PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS of DAME LAURA KNIGHT DBE RA RWS

Recent and Current Exhibitions of Laura Knight (and Harold Knight where indicated) works in the last 5 years.
2006 - 2007:
“From Victorian to Modern” exhibition of 23 works of the artist was held at:
- Nottingham: The Djanogly Art Gallery – 28th October to 19th December 2006
- Newcastle upon Tyne: The Laing Art Gallery, – 13th January to 15th April 2007
- Norwich: The Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery – 30th April to 17th June 2007.

2007 – 2008:
“Modern Britain” that included Dame Laura Knight works was held at
- The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia – 15th November 2007 to 24th February 2008.

“ Laura Knight at the Theatre: Paintings and drawings of ballet and stage” exhibition of over 50 of the artist held at
- Manchester: The Lowry, Salford Quays – 22nd March to 6th July 2008
- Nottingham: The Castle Museum & Art Gallery – 14th July to 7th October 2008.

"The Magic of a Line" that included 31 Laura Knight and 3 Harold Knight drawings, opened by R. John Croft and sponsored by Bonham's was held at
- Penzance: The Penlee House Gallery and Museum - 20th September 2008 to 22nd November 2008.

"The Magic of a Line" exhibition of sketch books, and 19 drawings of the artist each of which had given titles made up by the Royal Academy of Art held at:
- London: The Royal Academy of Art, Piccadilly - 22nd July to 3rd October 2008.

2009:
"Witness: Women War Artists" that included 6 works, plus a sketchbook and correspondence of the artist, held at
- Manchester: The Imperial War Museum - 7th February to 19th April 2009.

2010 - 2011:
"Derbyshire Sport achievements in connection with the Olympics." A display area with a panel identifying that art was once an Olympic event and the work of the artist, on which she won a Silver Medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, held at
- Arrivals area of the East Midlands Airport - 5th October - 7th November 2010

"Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes" that included 5 works of the artist held at
- London: The Victoria and Albert Museum – 25th September 2010 to 8th January 2011

"The Allure of Spectacle: Theatre and Circus in the Art of Laura Knight". Exhibition of over 100 works of the artist, held at
- Canada: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa - 13th May to 14th August 2011

Proposed and Future Exhibitions of Laura Knight:
2012:
"Laura Knight - In the Open Air". Exhibition of 75 Landscapes to be held at
- Penzance: The Penlee House Gallery and Museum - 16th June to 8th September 2012
- Worcester: The Worcester City Art Gallery - 12th September to 30th November 2012

2013:
It is probable that the National Portrait Gallery in London will hold an Exhibition of Laura Knight Portraits in 2013. Further details on the proposal will be published later.

2015:
"Laura Knight Retrospective" Exhibition of approximately 75 works, together with cabinets of the artists ceramic and jewelry works and sketch books.
- London: The Dulwich Picture Gallery - June to September 2015. Exact dates and details of the tour will be announced shortly.
- London: A separate exhibition on solely prints, covering aquatints, drypoints, soft etchings, linocuts and lithographs is being considered.

OTHER NEWS

Website:
This website was started in 2008, images of the artists were started to be shown in 2009 and major changes to this website were made in June 2011.

Values of the artist works:
With increasing interest in the artists works, their values are increasing quite considerably over the recent years. As an example, a watercolour and bodycolour over pencil "Wind and Sun" was sold at Sotheby's London on 15th July 2009 for a record £914,850!

Did you Know?
Did you know that as well as being a famous artist that Dame Laura:
- Wrote 3 books
      - Oil Paint And Grease Paint - The Magic Of A Line - A Proper Circus Omie
- In 1949 wrote an unpublished play "Time Tells" originally called "Time Gentlemen Please"
- Wrote poetry
      (When Laura's great nephew John Croft completes, or near completes his Catalogue Raisonné, he has promised to complete a book illustrated in some cases       with works relevant to the poem.)
- Designed and made jewelry with Ella Naper in Cornwall
- Designed costumes for the Theatre (eg. for Sir Barry Jackson) and for the Ballet (eg. for Stanislav Idzikowski).
- Won a Silver Medal at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympics!