Stephen Knapp
Princeton, MA
www.lightpaintings.com
www.stephenknapp.com
sk@stephenknapp.com
978-464-5118
Born: Worcester, Massachusetts
Education: Hamilton College, BA
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2015:
The Bascom, Highlands, NC
2014:
Louis K Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
Bernarduci/Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
2013:
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
The Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL
Art Southampton 2013, Southampton, NY
Miami International Art Fair
Art Palm Beach 2013
2012:
The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL
2011:
Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL
2010:
Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL
J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville Beach, FL
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2009:
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
The Dahl Art Center, Rapid City, SD
2008:
Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI
South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD
2007:
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Art Basel Miami Beach, FL
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art of the Midland Center for the Arts
2006:
Eckert Fine Art, Naples, FL
2005:
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
Stephen Knapp Project Space, Art Santa Fe
Kraft Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004:
Skot Foreman Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2003:
Kraft Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994:
"Fantasy in Glass”, Chicago, IL
Group Exhibitions:
2014:
Glass Today: 21st Century Innovations, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
First Look, Bernaducci Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
2013:
Art Santa Fe, 2013, Santa Fe, NM
Punctum Contra Punctum, National Gallery, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
2012:
Contemporary Glass Sculpture: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
2011:
Sculpture Today, New Forces, New Forms, Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids. Michigan
2006:
Palm Beach Contemporary
2005:
Art Chicago in the Park
Art Miami
San Francisco International Art Expo 7
Palm Beach Contemporary
2004:
The International Art + Design Fair
Los Angeles Art Show
Art Miami
Palm Beach Contemporary
San Francisco International Art Expo 6
Art Chicago
2003:
Art of the Twentieth Century
Los Angeles Art Show
Art Santa Fe
Art Chicago
ARTForm, Palm Beach, FL
“El Arte de las Vidrieras: luz, color y espacio”, La Valldigna, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain
2002:
“Reflections on Glass”, New York, NY
2001:
The Coloured Light”, Pfarrkirchen, Germany
“2001
Hsinchu International Glass Arts Festival”, Taiwan
1998:
Glass: A Group Exhibition”, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
1994:
“International Survey of Contemporary Art Glass”, Pittsburgh, PA
1993:
“Glass Now 15th”, Japan
1991:
“Mars and the Muses”, Higgins Armory, Worcester, MA
Selected Commissions:
2014:
“Rising Colors”, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
“The Definition of Possible”, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
2013:
“Overlook”, lightpainting, private residence, Dover, MA
“The Ten Year Itch”, lightpainting, private residence, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
“Celebration”, lightpainting, private residence, Orlando, FL
“With Respect”, lightpainting, Worcester, MA
2012:
“Deferred Dream”, lightpainting, Van Nuys, CA
"A Nod to Sandy”, lightpainting, private collection, Potomac, MD
“Brooks Station Nightlife”, lightpainting, SeaFair, Miami, FL
2011:
“Chance Encounters”, lightpainting, private residence, Amagansett, NY
“Structure, Space and Time”, lightpainting, Linus Pauling Science Center, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR
2010:
“To Be Announced”, lightpainting, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
“Opera Memories,” lightpainting, private residence, Santa Fe, NM
2009:
“Heritage Jitter”, lightpainting, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
“Transformation”, lightpainting, Constitution Center, Washington, DC
“Trailing Light”, lightpainting, Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines|
“Chasing Red”, lightpainting, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
2008:
“Coming Home”, lightpainting, private residence, St. Augustine, FL
“Momentum”, lightpainting, private residence, Naples, FL
2007:
“Masked Illusions”, lightpainting, Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach, FL
2006:
“Traversing a Luminous Fold”, lightpainting, Miami University, Oxford, OH
“First Symphony”, lightpainting, Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
“Seven Muses”, lightpainting, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, Richardson, TX
“Luminous Affirmations”, lightpainting, Lights on Tampa, Tampa City Hall, FL
2005:
“Harlequin”, lightpainting, private residence, Boca Raton, FL
2004:
“Toccata”, lightpainting, MITRE Corp, Bedford, MA
“Beyond” lightpainting, private residence, Richardson, TX
“Fandango”, private residence, Allentown, PA
2003:
“The Magician”, lightpainting, private residence, Chicago, IL
2002:
“The Christ Doors”, kiln formed glass, The Solanus Casey Center, Detroit, MI
“Quattuordecim”, lightpainting, The American Bible Society, New York, NY
Lightpainting, light sculpture, and kiln formed glass wall, the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes, Fond du Lac, WI
2001:
Kiln formed glass entries, The Worcester Public Library, Worcester, MA
“The Crystal Quilt”, kiln formed glass wall, Love Library, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
“Stories from Light”, suspended light sculpture, Women and Babies Hospital, Lancaster, PA
2000:
“The Crossroads Quartet”, four kiln formed glass screens, Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA
Light sculpture, Saints Memorial Medical Center, Lowell, MA
“The Healing Arts Suite”, three carved slate and mosaic tile murals, The Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL
1999:
Kiln formed glass screens, Kilroy Airport Center III, Long Beach, CA
Kiln formed glass wall, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Carved slate and mosaic murals, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
1998:
Kiln formed glass screens, Kilroy Airport Center, Long Beach, CA
“Rainbow Harp”, light sculpture, “Chicago’s Treasures”, kiln formed glass wall, CNA Insurance Companies, Chicago, IL
1997:
Kiln formed glass wall, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
1996:
Kiln formed glass walls and suspended sculpture, Harnischfeger Industries, Milwaukee, WI
Kiln formed glass panels, CNA Insurance Companies, Chicago, IL
Mixed media installations, Splendour of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Kiln formed glass wall, Sprint, Washington, D.C.
