Ken Knight
Born in Sydney, 1956
Lives and works in NSW
EXPERIENCE
1956 born Sydney
Studies Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education, Sydney University 1975-78
1979-82 Secondary School Teaching
1993 Overseas Study, London, Paris
1995-97 Arthur Boyd Bundanon Trust, Artist in Residence, Bundanon
1996 Overseas Study, Paris, London, Amsterdam
1998 Associate Member Royal Arts Society, NSW
1999 Overseas Study, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago
2001 Overseas Study, Paris, London, Vienna
2002 Painting trip to England
2004 Overseas Study, Paris, London
2007 Overseas Study, Egypt
2009 Overseas Study, India
2010 Overseas Study, Kashmir
2012 Overseas Study, Istanbul, Venice
2013 Overseas Study, Croatia, Florence, painting in Venice
2014 Overseas Study, India, Turkey
2015 Overseas study, Iran
Painting trip to Venice
2017 Overseas study, Canada, Alaska
Artist in Residence, East Kimberleys WA
2019 Overseas study, Istanbul
2020 Antarctica
East Kimberleys WA
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Antarctica
East Kimberleys WA 1979. St Georges Terrace Gallery, Parramatta, NSW
1980 Toowoon Bay Gallery, Toowoon Bay, NSW
1987 Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW
1988 Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
The Schubert Gallery, Broadbeach, Qld Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW
1989 The Schubert Gallery, Broadbeach, Qld
Jarman Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1990 Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW
1991 Jarman Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
1992 Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW
The Schubert Gallery, Main Beach, Qld
1993 Eastgate Gallery, Hawthorn, Vic
Artique Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1994 The Schubert Gallery, Main Beach, Qld
1995 Hayman Island, Great Barrier Reef Qld Hill- Smith Fine Art, Adelaide, SA
Savill Galleries, Paddington, NSW
1996 McKenzie Gallery, Perth, WA
Eastgate Gallery, Hawthorn, Vic
1997 Woodbyne Gallery, Jaspers Brush, NSW Cintra Galleries, Brisbane, Qld
1998 McKenzie Gallery, Perth, WA
Framed, The Darwin Gallery, NT
1999 Hill Smith Fine Art, Adelaide, SA
Eastgate Gallery, Hawthorn, Vic
2000 Kenthurst Gallery, Kenthurst, NSW Artique Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2001 McKenzie Gallery, Perth, WA
2002 Artique Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Eastgate Gallery, Hawthorn, Vic
2003 WH Patterson Fine Art Ltd, London
Jonathan Grant Galleries, Auckland, New Zealand
2004 McKenzie Gallery, Perth, WA
Tryon Gallery, St James’s, London, UK
Ronald Coles Investment Galleries
2005 “A Love of Landscape”, Celebrating 20 years of Painting, A Survey Show, Gosford Regional Gallery
Jonathan Grant Galleries, Auckland, New Zealand
Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas
2006 Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore NSW
Ronald Coles Investment Galleries, Kenthurst, NSW
Eastgate and Holst, Hawthorn, Vic
2007 Hill Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Jonathan Grant Galleries, New Zealand
2008 Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong, NSW
Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore, NSW
Tryon Gallery, St James, London, UK
2009 Christopher Day Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
“Vantage Points” A Survey Show, Gosford Regional Gallery
2010 “Iconic Australian Coastlines” Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Eastgate and Holst, Hawthorn, Vic
2011 Wentworth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore, NSW
“The Pilbara, en plein air” Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
2012 Tryon Gallery, St James, London, UK
2013 “Western District Paintings” Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton Victoria Eastgate and Holst, Hawthorn, Vic.
2014 Palm Beach and Peninsular paintings, Palm Beach Surf Club, NSW
2014 Venice Paintings, Jonathan Grant Galleries, Auckland, New Zealand
2015 “From the Artist’s Studio” Bungendore Woodworks Gallery,
Bungendore, NSW
2016 Wentworth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Christopher Day Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2017 Day Fine Art Gallery, Blackheath, NSW
Eastgate Gallery, Hawthorn, Melbourne
2018 Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore, NSW
2019 Wentworth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2020 Milestones, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra
2021 Antarctica, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford
Survey Exhibition 1979-2021, Rochfort Gallery, Sydney
Flow and Ebb, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra
2022 Frontier, Rochfort Gallery, Sydney
Antarctica, Jonathan Grant Galleries, Auckland, New Zealand
Sun In Your Eyes, @ 14, Melbourne
Ocean and Earth, A Survey Show, Wentworth Galleries ,Sydney
AWARDS
1979 Cowra Festival of Art
Penrith Art Award
Holroyd Council Acquisition of two paintings
1980 Penrith Municipal Council Acquisition Wyong Council Acquisition
1981 Wyong Council Acquisition
1982 The Lakes Festival, first Prize, traditional landscape
1983 Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, landscape
1987 Royal Easter Show, third prize, traditional
Drummoyne Art Award, Sydney, first prize 1989
Ballina Art Show, first prize
Drummoyne Art Award, first prize
Wangaratta Art Show, first prize
Junee Art Award Exhibition, first prize
1990 Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, traditional
1991 Wyong Festival of the Arts, traditional
1992 Junee Art Award Exhibition, first prize
Drummoyne Silver Jubilee Art Exhibition, first prize
Wyong Festival of the Arts, traditional
Wangaratta Art Show, open prize
1993 Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, traditional
Camberwell Coles Supermarket Award, acqisitive
Camberwell Norwich Landscape Award
Junee Art Award Exhibition, first prize
AME Bale Grand Winner, Best Oil Painting Award, Melbourne
1994 Tumut Show, first prize
Box Hill Rotary Exhibition, Vic
Camberwell Rotary Exhibition, Vic
Winsor and Newton Australian Art Award
Tattersall’s Club Art Prize, Brisbane
1995 Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, traditional
AME Bale, Best Oil Painting Award, Vic
1996 Victor Harbour Rotary Club, first prize
1997 Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize traditional
Tumut Arts Festival, first prize
1998 Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, traditional
Tumut Arts Exhibition, traditional award
Camberwell Rotary Art Show
Royal Arts Society, Spring Exhibition
The Crows Nest Club Ltd Art Exhibition, First prize
1999 Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, traditional
Stratco and Victor Harbour Art Show, Open Section, Corporate Prize
Camberwell Rotary/ Herald Sun Art Show “Gold Medal Best of Show” Award
2000 Victor Harbour Rotary Art Show
Camberwell Rotary Art Show
2001 Victor Harbour Rotary Art Show, Corporate Prize, open section
2002 Sydney University and Schools Club Art Show, Members Choice Award
2003 Camberwell Rotary Art Show
Tattersall’s Club Brisbane, Members Choice Award
2007 Camberwell Rotary/ Herald Sun Art Show Gold Medal “Best Of Show” Award
2010 Camberwell Rotary/ Herald Sun Art Show
2016 Len Fox Art Prize 2016 Finalist, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Vic