Suzanne Knight Australian, b. 1964

 

Suzanne Knight is a Canberra based artist initially trained as a printmaker. Her art practice includes tapestry weaving, Japanese woodblock prints, drawing, painting and lithography.

 

Suzanne has been practicing and exhibiting since 1992. From 1999-2004 she lived and worked in Darwin.

 

Education

1996     Master of Arts (Research (MPhil) printmaking), Canberra School of Art, Institute of the Arts, ANU

1992     Bachelor of Arts (Visual Art- printmaking), Canberra School of Art, Institute of the Arts, ANU

 

Solo Exhibitions

2023     Wild weaving, Territory Craft Gallery, Darwin

2016     Shift, Glimpse Art Space, Northcote, Melbourne

2003     You are what you eat Megalo Gallery, Megalo Access Arts, ACT

2001     Territory Fresh, CDU Gallery, Darwin

1997     Brewed, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula Sydney

1996     Seep, Canberra School of Art Foyer and Photospace galleries

1994     Lubricity, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023     Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives, (invited artist), Australian National Botanic Gardens

2022     Heallreaf #4 (selected artist), Sedbergh, Chichester, Birmingham, UK

2022     The Natural World, Tapestry Touring International (invited artist), touring UK 2022-2023

2022     Brooching the Subject #6, Timeless Textiles, Newcastle, NSW

2021     Tapestry Touring International online show “New Directions”,

https://tapestrytouringinternational.weebly.com/online-exhibition---new-directions.html?fbclid=IwAR39qfJqF9FoQlWb7WXNV-Wkd6blsnRU2GkzlzXBoB7A5DxZbDZRYwvoNuY

2021     AuNZ Tapestry challenge “Weaving Water” touring Australia and New Zealand

2020     Tapestry Touring International online show “Colour”, https://tapestrytouringinternational.weebly.com/online-exhibition---november-2020.html

2020     Return of the Archive (selected artist), Megalo Access Arts, Kingston

2020     Little Things Art Prize (selected artist), Saint Cloche gallery, Paddington, Sydney NSW

2019     Still: National Still Life Award (selected artist), Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery NSW

2019     Take Time, Craft ACT, Canberra

2019     Kate Derum/ Irene Davies small tapestry award (selected artist) - Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne

2018     PETITE Miniature Textiles 2018 (selected artist), Wangaratta Arts Centre, VIC

2018     What’s in the Kitchen? Helen Stephens Gallery, Collector, ACT

2018     Press vs Screen 2018 Megalo Access Arts members show, Kingston ACT

2018     PIN18: Exhibition of Contemporary brooches (selected artist), ANCA Canberra

2017     Drawing Comfort, M16 Artspace, Kingston, ACT

2017     Kate Derum/ Irene Davies small tapestry award (selected artist) - Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne

2017     American Tapestry Alliance Small Tapestry International 5: Crossroads, University of North Texas, Texas and Handforth Gallery, Tacoma, Washington, USA- juried

2016     Living Rooms project pop up exhibition part of Craft ACT Design Canberra Festival

2004     Hanga: Selected Artists from the Nagasawa Art Park Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania

2004     23 Port Jackson Press, Melbourne

2003       Nagasawa Prints Ex Challenge, Haradanomori Gallery, Kobe, Japan

2002     Swipe 24hrArt, Darwin

2001       CPM Awards Tweed River Regional Art Gallery

2000     Printed Proof, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, ACT

1998     More Swanky Hankies 1998, Jam Factory, Adelaide, ANCA Gallery, Canberra, Centre for Contemporary Craft, Sydney

1997     Oceans in a Teacup, with Talei Emberson, ANCA Gallery, Dickson, ACT 

1996     ACT Lithographers in Poland, touring to Gallery of Fine Art, Lodz; Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow; Gallery of Fine Art, Tarnow.

1994     Australian University Exhibition of Visual Art, Australian High Commission, Singapore, Laselle College of Fine Art, Singapore, Hilton Exhibition Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia

1993     Student work from the Canberra School of Art, Machida City Museum, Tokyo, Japan

 

Awards & Grants

2023     Artist in residence Territory Craft, Darwin

2002     Asialink residency to Nagasawa Art Park, Japan, funded by Australia Council

2002     Megalo Access Arts, interstate Printmaker-in-residence program, ACT

2001     Pat Corrigan Individual Artist Grant

2001     ArtsNT Individual Grant 

1997     ACT Cultural Development Unit Grant, Stone Fruits project with Jenny Allen

1997     CAPO Individual Artist Grant

1997     Pat Corrigan Artist Grant 

1996     ACT Cultural Development Unit Grant

1996     Pat Corrigan Individual Artist Grant

1994     Master of Arts (Visual Arts) Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship, ITA, Canberra School of Art, ANU

