desert Museum – Bend, OR.
2022 – Nov. First Friday Art Walk – Revolvr – Bend, OR.
2022 – Nov. Featured Artist – Revolvr – Bend, OR
2023 – The Grove Art Show – (Featured Artist) – The Grove at NWX – Bend, OR.
2023 – Feb. Bend Moonlight Market – Bend, OR.
2024 – O.S.D., Portland, OR.
2025 – O.S.D., Bellingham, WA
Press/Interviews
2018 – Writing Process: My Time at PSU – Pathos Literary Magazine
2022 – The Honest West: “How Oscar White Portrays the Wild West in a New Light” – Cascade A&E, December (Link)
Publications
2018 – Pathos Literary Magazine, Spring Issue
2019 – Hamlit, Winter Issue
Design
2025 – Fairhaven Runners & Walkers – Storefront Graphic – Bellingham, WA
2025 – Fairhaven Runners & Walkers – The All-Paces Run – Bellingham, WA
Education
2016 – AA Bellevue College
2018 – BFA Portland State University
2022 – MFA Pacific Lutheran University
OSCAR H. WHITE 