Curriculum Vitae: Jeffrey Knopf
Website: www.jeffreyknopf.co.uk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/@jeffrey_knopf
Email: jeffreyknopf@hotmail.com
Education
Salford University 2019-2021 Contemporary Fine Art M.A
Barnet College London: Public Art HNC
Leicester De Montford Polytechnic: 3D Design, Ceramics & Glass B.A. Hons
Swansea Institute of HE: 3D design & Ceramics HND
Stockport College: Multidisciplinary Art & Design OND
Solo Exhibitions
2024 ‘40 Years Of The Future : Where Should We Be Now?’ curated by Matthew Pendergast and Stephanie Fletcher, Castlefield gallery Manchester, Jeffrey Knopf,
Theo Simpson and Hope Strickland
2023 ‘The Metaphorical Museum and a return to The Underworld’, Basement Arts Project Leeds:
2022 ‘Underworld’, Mirabel Street gallery Manchester:
2015 ‘Jeffrey Knopf Woodcut Prints’ Trait Noir Atelier, Fribourg Switzerland
Collaborations
2024 ‘Venture Arts Colab Series’ a Collaboration between James Desser and Jeffrey Knopf, Venture Arts Manchester
2024 ‘The Collectors Collector’ Mike Chavez Dawson and Jeffrey Knopf, for ‘Ventriloquism: The Lost Voice Spoken By Others’ curated by Mike Chavez Dawson, The Whitaker, Rossendale
2024 ‘Twelve Thousand’, an exhibition of the work of Nicola Ellis and Richard Dean Hughes, including two collaborative sculptures and video pieces by Nicola Ellis and Jeffrey Knopf, Manchester
2022 ‘Like a bull in a china shop’ collaboration, Jeffrey Knopf and Angela Tait Gallery Frank, Littleborough
Group Exhibitions
2024
‘Ventriloquism: The Lost Voice Spoken By Others’ curated by Mike Chavez Dawson, The Whitaker, Rossendale
‘Vernacular Basement Arts Goes To Sluice Biennial 2024’, Colchester
2023
‘Salford Scholars 10 Year Celebration’ the Manchester Contemporary, Castlefield gallery and the University of Salford Art Collection
Paradise Works studio stand the Manchester Contemporary
‘Bankley Exchanges #3’, curated by Will Marshall, Bankley Studios + Gallery, Manchester
‘Plot’ Basement Arts Project Stand, The International Exhibition of Independent Art, Technopolis, Athens
‘Sight Ingested Art as Nourishment’, curated by Michael Chavez Dawson performance, touring project Japan
’Objects’, curated by David Hancock, Axle Obiger gallery, Berlin
‘Mute’, curated by Nicky Hirst, UBICUA gallery, London
‘Figurine’, curated by Luke Skiffington, 50 MV gallery, Liverpool
2022
‘Things Fall Apart’, curated by Hilary Jacks, Paradise Works Gallery, Salford
‘Made it’, curated by Short Supply, Rogue studios gallery, Manchester
‘We are all going to die’, curated by Stephen Sheehan, The Existential House gallery, Birkenhead
‘Open Exhibition’ Air gallery Altrincham
2021
‘CottonOn Manchester open call exhibition’, SaulHay gallery, Manchester:
2019 ‘Under the Influence’ Sidney and Matilda gallery Sheffield
2018 ‘Schwarzgeld: ‘Black Money’ Xylon Edition and show Switzerland
2017 ‘Something Witchy’ Hive gallery, L.A
2016 ‘Into the Deep Woods’ Lucerne and Basel, Switzerland
2014 ‘Trait Noir Artists Group Show’ Trait Noir Atelier, Fribourg,Switzerland
Residencies
2022 AA2A Artist in Residence, Chester University2022
Publications
2024
‘Jeffrey Knopf, The Closest I Got To Freud’s Desk, 2024’ Essay by Clare O’Dowd, commissioned by The Castlefeild Gallery and University Salford Art Collection. A
response to to the work of artist Jeffrey Knopf as part of the exhibition ‘40 Years Of The Future: Where Should We Be Now?’
https://www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Clare-ODowd-_-Jeffrey-Knopf.pdf
‘40 Years Of The Future: Where Should We Be Now?’ review written by David Hancock for ‘The Fourdrinier’ (online publication)
https://www.thefourdrinier.com/review-aug-2024-40-years-of-the-future-where-should-we-be-now-castlefield-gallery-manchester
‘Bsement Overground - A Conversation With Jeffrey Knopf’ https://basementartsproject.com/jeffrey-knopf-a-conversation
‘Artist Sustainability Spotlight - Jeffrey Knopf’ Castlefield Gallery, (online publication)
2023
‘That Which We Thought We Knew: The studio practice of Jeffrey Knopf’ written by Bruce Davies for ‘Basement Arts Project’
https://basementartsproject.com/studio-journal/2023/5/24/that-which-we-thought-we-knew-the-studio-practice-of-jeffrey-knopf
‘Excavating The Future’ written by Amy Kitchingman or ‘Basement Arts Project’ Leeds
https://basementartsproject.com/studio-journal/2023/7/19/excavating-the-future
2020
Nominated and interviewed for Cotton on Manchester Artist of the Month blog (online publication)
Collections
2014 Collection of British folk tradition woodcut prints donated to the Museum of British Folklore curated by Simon Costin
Commissions
1995 Commissioned by Fosters Ice to design and create a Billboard for their Street Art campaign curated by Swifty
1994 Lisbon City of Art & Culture – invited to produce a large-scale stencil spray canvas mural.