Artistic practice Knight is recognized for her performance pieces, which are influenced by her background training in
therapy. Often, the works play off the social dynamics of her audiences, amplifying the race, gender, and power relationships in the room. Her work has been described as having an "absurd and comedic effect." She is the winner of the 2021–22 Nancy B. Negley Rome Prize from the
American Academy in Rome. Knight is also a recipient of a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship in Film-Video.
Performances and exhibitions Knight has been widely exhibited, including at institutions such as Marfa Contemporary (2018), DiverseWorks Artspace (2018),
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (2018),
University of Illinois -
Krannert Art Museum (2017), Art League Houston (2016), She Works Flexible (2016),
The New Museum (2015), Blaffer Art Museum (2014),
Skowhegan Space (2014), CounterCutrent (2014) with
Lisa E. Harris and M'Kina Tapscott,
Project Row Houses (2013), and
Crystal Bridges Museum. In 2019, Knight performed at
Human Resources in Los Angeles, and was selected to be included in the 2019
Whitney Biennial, curated by
Rujeko Hockley and
Jane Panetta. As MF Problem with artist Robert Pruitt she is a performer in the 2019 CounterCurrent Festival. In January 2020, Knight was part of
Artpace's exhibit titled
Visibilities: Intrepid Women of Artpace. Curated by Erin K. Murphy,
Visibilities not only kicks off Artpace's 25th anniversary celebration, but also highlights past artists from their International Artist-in-Residency program, such as Knight who was a resident there in Spring of 2015. Knight's 2017 video entitled
Meesh was part of
Visibilities. The performance was streamed live over
Twitch due to COVID-19 restrictions. The three segments of the performance explored
intersectionality how these dynamics affect artists, institutions, and the art industry in general. In this performance, Knight is depicted being followed by multiple cameras, while the feed is interrupted with security camera footage from inside The Kitchen. She then proceeds to gradually tear down The Kitchen while also giving different speeches to the audience. Reviewer Madeline Seidel praised Knight's performance noting that her "...actions frame The Kitchen as a complex setting: the institutional space is simultaneously described as a 'cage' in which racial, gendered and classist power mechanisms are at play, yet it also provides a blank slate for her artistic exploration of these societal ills."
Residencies •
The Kitchen •
Pioneer Works •
Studio Museum of Harlem • 2015-2016 - Dance Source Houston • 2014 - In-Situ (U.K.) • 2013-2014 - Galveston Artist Residency •
Millay Colony for the Arts (Austerlitz, NY) ==References==