EDUCATION

1982      

• College Diploma in Design, (Photography) – Distinction. Bournemouth & Poole College of Art & Design.

1998        

• Honorary Fellowship from Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design.

2014        

• Honorary Doctorate From The University of The Arts London.

EXHIBITIONS

2022     

• Beyond Fashion; FEP, ALT.1, Hyundai Seoul, South Korea.

• Nick Knight, ‘Roses from my Garden’; Musée de la Photographie, Charles Nègre, Biennale des Arts de Nice, Nice.

• Master of Photography, Nick Knight ‘May, 2022’; Photo London, Somerset House, London.

• Wild & Cultivated: Fashioning The Rose; The Garden Museum, London.

2021     

• Nick Knight ‘Roses, Part II’; Old Coach House, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire.

• Unearthed: Photography’s Roots; Dulwich Picture Gallery, London.

• E/MOTION: Fashion in Transition; MOMU, Antwerp.

• Kimono: From Kyoto to Catwalk; Varldskultur Museet, Gothenberg

• Nick Knight: Albion Barn Gallery booth; Photo London, London.

• Beyond Fashion; FEP, Xie Zilong Photography Museum, Changsa.

2020     

• Nick Knight ‘Roses’; Old Coach House, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire.

• Kimono: From Kyoto to Catwalk; V&A Museum, London.

• Beyond Fashion; FEP, Shanghai Center of Photography, Shanghai.

2019

• Nick Knight ‘Roses’; Albion Barn, Oxfordshire.

• BLINK; Organised by SightSavers; OXO Tower Wharf, London.

• Christian Dior; Designer of Dreams; V&A Museum, London.

• North: Fashioning Identity; Organised by Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool; The Civic, Barnsley.

• Reality Inverse; Serpentine Galleries, London.

• Beyond Fashion; FEP, ArtisTree, Hong Kong.

• Gender Bending Fashion; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

• Dior: From Paris to the World; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas.

• Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk; National Museum Scotland, Edinburgh.

2018

• Nick Knight 'Still'; The Mass, Tokyo.

• Vogue Like a Painting; Kunstforeningen GL STRAND, Copenhagen.

• Mystic Detectives; Samek Art Museum, Pennsylvania.

• Dior: From Paris to the World; Denver Art Museum, Colorado.

• Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography, 1911-2011; J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, Los Angeles, California.

2017

• Celibatair Divas; Herkenrode Refuge, Belgium.

• Vogue Like a Painting; Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul.

• Christian Dior, couturier du rêve; Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris.

2016

• Fashion Together; Fashion Space Gallery, UAL, London.

• North: Fashioning Identity; Somerset House, London.

• Nick Knight: Image; Daelim Museum, Seoul.

• Nick Knight; Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich.

• History of Photography: The Body; V&A Museum, London.

• #techstyle; The Museum of Fine Art, Boston.

• Vogue 100: A Century of Style; National Portrait Gallery, London.

2015    

• Nick Knight; Christophe Guye Galerie Booth, Paris Photo, Paris.

• Vogue Like a Painting; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.

• Killer Heels; V&A Museum, London.

• Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty; V&A Museum, London.

• Nick Knight & Alexander McQueen; SHOWstudio Shop; London.

2014    

• Killer Heels; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.

• Photographs I Like: Darren Bader; Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York.

2013    

• Punk: Chaos to Couture;  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

2012      

• Flora; SHOWstudio Shop; London.

• Death; SHOWstudio Shop; London.

• Icons of Tomorrow – Contemporary Fashion Photography; Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich.

• Great Photographs: Scape; Hasted Kraeutler, New York.

2011        

• Vanity; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna.

• Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream The World Awake; MoMu, Fashion Museum, Antwerp.

• Yohji’s Women; Wapping Project Bankside, London.

2009        

• Fashion Revolution; Somerset House, London.

• Weird Beauty - Fashion Photography Now; The International Center of Photography, New York.

2008

• Fashion in the Mirror; The Photographer’s Gallery, London.

2006        

• Archeology of Elegance; Deichtorhallen Museum, Hamburg.

2003        

• May I Help You: Yohji Yamamoto; Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.

2002        

• May I Help You: Yohji Yamamoto; La Masion Européenne de la Photographie, Paris.

2001       

• Century City; Tate Modern, London.

2000        

• CUT, (Exhibition By The Hairdresser Barnabee); Musee De La Mode, Paris.

• Celebrating 100 Years of Photo District News, New York.

• Impossible Image; Phaidon Press Exhibition, Japan.

• La Beaute; Exhibition For EN2000, Avignon.

• Facing The Future; Touring Exhibition to Celebrate 20 Years of The Face Magazine.

• Das Fernglas; The Deutsche Hygiene Museum, Dresden.

• Nadja; Exhibition Celebrating Nadja Auermann, Germany.

• Imperfect Beauty; V&A Museum, London.

