Jonathan M. Knight a Daytona Beach, FL native is an accomplished artist in watercolors, oils, pastels and printmaking. He has been featured in and on the cover of such prestigious magazines as "Watercolor '95", an "American Artist" publication, "Artists' Magazine", "American Visions Magazine", "American Art Review", and "Decor Magazine", as well as featured on front page cover stories of the "Kansas City Star", the "Orlando Sentinal", "The Wichita Eagle", the "Kansas City Kansan" and the "Kansas City Globe".

A Board of Trustees member, of the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, as well as a graduate, Knight's professional recognition includes the American Artists Professional League, NY; The National Watercolor Society, Los Angeles; The American Watercolor Society, NY; The Southern Watercolor Society, AL; The Society of Illustrators, NY; Audubon Artists,Inc., NY; The Miniature Art Society of Florida, FL; The Houghton-Mifflin Award, Boston; Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society, Washington, DC; San Diego International Watercolor Society, CA and more.

Knight's paintings are included in museums, corporations and private collections such as the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO,(where two of his paintings were on exhibition with the paintings of Andrew Wyeth, Salvador Dali, Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell and Robert Stackhouse). He was the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art featured artist in the museum's showcase during the month of February, 1998, MO.

In addition, his paintings are in the collection of the JM Family Enterprises Corporate Collection, Deerfield Beach, FL; Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL; Anheuser-Busch Corp., St. Louis, MO; Crescent Co., Wheeling, IL; Emprise Bank, Wichita, KS; Hallmark Fine Art Collections, Kansas City, MO, to name a few.

Knight is the recipient of the Founders Award, from the Southern Watercolor Society's 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Talladega, AL. He is a signature member of the Georgia Watercolor Society, Mississippi Watercolor Society, and the Kansas Watercolor Society. He was recently awarded the 1998 Kansas Watercolor Society's(KWS) Emprise Bank Patron Purchase Award(the highest award and purchase), and the 1996 KWS Beverly and Dick Hoover Award, at the Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS. He is also a member of the Allied Artists of America, New York, NY, and the Southern Watercolor Society, Durham, NC. Knight is one of the nation's premiere watercolorists, continuously winning numerous awards, as well as his paintings being included in some of the most prominent private and corporate collections across the country.

He was awarded the 1998 Best of Show Award in the 5th Annual Miniature
Art Exhibition, Casper, WY, and he is a multi-award recipient of the Georgia Miniature Art Society's Annual International Exhibition. In 1996 he was awarded the William Meyerowitz Memorial Award at the 54th Audubon Artists Exhibition, New York, NY. Knight was selected the 1996 Judge of Awards for the Miniature Art Society of Florida's Twenty-First International Exhibition, Clearwater, FL (In 1988, Knight was awarded the Best of Show Award in
this prestigious exhibition).

In March 1998, Knight completed a successful solo exhibition at the Governors Club of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL. Equally successful exhibitions were held at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, Ormond Beach, FL in September 1997; the Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL March 1996; the Cornell Museum of Art and History in Delray Beach, FL September 1996; the Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center, St. Louis, MO October 1995.

His paintings are in the fine art collection of the international award winning yacht, Gallant Lady, owned by JM Family Enterprises, Inc., and Bill Cosby's private collection.

He has appeared on numerous television and radio shows and news programs
throughout the country.