Artist Statement
Concepts
My interest is in expressing the beauty and mysterious qualities within landscape -colour, light and pattern. Expression is fairly loose and non literal, moving more towards abstraction.
Influences
Earliest-Samuel Palmer's sepia ink drawings; Nash, Lanyon, Hitchens - but for colour, Matisse and Bonnard and for colour and texture - John Walker.
Influences also include being a former professional theatre designer.
Career path
Initial training in Fashion Design at Manchester Polytechnic (1968-72 Dip AD 2/1) included work placement at RSC and decision to pursue a career in Theatre Design (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1972-73). Worked as set and costume designer until 1986 (this included BBC TV experience).
From 1983-86 Part-time course in Ceramics at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
1986 move to York working in exhibition design, specialising in costume research.
In 1994 studio set up in York producing collagraph prints and paintings.
CV & Education
Solo exhibitions
2011 - York Open Studios 10th Anniversary, Artist's Studio, York
2010 - Pamela Knight - Personal Landscapes, Duckett and Jeffreys Gallery, Malton
2007 - Pamela Knight - Paintings and Prints, Trevelyan College. University of Durham, Durham
2004 - Orienteering, Bianco Nero Gallery, Stokesley
Group exhibitions
2011 - Rob Moore and Pamela Knight, Gallery 49, Bridlington
2011 - York Open Studios, Yearly Open at artist's own studio since 2001, York
2010 - David Patrick and Pamela Knight - Paintings, Prints and Drawings, Pocklington Arts Centre, Pocklington
2010 - Far From the Madding Crowd, The Gallery, Masham. Yorkshire
2010 - York Open Studios 2010, Artist's own studio, York
2009 - Four Seasons in One Day, The Gallery , Masham. Yorkshire
2008 - Three Printmakers, Bianco Nero Gallery, Stokesley
2008 - Untitled Artists Fair, Old Town Hall, King St, Chelsea. London
2007 - Five Artists, Norman Rae Gallery, Langwith College, University of York
2006 - Great Art Fair, Alexandra Palace, London
2005 - 'Approaches'- four artists, Ropewalk Gallery, Barton on Humber
2005 - Summer Exhibition, Plockton Gallery, Scotland
2004 - York Open Studios, artist's studio, York
2003 - Dial Gallery, Warkworth, Northumbria
2003 - Redhouse Gallery, Bedale
2002 - Christmas Show, Pyramid Gallery, York
2002 - Christmas Show, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, Yorkshire
2001 - Christmas Show, Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth, Cumbria
2001 - Four Artists, Cross Keys Gallery, Perth, Scotland
2001 - Two Artists, Peter Potter Gallery Trust, Haddington, Scotland
2001 - York Open Studios : 2001-2011 incl. , Artist's own studio, York
2000 - Kingfisher Gallery, Edinburgh
2000 - New Artists for a New Century, Hanover Fine Arts, Edinburgh
2000 - Seven York Printmakers, Treasurers House, York
1999 - Inside Out, Art Co, Leeds