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Jason Knight is a Montréal based artist working with digital and biologic technologies of the body.

Jason Knight’s interdisciplinary research-creation practice operates at the critical volatile intersections of biotechnology, performance, and contemporary critical theory. Spanning across performance, print, video, and multimedia installation art, Knight’s work functions as a systematic interrogation of modern biopolitics, examining the societal implications of reproductive technologies, institutional body management, and pervasive pharmaceutical interventions.

Guided by the frameworks of the medical humanities and scientific studies, the work initiates a rigorous critical examination of medical practices and expanding pharmaceutical cultures—frequently investigating how these apparatuses deploy discipline, punishment, and control over vulnerable body systems. By centering human research ethics and documenting the realities of marginalized populations, the practice directly challenges the power structures governing identity, containment, and somatic embodiment in contemporary culture.

Exhibitions and Performances

Jason Knight's work has been featured in over 60 exhibitions and performances globally, including:

Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (2011) Darling Foundry Arcade, Montréal, Canada (2011) AGA Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (2009) Foreman Art Gallery, Bishop's University, Sherbrook, Canada (2008), Goldsmiths, London University, UK (2008) Lowsalt Gallery, Glasgow, UK (2008) CIANT Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (2008) Assembly Gallery GSA, Glasgow, UK (2007) FOFA Gallery, Montreal, Canada (2007) Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS), Troy, NY, USA (2007) Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Sevilla, Spain (2007) Montserrat Gallery, Beverly, MA, US (2007) ISEA International Society for Electronic Arts, San Jose, USA (2006) The Bakery, Perth Australia (2006) SAT La Société des arts et technologiques, Montreal (2005), New Forms Festival, Vancouver, Canada (2005) BREAK Festival Ljubljana, Slovenia (2005) FCG The Forest City Gallery London, Canada (2004) BEAP Biennial Electronic Arts Perth Perth, Australia (2004) Articule Artist Run Centre, Montreal, Montréal, Canada (2003) EMAF The European Media Arts Festival Osnabrück, Germany (2003) AGYU, Toronto, Canada (1999) Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary Canada (1996) amongst others.

Knight has also completed residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts (2002, 2007) and SymbioticA (2004, 2006).

Knight has received significant funding from organizations such as the Canada Council for the Arts, CALQ, SSHRC, and HEXAGRAM.

Knight has authored and co-authored numerous scholarly publications, including book chapters, journal articles, and catalog essays. Their writing critically examines biotechnology, art, and society.  

In work at Concordia University, Knight has supervised numerous graduate students and taught courses on print media, art theory, and interdisciplinary art. They have also served as Principal Investigator, supervising numerous research assistants through external grants.

Knight continues to investigate art-science intersections, human research ethics, poetics, biotechnologies, and critical theory. Ongoing research aims to foster innovative collaborations, pedagogical materials, and meaningful applications of emergent digital and biologic technologies.