Derek J. J. Knight
Department of Film Studies, Dramatic and Visual Arts

Office: TH 146B
Tel.: 3754
Research Grants
- Faculty Research Board Grant, Brock University.
- (Ontario Arts Council $500.00) Materials Assistance, November 1992.
Other Publications
- "Utopia: Islands," Exhibition Catalogue, Rodman Hall Arts Centre, 1993, 30 pages.
- "The Abattoir Project," Critical Essay, Optica Galerie, Montreal, 1993, 5 pages.
Public Activities and Recognition
- Elected to Association International des Critiques d'Art, 1992.
- "Icon: Between the Sacred and the Profane," Curator, Artists Curating Artists, Workscene Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, February 2 - 16, 1991.
- "Icon: Between the Sacred and the Profane," Exhibitions, Workscene Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, February 2 - 26, 1991.
- Juror, Brock Student Newspaper Photo Contest, March 8, 1991.
- Juror, Ontario Arts Council, Visual Arts Grants ($3,000.00), Toronto, September 9 - 13, 1991 (with M. Clark, M. Chan, D. Geden and R. McNealy).
- "Laser Print Exhibition," The Gallery, Brock University, March 1992.
- "Niagara Unpeeled: Watershed," 22nd Anniversary Group Exhibition, Niagara Artists' Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario, April 10 - May 22, 1992.
- Juror, Ontario Arts Council, Art Critics Grant, Toronto, May 1, 1992, (with B. Boigon and J. Bradley).
- "Two Row Wampum Project," Exhibition, Native American Centre for the Living Arts, Niagara Falls, New York, October 3 - November 7, 1992.
- "Utopia: Islands," Curator, Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, Ontario, January 16 - February 20, 1993; K. Adams, E. Bond, K. Knight, M. Meagher, I. Smith-Rubenzahl, P. Vanderwall, N. Wade.
- "Franc Petric: Le Projet Abattoir/The Abattoir Project," Curator, Galerie Optica, Montreal, Quebec, April 10 - May 9, 1993.
- Facilitator and Contributor, The City of Niagara Falls, Arts and Culture Commission, Symposium, June 27, 1993.
Paper Presentations
- "The Photography of Ansel Adams: Between the Monumental and the Universal," Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, Ontario, October 1991, on the occasion of the exhibition, "Ansel Adams: Trois Portfolios - Three Portfolios," curated and circulated by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
- "A Clearing House for International Art, Criticism and Ideas: Documenta IX," Distinguished Lectures in International Art, Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, Ontario, September 1992.
- "In Search of Kassel: On the ICE Train," University of Windsor, Department of Visual Arts, November 1992.
- Chair, Presentation and Panel Discussion, "Utopia: Islands," Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, January 1993 (with K. Knight, M. Meagher and I. Smith-Rubenzahl).
- Knight, Derek. "The Shift Towards Site and the Politics of Disclosure," invited participant, session on Art History/Theory and Criticism, U.A.A.C., University of Windsor, November 4-7, 1993.