KARLA KNIGHT: NAVIGATOR
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
October 17, 2021 - May 8, 2022
Curated by Amy Smith-Stewart
Navigator is a forty-year focused survey charting the development of my imagery and language. It debuts an entirely new series, the Navigator tapestries, and will be accompanied by a catalogue due out in spring 2022. Scroll down for installation views and selected individual works.
Photo credit: Jason Mandella
					
			
			
			
			
		
	
		
	    Fantastic Universe (More Than You Know)
2020-21
Flashe, acrylic marker, pencil, and embroidery on cotton
73.5 x 120 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Blue Navigator 2
2021
Flashe, acrylic marker, pencil, and embroidery on cotton
68 x 50 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Blue Navigator 1
2021
Flashe, acrylic marker, pencil, and embroidery on cotton
36 x 49 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Wayfinder 1 (triptych)
2020
Flashe, acrylic marker, pencil, and embroidery on cotton
75 x 85 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Wayfinder 2 (triptych)
2020
Flashe, acrylic marker, pencil, and embroidery on cotton
75 x 85 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Wayfinder 3 (triptych)
2020
Flashe, acrylic marker, pencil, and embroidery on cotton
75 x 85 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Little Red Navigator
2021
Flashe, acrylic marker, pencil, and embroidery on cotton
30 x 18 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Sampler
2020
Flashe, acrylic marker, pencil, and embroidery on cotton
22 x 19 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Big Navigator
2020-21
Oil, Flashe, and pencil on paper mounted on linen
73 x 73 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Fleet Mind 1
2020-21
Oil, Flashe, and pencil on paper mounted on linen
51 x 51 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Fleet Mind 2
2020-21
Oil, Flashe, and pencil on paper mounted on linen
51 x 51 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Orbit 5
2021
Flashe, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
22 x 15 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Spaceship Study
2019
Colored pencil and graphite on paper
19.5 x 19.5 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Wobbly Spaceship
2018
Gouache on paper
16 x 14 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Pupil 2
2013
Oil and graphite on wood
41 x 64 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Untitled
2010
Charcoal on paper
15.5 x 10 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Untitled
1987/2009
Charcoal on paper
13 x 9.5 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Language Drawing 
2010
Charcoal on paper
29 x 15.5 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Language Drawing 1
2000
Ink on paper
18 x 13 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    The Hole Story
1987
Charcoal on paper
7.5 x 5 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Home
1987
Gouache on paper
8 x 5 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    For Free
1987
Charcoal on paper
8.5 x 6 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    Untitled
1987
Charcoal on paper
7 x 5 inches
    
      
 
		
	
		
	    The Odds
1987
Gouache and watercolor on paper
13 x 10 inches