"There is an ineffable quality about the sky that I find fascinating. It’s intangible yet governing presence over the palpable landscape is crucial to my work. I’m interested in the atmospheric relationships between sky and surface, and ultimately, their reconciliation. This exploration is both perceptual and metaphorical. Through sky, I seek to allude to the Divine, while I reference my own environment by the depiction of land or subject."

Born in Connecticut, Whitney lived in Surrey, England for nine years before moving to Virginia in 1994. She received her B.F.A. from Denison University in 2003, and her M.F.A. from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2008.