Jasper Knight was born in Sydney in 1978 and remains Sydney based. In 2002-2003 he completed a Master of Arts at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW Sydney. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 Jasper was a finalist in the Archibald Prize and he was also exhibited in the Wynne Prize in 2005 and 2006.

In 2006, Jasper was awarded an Australia Council New Work grant, the Freedman Foundation Scholarship and The Rocks Art Prize. He has also been a finalist in the Blake Prize, The ABN-Amro Prize, The Mosman Art Prize, The Helen Lempriere Prize and the Brett Whiteley Prize.

Jasper has shown in and organized exhibitions in numerous venues, including every major artist-run space in Sydney. He started the Half Dozen Artist-run Initiative and it has since shown over 150 artists in four countries. In 2007 he opened Chalk Horse Gallery with the generous support of the Australia Council and the City of Sydney. Jasper had shows in 2007 in Berlin, London (Tidemark, COSA), Melbourne (Metro 5), Perth (Greenhill Gallery) and Sydney.

In 2008 his work wias exhibited in Adelaide (Adelaide Festival of Arts Exhibition Feb/March), Brisbane at the Brisbane Art Fair, Sydney and Perth.

In August 2008 Jasper Knight won the Mosman Art Prize with his painting 'Wharf with Yellow Palings". The Mosman Art Prize is on display at Mosman Art Gallery from 2nd August to 31st August 2008. Now valued at $20,000 this is Australia's longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize.

Collections

Sydney Port Authority, The Rocks, Sydney, The Premier’s Office, NSW State Government, Sydney; Random House Australia, Milson’s Point, Sydney; Australian Consulate, Makati, Manila, Philippines; Baker and McKenzie; Various private collections