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Devon Knowles is a practicing artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She received a bachelors of fine arts in Studio arts from the University of Guelph in 2001, and her MFA from the University of Victoria in 2008. She is the recipient of the 2015 Vancouver Mayor's Art Award for Public Art. Knowles has received a number of public art commissions and grants, and has three public art commission set to debut between 2019 and 2021. Knowles is currently being represented by the Equinox Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is currently an instructor at Langara College, and has taught sessionally at Emily Carr University. = Work =

Walking Spectrum
Knowles completed a series of pieces titled "Walking Spectrum I, S17", "Walking Spectrum II, S17", "Walking Spectrum II,i S17", which were exhibited as part of an exhibit titled "Leave the Window Open", at the Equinox Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia. The exhibit ran September 7th 2019 to October 12th 2019. ==

=Exhibitions=

Leave the Window Open
Knowles exhibited a series of works which included "Walking Spectrum I, S17", "Walking Spectrum II, S17", and "Walking Spectrum II, i S17" alongside works by B.C. Binning and Renée Van Halm in an exhibition titled "Leave the Window Open", shown at the Equinox Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Emily Hermant and Devon Knowles
Knowles showed her work alongside artist Emily Hermant at The Bakery, an art gallery in Vancouver British Columbia. The show ran December 1st 2018 to December 22nd 2018.

Properties
Knowles participated in a group show called "Properties", held May 3rd to June 16th, 2013, at Western Front, an artist run centre located in Vancouver British Columbia.

Reskilling
Knowles showed her work "Goldenrod Balls" (2008), in a group show titled "Reskilling" held at Western Front from November 29th to January 24 2009. Other participating artists include Michael Dinges, Scott Fife, Megan Gregory, Anna Sew Hoy, Liz Magor, Damian Moppett, and William O'Brien.

We put them there but they had other things to do
Knowles held a solo show from March 29, 2014 to May 17 2014, The Or Gallery in Berlin, Germany.

=Publications=

Heard About a Place One Day
Accompanying the Properties exhibition, in which Knowles buried a sculpture beneath the floorboards of the Western Front Gallery, Knowles published an artist book titled "Heard About a Place One Day". The book features poetry by Jen Hutton and Laura Matwhichuk, an essay by Jesse Birch, photo documentation, prints, and more. =Awards and Grants= SAIR Residency in Denmark (Fall 2010) Travel Grant from Canada Council (2010), Visual Grant rom British Columbia Arts Council  SFU CentreBlock Art Project from SFU Community Trust =Artist Talks= Knowles has done talks at these following venues.