Ken Knight

Ken Knight was born in Sydney in 1956.

Landscape images, derived from a direct response to the subject, form the integral theme in Ken Knight's work. As an impressionist he paints en plein aire - painting in oils in a spontaneous and free manner.

"The challenge for me lies not so much in relaying photographic information, but in capturing the essence and spirit of a scene. By reducing the landscape and abstracting elements from it, I enable the viewer to make an intimate interpretation of the image.

Thus perception follows observation in the same way s the viewer may have responded to the original subject. Through the elimination and reduction of detail I can convey reality strongly and more robustly, without creating areas of unnecessary distraction which detract from the overall picture.

It follows that in this impressionist pursuit "less becomes more". The challenge for the artist becomes one of finding the right dynamic balance each time the easel is set up outside - to observe, perceive, interpret, and abstract.

In finding this balance, the artist relies heavily on colour - perhaps the greatest tool available. Colour should not be limited to merely setting a mood or establishing time of day, it should create energy and set up tensions that are integral to the life force of the painting

The control and exaggeration of colour in the landscape are fundamentally important. Used in conjunction with thick paint, palette knife and energetic brushwork, the artist can create a painting that offers something a little different each time."
Ken Knight 2010

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
2009
Christopher Day Gllery, Paddington, Sydney
Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth
"Vantage Points", A Survey Show, Gosford Regional Gallery, NSW
2008
Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore, NSW
Tyron Gallery, St James, London, UK
Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong, NSW
2007
Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Jonathon Grant Galleries, New Zealand
2006
Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore, NSW
Ronald Coles Investment Galleries, Kenthurst, NSW
Eastgate and Holst, Hawthorn, Vic
2005
"A Love of Landscape", Celebrating 20 years of Painting, A Survey Show, Gosford Regional Gallery
Jonathon Grant Galleries, Auckland, New Zealand
Masterpiece Fine Art Gallry, Hobart, Tasmania
2004
McKenzie Gallery, Perth, WA
Tyron Gallery, St James's, London
Ronald Coles Investment Galleries
2003
WH Patterson Fine Art, Ltd., London
Jonathon Grant Galleries, Auckland, New Zealand
2002
Artique Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Eastgate Gallery, Hawthorn, Vic
2001
Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide
McKenzie Gallery, Perth, WA
2000
Kenthurst Gallery - Kenthurst, NSW
Antique Gallery - Sydney, NSW
1999
Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery - Adelaide, SA
Eastgate Gallery - Hawthorn, Vic
1998
McKenzie Gallery - Perth, WA
Framed, The Darwin Gallery - Darwin, NT
1997
Woodbyne Gallery - Jaspers Brush, NSW
Cintra Galleries - Brisbane, Qld
1996
McKenzie Gallery - Perth, WA
Eastgate Gallery - Hawthorn, Vic
1995
Hayman Island - Great Barrier Reef, Qld
Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery - Adelaide, SA
Savill Galleries - Paddington, NSW
1994
The Schubert Gallery - Main Beach, Qld
1993
Eastgate Gallery - Hawthorn, Vic
Antique Gallery - Sydney, NSW
1992
Gallery 460 - Gosford, NSW
The Shubert Gallery - Main Beach, Qld
1991
Jarman Gallery - Melbourne, Vic
1990
Gallery 460 - Gosford, NSW
1989
The Schubert Gallery - Broadbeach, Qld
Jarman Gallery - Melbourne, Vic
1988
Cooks Hills Gallery - Newcastle, NSW
The Schubert Gallery - Broadbeach, Qld
Gallery 460 - Gosford, NSW
1987
Gallery 460 - Gosford, NSW
1980
Towoon Bay Gallery - Towoon Bay, NSW
1979
St Georges Terrace Gallery - Parramatta, NSW

GROUP EXHIBITIONS :
Ken has also exhibited in twenty four Group Exhibitions since 1980.

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, ANA Hotel, Sydney, Royal Australian Navy's Judge Advocate General Collection, Sheraton Towers, South Bank, Melbourne, Burton-Taylor Communications, Rose Bay Sacred Heart Convent School, Sultan of Brunei, Darussalam, Brunei, The Royal Grocer's Hall, London, Bundanon Trust, Wyong Council, DDB Singapore, Multileaf, 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, NRMA, The Union Club, Sydney, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Tasmanian Art Gallery, Museum and is represented in private and corporate collections in Australia, England, Italy, United States of America, Mexico, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Germany, France, South Africa, New Zealand and Singapore.

AWARDS:
Ken Knight has won over 50 major awards dating from 1979 - 2007. His most recent award in 2007 was for the Camberwell Rotary/Herald Sun Art Show "Gold Medal Best of Show", having won awards in the Camberwell Rotary Art Show in 1999, 2000, and 2003.