Ken White's career spans an impressive six decades. He is perhaps best
known for his murals, sited in a wide variety of locations. To date, he
has painted over one hundred murals. For over twenty years Ken was the
personal artist to Virgin boss Richard Branson and has completed works
for him in Virgin establishments throughout the world, including
recording studios, record shops, hotels and airport lounges. With the
launch of Virgin Atlantic in 1984, Ken produced what is probably his
most well know work: the 'Scarlet Lady' emblem, which features on all
the airline's aircraft. Ken's early career as a graphic designer in the
swinging sixties saw his work grace a variety of music and arts
magazines, including the legendary underground magazine Oz. Through the
1970s and 1980s, Ken designed a vast amount of concert posters and, most
notably, the cover of XTC's Black Sea album. Although mural work has
provided a living, Ken has always been, first and foremost, a painter
and is now gaining recognition for his works on canvas. Latterly, his
work is concerned with depicting industrial landscapes and the lives of
working men, strongly influenced by life in the railway workshops where
he worked in his youth.
