Ken Knight was born in Sydney 1956.
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
2009, Overseas Study, Kashmir
2012, Overseas Study, Istanbul, Venice
2012, Overseas Study, Croatia, Florence, painting in Venice
2012, Overseas Study, India, Turkey
2012, Overseas study, Iran and Painting trip to Venice
2017, Overseas study, Canada, Alaska and Artist in Residence, East Kimberleys WA
2019, Overseas study, Istanbul
2019, Antarctica and East Kimberleys WA
2023, Painting trip Vanuatu
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- St Georges Terrace Gallery, Parramatta, NS
- 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
- 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
- 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. ‘Love of Landscape’ Celebrating 20 years of Painting, A Survey Show, Gosford Regional
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, Auckland, 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 Vic
Eastgate and Holst, Hawthorn, Vic
2014. Palm Beach and Peninsular paintings, Palm Beach Surf Club, NSW
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, Vic
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
2023. Recent Paintings, Rochfort Gallery
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- Toowoon Bay Gallery, Toowoon Bay, NSW
- Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
1988. Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW
1989. Cooks Hill Gallery Cooks Hill, NSW
Gallery 460 10th Birthday Exhibition
Artique Gallery, Sydney, NSW
The Schubert Gallery, Broadbeach, Qld
Jim Elder Fine Art, Adelaide, SA
1993,94,96 Gould Galleries, Exhibition of Australian Art in Hong Kong
1994,95,96 Jeans for Jeans Charity Art Auction
1995 Gallery 460, Contemporary Australian Art exhibition, Kuala Lumpur
1998 The Fleurieu Biennale 98, SA
1993-05 Tattersall’s Club Art Prize
1999-05 Gallery 71, New York, NY
Christopher Day Gallery, Traditional and Modern Masters
WH Patterson Fine Art Ltd, London
WH Patterson Fine Art Ltd, London
Jonathon Grant Galleries, Modern British and Fine 19th and 20th Century Paintings
Ronald Coles Investment Galleries, Winter Exhibition
A Small Picture Show, Bungendore Woodworks Gallery
Ron Coles Investment Galleries at Jupiters Casino, Gold Coast, QLd
Landlines, Bungendore Woodworks Gallery
Borg Galleries, Greenpoint, NSW
Tattersalls Club, Brisbane
Masters Exhibition, M Gallery Avoca, NSW
Sense of Place, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Coastlines, Bungendore Woodworks Gallery
Jonathan Grant Galleries, Auckland Landscapes
Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, Birthday Exhibition
“Landscapes” Trevor Harvey Gallery, Seaforth, NSW
Summer Exhibition Jonathan Grant Galleries, New Zealand
British and New Zealand paintings, Jonathan Grant Galleries
New Zealand Paintings Jonathan Grant Galleries
Summer Exhibition Christopher Day Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Maritime Paintings, Jonathan Grant Galleries, New Zealand
Important New Zealand Landscapes, Jonathan Grant Galleries
Spring Exhibition, Jonathan Grant Galleries, New Zealand
Regional Views, Bungendore Woodworks Gallery
Exhibition of Topographical Paintings from 18th Century to the Present
Day, Rountree Tryon Galleries St James, London, UK
2016 Jonathan Grant Galleries, “Auckland, A History in Paintings”
2018 Christmas Exhibition, Christopher Day Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Artists of the Central Coast, NSW
Blue, Rochfort Gallery
Miniatures, Rochfort Gallery
AWARDS AND PRIZES
- Cowra Festival of Art
Penrith Art Award
Holroyd Council Acquisition of two paintings
- Penrith Municipal Council Acquisition
Wyong Council Acquisition - Wyong Council Acquisition
- The Lakes Festival, first Prize, traditional landscape
- Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, landscape
- Royal Easter Show, third prize, traditional
Drummoyne Art Award, Sydney, first prize
Ballina Art Show, first prize
Drummoyne Art Award, first prize
Wangaratta Art Show, first prize
Junee Art Award Exhibition, first prize
Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, traditional
Wyong Festival of the Arts, traditional
Junee Art Award Exhibition, first prize
Drummoyne Silver Jubilee Art Exhibition, first prize
Wyong Festival of the Arts, traditional
Wangaratta Art Show, open prize
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|
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
Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize, traditional
AME Bale, Best Oil Painting Award, Vic
- Victor Harbour Rotary Club, first prize
- Wyong Festival of the Arts, first prize traditional Tumut Arts Festival, first prize
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
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
Victor Harbour Rotary Art Show
Camberwell Rotary Art Show
Victor Harbour Rotary Art Show, Corporate Prize, open section
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
COLLECTIONS
I.B.M.
Schwarzkopf
Kawasaki
Down to Earth Constructions
Straits Resources
Tennis Federation of Japan
Lemar Alexander, U.S. Presidential Candidate
Parliament House, Brisbane
Daiwa
Tattersall’s Club, Brisbane
A.N.A. Hotel, Sydney
Royal Australian Navy’s Judge Advocate General Collection
Burton Taylor Communications
Rose Bay Sacred Heart Convent School
Sultan of Brunei, Darussalam, Brunei
Bundanon Trust
Wyong Council
DDB Singapore
Multileaf
The Langham, Melbourne
Commonwealth Bank
Johnson and Johnson
Archbishop of New York
Rosemount Estate
ANZ Bank Head Office
Hong Kong Bank
Westpac Bank
Westpac Bank Collection
Shell Oil
Parker Pens
BHP
AMP Society
The Union Club Sydney
Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum
Tasmanian Art Gallery, Museum
Hamilton Art Gallery, Vic.
Rio Tinto
Canberra Museum and Gallery