Born 1962,  Beryl White graduated with a Degree in Aplied Social Science from Lancaster University in 1983 and subsequently trained at Goldsmith's and The Middlesex Hospital as a mental health social worker. After working in this field, she lived in San Francisco, and now has three adult children. She became interested in making art in her 40s, eventually taking an MFA at Bath School of Art and Design at the age of 51. Since graduating in 2016 she has had a successful exhibition at R.K. Burt in London and has a forthcoming exhibiton in St Ives, Cornwall. Her work explores ways in which thought is made material and often reflects her interest in the field of mental health.