DUSTAN KNIGHT
PO Box 53 New Castle, NH 03854
tel. (603) 436-1235 fax (603) 436-0043
www.DustanKnight.com
e-mail DustanKnight53@verizon.net
EDUCATION
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Boston University, MA - MA Art History |
1995 |
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Pratt Institute, NY - Masters in Fine Arts |
1983 |
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American Academy in Rome with Pratt Institute - TA |
1982 |
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Duke University, NC - Bachelors Degree in Fine Art/English |
1980 |
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University of California's Summer Program DCE- Art |
1979 |
FELLOWSHIPS and ARTIST RESIDENCIES
| Percent for the Arts Grant- Dover District Courthouse | 2004 |
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Faculty of the Year Award - NHIA |
2000 |
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Artist Fellowship - N.H. State Council for the Arts |
1989 |
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Residency at MacDowell Art Colony, NH |
1985 |
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Residency at Cummington Artist Colony, NY |
1985 |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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1990-2002 |
New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester NH; Chair of the Foundations Department; Faculty |
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1993-2002 |
University of New Hampshire Division of Continuing Education; Faculty - adjunct |
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1992-1994 |
University of New Hampshire, Manchester; Faculty - adjunct |
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1997-1999 |
College of Life Long Learning, Portsmouth, NH; Faculty - adjunct |
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Present -1997 Art New England, Regional Reviewer
1985-1987 ARTSPEAK, Art Writer, NYC
1986 Docent for the New Museum, NYC
1984 Library Assistant at the Whitney Museum, NYC
1986-1988 Gallery manager RC Erpf Gallery, Soho NYC
1982 NY State Council for the Arts, Presentation Aide
WATER MEDIA WORKSHOPS and DEMONSTRATIONS
Andover Art Association, MA - Watercolor
Brush & Palette, NH - Watercolor/Mixed Medium
Exeter Crafts League, NH - Watercolor
Mary Barlett Library, Brentwood, NH -Art Appreciation
Newburyport Art Association - Watercolor
NH Art Association - Drawing & Watercolor
NH Institute of Art -Watercolor /Mixed Medium
New Hampshire College - Lecture
Ogunquit Art Association, ME - Watercolor
Reading Art Association, Mass- Watercolor
York Art Association ME - Watercolor
Women's Caucus for the Arts - Art History
Wentworth Coolidge Mansion, NH - Watercolor
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
* galleries representing my work
2009-2007 2005
Art Three, Manchester, NH — The hardest working art consultants ever! Very extensive gallery. Always new work.
Barn Gallery, Ogunquit Art Association, Ogunquit, ME — Exhibitioning throughout the summer season, including the collector's gallery and the Annual Art Auction. This organization has some of the Best Maine artists in it!
Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA — Exhibiting new work throughout the year - often in the window if you are passing through Provincetown.
Brush and Palette, Hampton, NH — Instructor's Gallery - Interesting Old Town Hall architecture.
Franklin Peirce Law Center — Pleased to exhibit with my favorite group of artists: the Merrimack River Painters.
Henry's Market - New Castle, NH — I was pleased to be the first artist to exhibit my paintings at this newly opened general market and sandwich shop in downtown New Castle. This shop is located just where an earlier market was in the bygone days. Very quaint and an island community hangout.
NH Art Association, Art Beyond Sight - First Prize — Special Exhibition that considered art for the vision impaired - amazing art work.
100 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH — An outstanding alternative space that allows me to hang my biggest works all together - an artist's cherished ambition.
Shore Gallery, Ogunquit, ME — One of the true blue older galleries near Perkins Cove- a treasure trove. Wonderful owners who are completely dedicated.
Salon Sabeha Gallery — Fun and sophisticated space.
Sobel Gallery, Portsmouth, NH — A family event located down a picturesque narrow side road in Portsmouth, NH.
