SUBURBAN PRIMITIVE ART

106 Dorell Ct, Oviedo FL 32765                        407 365 5148                               knickerbockerart@bellsouth.net


                                                    Knickerbocker's art provides us with a paradox that is simultaneously entertaining and enlightening, thus transforming the prosaic into poetry."      Gary Monroe- Extraordinary Interpretations: Florida's Self Taught Artists. University Press of Florida.  Published 2003

"There is a refreshing directness to his imposing work as it welcomes us into a primitive world of juxtaposed situations and environments. This work is at the extreme other end of the scale from classical and academic renderings.  In this regard, the exhibit challenges the museum visitor in evaluating the ever-changing realm of visual art."   -  David Fithian, Exhibition Coordinator, Museum of Florida Art.

"Knickerbocker's paintings may engage the viewer with childlike playfulness, but it is anything but child's play." - Lindy Shepherd, Orlando Weekly


>FLORIDA INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP GRANT -1995.  UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANT- 1998.  UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT- 2004 & 2010.
>ART IN EMBASSIES PROGRAM - U.S. DEPT OF STATE - 1998-2000. Malawi. Africa.
>SOLO EXHIBITS:  MUSEUM OF FLORIDA ART.    BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART GALLERY.    KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
                                    HARRIS HOUSE OF THE ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS.    OSCEOLA CENTER FOR THE ARTS.    MOUNT DORA ARTS CENTER.
                                    LAKE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GALLERY.    JEANINE TAYLOR FOLK ART GALLERY.    THOMAS CENTER GALLERIES GAINESVILLE.
                                    (solo exhibits 1998 - 2009)
>GROUP EXHIBITS:  FSU MUSEUM OF FINE ART.    AUSTIN MUSEUM OF ART.    MAGIDSON FINE ARTS GALLERY (NY).    ST PETERSBURG CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
                                       MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART GALLERY.   POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART GALLERY.    ORLANDO CITY HALL. 
                                     BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART.   ORMOND BEACH MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM.    A.E. BACKUS MUSEUM.    CENTER FOR THE ARTS VERO
                                      BEACH.      FLORIDA GULF COAST ART CENTER.    VALECIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART GALLERY.
                                     LIQUID MUSE ART OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER TRAVELLING EXHIBIT TO MUSEUMS IN FLORIDA: GAINESVILLE, TALLAHASSEE, JACKSONVILLE,
                                       DELAND, PALATKA.
                                    (group exhibits 1995 - 2010)


  EVENTS:
                 Ongoing:    Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery. Sanford, FL   
                                  Clayton Galleries.  Tampa, FL 
                                  Artistic Hand Gallery.  Oviedo, FL
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          *August 13-Oct 1. "Curator's Choice: Small Works by Central Florida Artists".  Invitation group exhibit.
                    Valencia Community College Art Gallery. Orlando.  Artists reception 9/10. 
              *Sept 24-Oct 18. Exhibit at TASTE. Orlando, FL Reception on the 24th.
         *Sept.  EcoFocus Film Festival.  Athens, GA.
       *Oct.  Jacksonville Film Festival.  Jacksonville, FL.
     *Oct  Chicago International Children's Film Festival.  Chicago, IL
           *Nov - A Dog Goes From Here to There screening.  Cinema Nightly.  Ann Arbor, MI
             *Nov 18 - Dec 10.  Avalon Island Gallery. Orlando.  Group exhibit of puppets from the HandMade Puppet Dreams film series
         *Dec 4-5.  BrouHaHa Film & Video Showcase.  A Dog Goes...  Enzian Theater.  Maitland, FL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     * Jan10 - Feb 20 2011.  Solo Exhibit.  Lake Eustis Museum of Art.  Eustis, FL

                


                A DOG GOES FROM HERE TO THERE.  My short art/puppet film selected for Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams: Volume 4... a collection of independent artists' films on festival tour. 2010.
See film festival info at www.adoggoesfromheretothere.com or the film's facebook fan page.


 "ELEMENT OF SURPRISE"  -  my Honda Element Art Car  -  www.elementartcar.org
 
               
              

 
      - BOOKS that have profiled my art:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          FLORIDA'S AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVER: IMAGES FROM THE ST JOHNS REGION - by Mallory O'Conner and Gary Monroe. University Press of Florida.  Historical & cultural survey of the visual arts of the St Johns' River environs.  $44.95. Published August 2009.  Color plate reproduction of my painting Osteen Bridge and essay regarding my art. (pages 160-161)
 
EXTRAORDINARY INTERPRETATIONS: FLORIDA'S SELF TAUGHT ARTISTS.  Exploration of Florida's "self-taught" artists. By Gary Monroe.  University Press of Florida. 2003.  Color plate reproduction of painting & essay regarding my art. (pages 82-83)

                                                                             


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