Emma Knight
(b. 1970, US)
Emma Knight was born in Richmond, VA, where she is currently based (after living and painting in Savannah, GA for two decades.) She earned her Bachelors of Art in Studio Art at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA and later received teacher certification in Art Education for K-12 at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia.
Knight works predominantly with water mixable oils on canvas, using the “indirect method” a slow process, which involves building many layers of thin paint. Her subject matter varies from landscapes to abstraction always manipulating line, color, shape and texture to evoke mood. Heather Hakimzadeh, curator of the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, wrote, “An encounter with one of artist Emma Knight's paintings is a chance to reflect and explore. Her canvases reveal an atmospheric sensibility.”
Selected Exhibitions
2020 Dreams, Online Exhibition, Gallery 5, Richmond, Virginia
2019 Art in Embassies, US State Department, US Embassy in Chinisau, Moldova
2019 [Work] , Group Show, The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2019 In the Garden, Group Show, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
2019 “Isolated” Romantic Landscape Scenes, Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA
2018 September All Media Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA
2018 Inside/Out, VMFA Staff Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2018 Solo Exhibition, Walking the ATL, Brickworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 April Flowers Bring May Flowers, Group Show, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2017 High Museum of Art - Art Partners Event : Brickworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017 Spectrum Gestalt 4, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017 Art Speaks on The Bay, (juror Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator and Manager, Statewide Programs and Exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews, VA
2017 Contempo, A Modern Take on Contemporary Art, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2016 5th Annual Miniature Show, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2016 RVA Landscape and Architecture Exhibition, “buyRVAart” juried exhibition, Richmond, VA
2016 Splash, Group Show, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2016 Dog Days of Summer, Artworks, Richmond, VA, Honorable Mention
2016 March All Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, Honorable Mention
2016 Art Speaks on The Bay, Juried Show, Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews, Virginia, Honorable Mention
2016 Solo Exhibition, Emma Knight: Flourish, Virginia Museum
2015 of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Va
2015 Solo Exhibition, Luck Leadership Playhouse, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
2015 Lay of the Land Juried Exhibit, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2015 Regional Juried Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries, Washington DC, (juror, Mark Leithauser, Senior Curator and Chief of Design for the National Gallery of Art.)
2015 Solo Exhibition, Landscapes, Carolyn R. Brandt Gallery, The Steward School,
Richmond, VA
2014 September All Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, Honorable Mention
2014 Solo Exhibition, Capital One Campus Exhibit, Glen Allen, VA
2014 March All Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, Third Place
2014 Structures Brought to Light Juried Exhibit, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2014 New Waves Exhibit, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA (juror, Charles Moffett, Sotheby's)
2014 Solo Exhibition, Savannah and Richmond, Midway Gallery, The Cultural Center at Glen Allen, VA
2014 Senate Session Exhibit of Virginia Artists, Virginia General Assembly Building, Richmond, VA
2013 Surface Impressions National Exhibit, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
2013 Keep Virginia Beautiful All Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA
2013 Faculty Art Exhibit, St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, VA
2012 SOHO Gallery, Savannah, GA
2011 Night at the Telfair Silent Art Auction, Jepson Center,
Savannah, GA
2011 Bergino Baseball Clubhouse Gallery, New York, NY
2010 16th Annual Art Fair, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
2009 15th Annual Art Fair, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
2009 5th Annual Evening in Monte Carlo, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
2007 Gallery 209, Savannah, GA
2007 Horne & Thistle Gallery, Savannah, GA
2005 Solo Exhibition, Jewish Educational Alliance, Savannah, GA
2001 Telfair Art Auction, Jepson Center, Savannah, GA
2001 Grand Opening, Chroma Gallery, Savannah, GA
2000 6th Annual Art Fair, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
Gallery Affiliation
Stravitz Sculpture & Fine Art Galleries, Richard Stravitz, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Chasen Galleries, Andrew Chasen, Richmond, Virginia and Sarasota, Florida
Crossroads Art Center, Jenni Kirby, Richmond, Virginia
Brickworks Gallery, Laura Adams, Atlanta, Georgia
(b. 1970, US)
Emma Knight was born in Richmond, VA, where she is currently based (after living and painting in Savannah, GA for two decades.) She earned her Bachelors of Art in Studio Art at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA and later received teacher certification in Art Education for K-12 at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia.
