John Arden Knight (American, born )

Timeline

1971
Born in Bellefonte, PA
1994
BFA degree in painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1994
Residency, The Vermont Studio Center
1998
MFA degree in painting, American University, Washington, DC
1998
JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Graduate Purchase Prize Award, American University, Washington, D.C.
1999
Residency, The Millay Colony for the Arts
2001
Carina Residency, Monhegan, Maine
2002
Artist in Residence, Acadia National Park, Maine
2003
Winter Fellowship, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
2007
Maine Arts Commission fellow in visual art
2010
Art in Embassies Program, US Embassy, Timor - Leste
2011
Fellowship, Great Spruce Head Island Art Week, Maine

Exhibitions

2011
Eastern Shores, Hillwood Art Museum, Brookville, NY
2010
Art in Embassies Program, US Embassy, Timor - Leste
2010
Tidal Nocturne, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth, Maine (Solo)
2009–2010
An Atmosphere of 3: Colin Barclay, Richard Keen & John Knight, Fryeburg Academy Museum, Fryeburg, ME
2009
Above and Below, Greenhut Galleries, Portland, Maine
2009
New Works 2009, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth, Maine
2009
Wildflower Compositions, Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, Maine (Solo)
2008
Recent Work by John Knight, Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance offices, Portland, Maine (Solo)
2008
Betwixt and Between: Color, Line, Texture, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth, Maine (curated by Bruce Brown)
2007
Various Views of Nature, Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, Maine
2006
The Carina House Residency : A Gift of Monhegan, Elan Fine Arts, Rockport, Maine
2006
John Knight : Maine Arts Commission 2007 Fellow in Visual Art, Maine State House, Augusta, Maine (Solo)
2005
Land and Soul, The Clown Gallery, Portland, Maine (Solo)
2004
Variations on a Thistle, The Via Group, Portland, Maine (Solo)
2004
Landscapes and Plants, Hudson D. Walker Gallery, The Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Massachusetts (Solo)
2004
What's the Story? Narrative Art from the Watkins Collection, Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, D.C.
2003–2004
Fine Arts Work Center Visual Fellows, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York, New York
2003–2004
Future Masters, Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Dennis, Massachusetts
2003
Portland Museum of Art Biennial, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine (Juried by Lois Dodd, Harry Philbrick and Mary Ryan)
2002
Weeds, Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, Maine (Solo)
1999
Growing: Drawings and Prints by John Knight, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine (Solo)
1998
John Knight - Paintings, Prints, and Drawings, The Dumbarton Concert Gallery, Washington D.C. (Solo)
1998
Point of Departure: An exhibition of thesis works by American University MFA Candidates, WPA/Corcoran Projectspace, Washington, D.C.
1996
Work from the Gila: Paintings and Drawings by Chad Colby, John Knight, and Chris Sheek, Broadway Gallery, Silver City, New Mexico

Public Collections

National Park Service, Acadia National Park, Maine
Watkins Collection, American University, Washington, D.C.
Registrar's Office, Indiana University
Collection of Bruce Brown, Portland, Maine