ABOUT
Conor Knight
Conor approaches traditional genres of painting in a contemporary manner as an autodidactic artist. He primarily works "alla prima", a painting technique in which wet paint is applied to previously administered layers of wet paint. This energetic way of painting gives his work an immediacy that imbues his subject with life and movement.
Achievements
AWARDS
2023 Lethbridge Landscape Prize Finalist
2023 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award Finalist
2023 Doyles Art Award, Awarded Second Place in Figurative Category
2023 Brisbane Portrait Prize Finalist
2023 Block Show at Vacant Assembly, Peoples Choice Award
2022 Tony White Memorial Art Prize Finalist
2021 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award Finalist
2021 Clayton Utz Art Award Finalist
2021 National Emerging Art Prize Finalist
EXHIBITIONS
2023 ‘El Aula’ solo show, Michael Reid Northern Beaches
2022 ‘Summer Salon’ group show, Michael Reid Northern Beaches
2022 ‘Arranged’ small solo show, Micheal Reid Northern Beaches
FEATURED
2024 Australian House & Garden Magazine - February issue
Acknowledgement of country
Conor Knight acknowledges the Jagera people and the Turrbal people as the Traditional Custodians of Meanjin (Brisbane), the lands on which his studio is located and where he lives. Conor pays respects to Jagera and Turrbal Elders past, present and emerging.