Knight works predominantly with water mixable oils on canvas, using the “indirect method” a slow process, which involves building many layers of thin paint. Her subject matter varies from landscapes to abstraction always manipulating line, color, shape and texture to evoke mood. Heather Hakimzadeh, curator of the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, wrote, “An encounter with one of artist Emma Knight's paintings is a chance to reflect and explore. Her canvases reveal an atmospheric sensibility.”
Selected Exhibitions
2020 Dreams, Online Exhibition, Gallery 5, Richmond, Virginia
2019 Art in Embassies, US State Department, US Embassy in Chinisau, Moldova
2019 [Work] , Group Show, The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2019 In the Garden, Group Show, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
2019 “Isolated” Romantic Landscape Scenes, Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA
2018 September All Media Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA
2018 Inside/Out, VMFA Staff Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2018 Solo Exhibition, Walking the ATL, Brickworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 April Flowers Bring May Flowers, Group Show, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2017 High Museum of Art - Art Partners Event : Brickworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017 Spectrum Gestalt 4, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017 Art Speaks on The Bay, (juror Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator and Manager, Statewide Programs and Exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews, VA
2017 Contempo, A Modern Take on Contemporary Art, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2016 5th Annual Miniature Show, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2016 RVA Landscape and Architecture Exhibition, “buyRVAart” juried exhibition, Richmond, VA
2016 Splash, Group Show, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2016 Dog Days of Summer, Artworks, Richmond, VA, Honorable Mention
2016 March All Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, Honorable Mention
2016 Art Speaks on The Bay, Juried Show, Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews, Virginia, Honorable Mention
2016 Solo Exhibition, Emma Knight: Flourish, Virginia Museum
2015 of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Va
2015 Solo Exhibition, Luck Leadership Playhouse, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
2015 Lay of the Land Juried Exhibit, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2015 Regional Juried Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries, Washington DC, (juror, Mark Leithauser, Senior Curator and Chief of Design for the National Gallery of Art.)
2015 Solo Exhibition, Landscapes, Carolyn R. Brandt Gallery, The Steward School,
Richmond, VA
2014 September All Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, Honorable Mention
2014 Solo Exhibition, Capital One Campus Exhibit, Glen Allen, VA
2014 March All Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, Third Place
2014 Structures Brought to Light Juried Exhibit, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2014 New Waves Exhibit, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA (juror, Charles Moffett, Sotheby's)
2014 Solo Exhibition, Savannah and Richmond, Midway Gallery, The Cultural Center at Glen Allen, VA
2014 Senate Session Exhibit of Virginia Artists, Virginia General Assembly Building, Richmond, VA
2013 Surface Impressions National Exhibit, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
2013 Keep Virginia Beautiful All Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA
2013 Faculty Art Exhibit, St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, VA
2012 SOHO Gallery, Savannah, GA
2011 Night at the Telfair Silent Art Auction, Jepson Center,
Savannah, GA
2011 Bergino Baseball Clubhouse Gallery, New York, NY
2010 16th Annual Art Fair, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
2009 15th Annual Art Fair, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
2009 5th Annual Evening in Monte Carlo, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
2007 Gallery 209, Savannah, GA
2007 Horne & Thistle Gallery, Savannah, GA
2005 Solo Exhibition, Jewish Educational Alliance, Savannah, GA
2001 Telfair Art Auction, Jepson Center, Savannah, GA
2001 Grand Opening, Chroma Gallery, Savannah, GA
2000 6th Annual Art Fair, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
Gallery Affiliation
Stravitz Sculpture & Fine Art Galleries, Richard Stravitz, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Chasen Galleries, Andrew Chasen, Richmond, Virginia and Sarasota, Florida
Crossroads Art Center, Jenni Kirby, Richmond, Virginia
Brickworks Gallery, Laura Adams, Atlanta, Georgia