 

Selected employment

2021- current    School Manager, School of Art & Design and School of Music, ANU

2010-2021        Executive Officer, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, ANU

2007-2010        Executive Officer, Research School of Humanities, ANU

2006-2007        Centre Manager, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, ANU

2004-2006        Executive Officer, National Institute for the Humanities and Creative Arts, ANU

2002 / 2000      Acting Head of School, School of Art and Design, NTU, Darwin

2004-1999        Head, Printmaking department, lecturer, School of Art and Design, NTU, Darwin

2004-1999        Undergraduate Course Coordinator, School of Art and Design, NTU, Darwin

2000-1999        Editioning Lithographer, Northern Editions Print Workshop, CDU, Darwin

1999-1994        Parttime lecturer and tutor, Printmaking and Drawing, Canberra School of Art and Canberra Institute of Technology, Canberra

1999-1997        Access and Education Coordinator, Studio One Printmaking Workshop, ACT

1999-1994        Editioning Lithographer, Studio One Printmaking Workshop, ACT

 

Publications

2018     Munro, A. Drawing Comfort: Textiles, drawing and solace Textile Fibre Forum Issue No. 131 

p41-45

2004     Radok, S. place made- Fifth Australian Print Symposium Artlink Vol 24 No 2, 2004, p91-92

2003     Knight, S. A Japanese Residency Imprint Summer 2003 Vol 38 No 1 p7-8

2002     Various newspaper publications in Kansai region plus TV broadcast Kansai Broadcasting Corporation, Japan, 11th October 2002

2001     Ivers, R. You Are What You Eat, catalogue essay

2001     Hinde, S. Food with body and soul NT News 20th October pg 32

2001     ABC Darwin 105.7 interview with Marie McCarthy 19th October

2001     Knight, S. Artnotes, NT correspondent Art Monthly Australia, March-December

2000     Knight, S Sweet Tales in the Tropics Imprint Summer 2000 Vol 35 No 4 p9

2000     Knight, S. Reconciliation, Art Monthly Online Review  July

2000     Knight, S. Reflections from a distance, Art Monthly correspondence, July p11-12

1999     Hinchliffe, M, Putting it in print Craft Arts International No 45 p96

1998     Screen Plays Vogue Living Dec/Jan 1998, p70

1998     Allen, J. & Knight, S. The Stone Fruits Project Stone Fruits exhibition catalogue essay, September

1997     Jenkins, S. Oceans in a Teacup exhibition catalogue essay

1996     Knight, S. Food and Feminine Fluidity Masters of Arts research sub-thesis, unpublished

1996     Clarke, D. Seep exhibition catalogue essay

1996     Simpson, M. Homebound: Community art in the Majura Women’s Group, Hackett, ACT, p58-63

 

Other Selected Activities

2006     Project Manager and Coordinator of Selling Yarns I: Museum and Art Gallery of the NT, workshops, fair and conference (with Jo Victoria), with funding through Ian Potter Foundation, Australia Council for the Arts, NT Government and ANU

2003     Print Council of Australia, Distant Noises collaborative national project

2003     Flying Carpet international printmaking folio coordinated in Switzerland, toured nationally and internationally 

2002     Printmaking in the Northern Territory Lecture, Kyoto City University of Fine Art, Japan

2002     Visual Art, Craft and Design Training Package consultancy meetings for Indigenous education packages, Darwin

2001     Presented paper Research and the Tyranny of Distance? For 'Latest Editions, Printmedia Seminar', Canberra School of Art

2000     Executive member of Australian Council of University Art and Design Heads of Schools (ACUADS)

2000     Organised exhibition of ATSI student work, One mob , Eora College, Sydney

2000     Judge of Print Council of Australia, Members Commissioned Prints

1997     CIT National Accreditation Review Committee, Visual Art and Craft Diploma, Watson CIT Campus

1997     ACT Cultural Development Unit Register of Peer

1997     Stilletos to Docs community art project artist with YWCA, Canberra

1997     Quamby Youth Detention Centre, tutor for printmaking classes

1996     Member of Graduate Studies Board, Canberra School of Art

1995     Backyard Project, coordinating artist, Majura Women's Group

1994     Quality Assurance Review Committee ANU, Student Representative

1994     Youth Arts Working Party member, ACT Cultural Development Unit