SOPHIE KNIGHT
Still Life Meditations
Private View
Wednesday 4th March 6 - 8 pm
Exhibition dates
5th March - 10th April 2026
Long & Ryle are delighted to announce the forthcoming solo exhibition by Sophie Knight ‘Still Life Meditations’.
In an increasingly hectic and chaotic world, Knight takes refuge in her studio and hones down her compositions to simple arrangements in which she orders simple everyday objects. Finding a balance of colour and form, she seeks to create a sense of harmony and tranquillity.
Working in watercolour, she drops in the colour from a loaded brush, moving the fluid pools of pigment and water with a great sense of urgency. She drops in the shape, colour and form aiming to not hesitate or fuss, with as much directness and economy of marks as she can muster, there is little room for correction or over description. Knight allows herself to go deep into concentration, responding to the paint, to the light, to the sensation of looking, there are no other thoughts or worries, she aims to not hesitate but to dive into the natural rhythm and organic life of the painting itself so that it can restore her.
She sometimes references other artists' paintings in her own work, these references are a nod to the thought process she is working through…decisions of representation or abstraction, a celebration of the process which has captured her, which she has made her life … that of being a painter.
Sophie Knight R.W.S R.A (dip) trained at Camberwell School of Art and completed her postgraduate diploma at the Royal Academy Schools. At just 24, she was invited to become a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and won the prestigious Hunting Group Young Person’s Award. Known for her energetic, immersive approach to painting, Knight works both in situ and from her London studio, capturing the fleeting interplay of light, colour and atmosphere in urban and natural landscapes.
Her work is held in numerous public and private collections, including the House of Lords, the Prime Minister’s Chamber, the British Museum (RWS Archive), Freshfields Solicitors, Pilkington International, and TSB Bank. She has exhibited widely across the UK, Europe, the USA and Canada, with recent solo shows at the Royal Watercolour Society Gallery and The Jane Newbury Gallery. Knight has also completed major commissions for the Palace of Westminster and led workshops at Buckingham Palace as part of the Queen’s 90th Birthday celebrations.
Please contact Sarah Long or Kitty Atherton for further information.
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