"Favorites" Art 3 - Manchester NH
"Fresh Air" Art 3 - Manchester NH
"Petal/Metal" ArtStream Gallery - Rochester NH
"Miniatures" Blue Stocking Gallery - York Me
"Premier Exhibition" Bowersocks Gallery - Provincetown MA
"Families First Art Exhibition" (winner) Children's Museum Portsmouth NH
"EDGES" Derryfield School- Manchester NH
"Members Show" New Castle Gallery - New Castle NH
"Spring Prelude" RiverTree Center for the Arts - Kennebunkport Me
"Feature Artist" Sabeha Salon - Portsmouth NH
"Spring Florals" Three Graces Gallery - Portsmouth NH
"Three of a Kind" Three Graces Gallery - Portsmouth NH
2003 - 2004
Art 3 Gallery - Manchester NH
"Dover District Courthouse" Percent for the for Arts - Dover NH
George Marshall Store Gallery- York Me
100 Market Street Gallery -Portsmouth NH
Ogunquit Barn Gallery- Ogunquit Me
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery NHAA-Portsmouth NH
"Christmas Bizarre" Sanctuary Arts - Eliot Me
"Sanctuary Art Faculty Show" The Music Hall -Portsmouth NH
2002
Anderson- Soule Gallery *- Concord NH
Clark House Gallery - Bangor Maine
Franklin Pierce Law Center - Concord, NH
100 Market Street Gallery - Portsmouth , NH
Southern New Hampshire University - Manchester, NH
Wentworth Coolidge Mansion Art Center - Portsmouth, NH
2002-2001
Art 3 - Manchester, NH
Author's Gallery* - Key West, FL
Barmouche - Phoenix, AZ
Brush & Palette - N. Hampton, NH
Club Passim - Cambridge, MA
Franklin Pierce College Law Center - Concord, NH
George Marshall General Store Gallery - York, ME
Kumminz Taylor* Gallery - Portsmouth, NH
Leandros Gallery - Key West, FL
Mast Cove Gallery* - Kennebunkport, ME
MPG* - Newbury Street, Boston, MA
New England College - WCA-NH
New Hampshire Institute of Art - "Liquid Light" & "Biennial"
Ogunquit Art Collaborative - Ogunquit, ME
100 Market Street - Portsmouth, NH
Phillips Exeter Academy "Alumni Reunion Show " - NH
Proprietors Show - Portsmouth Atheneum, NH
Sanctuary Arts - Eliot, ME
Shooting Star Gallery* - Ogunquit, ME
Tarbell's - Phoenix, AZ
Thoreau Art Gallery - Franklin Pierce College, NH
2000
Brush & Palette - Faculty Exhibition, NH
Dooling Architect Inc. - Newton, MA
Five at Fifty Five - Manchester, NH
Four Artists - NH Institute of Art
MPG - Newbury Street, Boston MA
Ogunquit Art Collaborative - Ogunquit, ME
River Tree Gallery - Kennebunk, ME
1998 -1999
Art 3 - Manchester, NH
Cafe Brioche (solo show) - Portsmouth, NH
Club Passim (Two Person Exhibition) - Harvard Square, MA
Daniel Webster College (Two Person Exhibition) - Nashua, NH
Hodecker Gallery (Two Person Exhibition) - Meredith, NH
Mast Cove Gallery - ME
MPG "Summer Exhibition" - Newbury Street, Boston, MA
NH Institute of Art "Biennial" (prize winner) - NH
Ogunquit Art Association - ME
Portsmouth Atheneum - NH
Shooting Star Gallery - ME
York Cliff House "Spring Tide 1999" - York, ME
Wentworth Coolidge Art Guild - Portsmouth, NH
1997
Brick Store Museum - Kennebunk, ME
Covered Bridge Gallery - Contoocook, NH
New England Watercolor Society - RI
Opus 71 - Hollis, NH
O'Farrell Gallery - Brunswick, ME
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery - Portsmouth, NH
1990 - 1996
Art East Galleries - NH
Colby Sawyer College (Two Person Exhibition) - NH
NH Art Association
PS Gallery - Ogunquit, ME
Walt Kuhn Gallery - York, ME
1985-1990
AMMO - East Village, NYC
Brooklyn Museum "Emerging Artists 1983" - Brooklyn, NY
Kraine Klub New Artists - NYC
Lasser Gallery - NYC
Petronella Cafe - Portsmouth, NH
PS 122 "The Shifted Landscape" - NYC
Public Image Gallery - NYC
Water Tower Art Association - Louisville, KY
Women Studio Workshop "New Prints NE" - Binnewater, NY
Yaffa Cafe (Solo Show) - East Village, NYC