1995:
Kiln formed glass doors, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Kiln formed glass walls, Lotus Development Corporation, Cambridge, MA
Fantasy in Glass Exhibit, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
1994:
Kiln formed glass wall, Allmerica Financial Headquarters, Worcester, MA
1993:
Kiln formed glass screens, United Airlines, Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico City
Kiln formed glass screens, United Airlines, Dulles Airport, Washington, D.C.
Kiln formed glass wall, Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL
1989:
Polychromed stainless steel murals, McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach, CA
1988:
Ceramic mural, etched stainless steel walls, The Spa, Boston, MA
1986:
“Convergence”, etched metal mural, Hamilton County Justice Complex, Cincinnati, OH
1985:
“The Odyssey”, “Homage to Shigaraki”, “The Search”, glass glaze ceramic murals, USAA Federal Savings Bank, San Antonio, TX
1984:
“The Dawning”, dyed, etched aluminum mural, Norton Company, Worcester, MA
Publications:
Stephen Knapp: Lightpaintings/Social Commentary, Boise Art Museum, 2010
Stephen Knapp: Lightpaintings, Alden B. Dow Museum, 2007
The Art of Glass, Stephen Knapp, Rockport Publishers, 1998
“A Guide to Architectural Art Glass”, Architectural Record, May 1995
“Architectural Art Glass”, Glass Magazine, May 1995
“Art with Heart - A Guide to Collaborating with Creative Types on Building Art”, Skylines, March 1989
“Collaborating with Artists”, Progressive Architecture, April, 1987
“Working with Artists - A Developers’ Guide for Commissioning Artwork”, Urban Land, September 1987
Books:
Launching the Imagination, Mary Stewart, McGraw Hill, 2015
Colour, Glenn McArthur, OCAD University, 2014
The Sculpture Reference, Illustrated, Arthur Williams, 2005
Reflections on Glass, Virginia Chieffo Raguin, American Bible Society, 2002
Artisans Glass, Jera May Morton, Watson Guptil Publications,1999
Architectural Glass Art, Andrew Moor, Mitchell Beazley,1997
Selected Articles:
Worcester Living,Winter 2014
Arbus, May/June 2010
The Washington Post, September 2009
Canadian Architect, September 2009
Faith & Form, 2009
90 + 10, Buenos Aires, June 2008
Sculpture Magazine, September 2007
Art of the Times, Summer 2006
Public Art Review, Summer, 2004
Chicago Sun Times, October 2003
The Coloured Light – Exhibition Catalog, 2001
2001 Hsinchu International Glass Arts Festival, Exhibition Catalog
ArchitectureWeek.com, October 2001
Interior Design, May 1996
Architectural Record, May 1995
Glass Now 15th, Exhibition Catalog, 1993
Interiors, July 1993
Progressive Architecture, July 1989
The New York Times, June 15, 1989
Urban Land, September 1987
Art & Antiques, April 1987
Progressive Architecture, April 1987
Ceramics Monthly, February 1987
ARTnews, January 1987
Southwest Art, May 1986
Honoho Geijutsu (Japan), Spring 1986
Corporate ARTnews, March-April 1986
Nikkei Architecture (Japan), December 1985
The Shinbijutsu Shinbun (Japan), August 1985
Progressive Architecture, July 1981
Progressive Architecture, June 1978
Interior Design, March 1977
Museum Collections
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
The Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Selected Private, Public and Corporate Collections and Installations
Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, Miami, FL
Bob and Terry Edwards, Naples, FL
Al and Betsey Harris, Naples, FL
Barry Hershman, Boca Raton, FL
Randall and Marcia Johnson, Santa Fe, NM
Bruce and Pam Loch, Allentown, PA
Don and Mary Melville, Scarborough, ME
Jim and Gayla VonEhr, Richardson, TX
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL
Citibank, New York, NY
CNA Insurance Companies, Chicago, IL
Constitution Center, Washington, DC
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
The Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
The Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Hamilton County Justice Complex, Cincinnati, OH
McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach, CA
Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH
Norton Company, Worcester, MA
Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA
Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach, FL
Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
The Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA
Sprint, Washington, DC
Tampa City Hall, Tampa, FL
United Airlines, Dulles Airport, Washington, DC
The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
USAA Federal Savings Bank, San Antonio, TX
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
The Wexner Institute for Pediatric Research, Columbus, OH
Women and Babies Hospital, Lancaster, PA
Worcester Medical Center, Worcester, MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
The Worcester Public Library, Worcester, MA