• Revolver; MTV Music Awards Exhibition, Stockholm.

• Nurture and Desire; Hayward Gallery, London.

1998  

• Look at me – Fashion Photography 1965 to Present; British Council Traveling Exhibition powerhause::uk; Department of Trade and Industry.

• The Oriental Curiosity – 21st Century Chinoiserie; Traveling exhibition, (London, Paris, Hong Kong).

• Shoreditch Biennale, London.

• Handy Shorts; Lux Cinema, London.  

• The First 25, (retrospective exhibition of images from Visionaire magazine); Colette, Paris.

• Addressing the Century: 100 Years of Art and Fashion; Hayward Gallery, London.

• Taboo; Creative Review, London.

• No Sex Please we’re British; Dazed & Confused, and Shiseido Co Ltd, Japan.

• Yves Saint Laurent – 40 Years of Creation, New York, and Tokyo.

• Silver & Syrup; V&A Museum, London.

• H20; Kobe Fashion Museum, Japan.

1997    

• Contemporary Fashion Photography; V&A Museum, London.

• JAM; Barbican Gallery, London.

• Little Boxes, (to accompany the launch of Michael Mack’s book, ‘Surface - Contemporary Photographic Practice’); Traveling exhibition curated by Michael Mack.

1996    

• Art/Fashion, (with Alexander McQueen); Biennale di Firenze, Italy.

1994    

• A Positive View; Saatchi Gallery, London.

1993  

• Vanities Exhibition; Paris.

• Plant Power; Natural History Museum, London.

1992  

• Festival De La Photo De Mode Exhibition; Monaco.

1991    

• Festival De La Photo De Mode Exhibition; Barcelona.

1989    

• Out of Fashion; Photographers Gallery, London.

• Ils Annoncent La Colour, at the Les Rencontres D’Arles Group Exhibition; Holly Solomon Gallery, New York.

1986    

• 20 For Today; National Portrait Gallery, London.  

• 14-21 Youth Culture Exhibition; V&A Museum, London.

 
1982  

• Group Exhibition 1982; Photographers Gallery, London.

AWARDS

2009  

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Royal Birthday Honours.

2006

• Moët et Chandon Fashion Tribute.

2001

• 'Most Inspirational Photographer' & 'Most Admired Person in the Creative Industries' in the Ultimate League Table, 2001. – Creative Review.

• Terence Donovan Award for Major Achievement in the Previous Year by a British

• Photographer in the field of Commercial, Advertising or Editorial work. – Royal Photographic Society.

2000  

• Silver Medal for Mercedes CL Coupe print advertisements. – New York Festival.

• Gold Medal for Best Book for Car Literature for Mercedes Coupe. – New York Festival.

1999   

• Best Front Cover of the Year for Dazed & Confused, Sept 98 issue. – Total Publishing Magazine Design awards.

• Silver award for Most Outstanding Music Poster, for Massive Attack, ‘Mezzanine’. – Designers & Art Directors (D&AD).

• International Design Magazine (USA) Design Distinction Award for Front Cover of Visionaire 27 Movement.

• Fashion Photography (series) of the Year 99 for Handicapped in Fashion.

•  LeadPhotographie.99 - LeadAwards.99, Germany.

1998    

• The Power of Photography award.

1997    

• Royal Mail’s Stamp Innovation Award for Photography of 1996 Olympics Stamps.

• Advertising Women of New York Award for Modern Curves, Vogue, June ’97.

• Best Photographic Campaign, Levis Red Tab ‘Original Wearers’. – Designers & Art Directors (D&AD) Award.

1995   

• Voted ‘Most Influential Fashion Photographer in the World’ by Face Magazine.    

1994

• Best Studio Photographer award. – International Festival De La Photo De Mode. 

1993   

• Best Poster for The Natural History Museum, Plant Power. – XYZ Design Award.

1992

• Best Catalogue award. – International Festival De La Photo De Mode.

1992

• Voted by GQ magazine as one of Britain’s Best Dressed Men.

1991

• Best Catalogue award for Jil Sander. – International Festival De La Photo De Mode.

1989

• Award for Best Young British Fashion Photographer. – Halina.

• Best Magazine Fashion Story for Faith, Arena Magazine. – Gold Award U.S.A.

1988

• Best Luxury Goods Campaign for Christoffle Silverware. – Club Des Directors Artistique.

1987

• Photographer Of The Year. – Kodak U.K.  

1986

• Magazine Publishing award for the I-D Magazine, 'Back to School' fashion story.

1985

• Best Book Cover award for Skinheads. – Designers & Art Directors (D&AD).

1985

• Photographer Of The Year. – Kodak U.K.

To accompany his solo exhibition Roses at Oxfordshire gallery Albion Barn (2019), Nick Knight gave a talk to a crowd of Instagram followers about his ongoing relationship with shooting the rose.