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Born in Bedford, UK (1982) Adam Knight received an MA in Fine Art from the Royal College of Art in 2007. He is an artist based in London who works across image, sound and installation. He is drawn to relationships between the built environment and archival practices. Using research and art practice he explores latent aspects of architecture to reveal new insights and perspectives. Works derive from research methodologies incorporating field recordings, writing and institutional structures. Scopic and haptic methods are used to mediate and interface with objects of inquiry. Research ‘desire-lines’ help connect disparate aspects of a project. He is interested in the specificity of material to reflexively draw attention to concepts and methods embedded in the work.

He has exhibited his work across the UK and internationally, participated in projects and residencies at Brunswick Centre in London, La Ira de Dios in Buenos Aires, The Watch in Berlin, The Showroom in London, A-Z West in California, Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Eastside International in Los Angeles, Atelierhaus Salzamt in Linz, Edinburgh Sculpture, League Residency in New York, Kunstlerhaus Aussersihil in Zürich, ACC Galerie in Weimar and Cell Project Space in London. In 2023, he was Practitioner in Residence at the Institute of Historical Research at the School of Advanced Studies. 

He has been awarded grants from University of London, Arts Council England, Knowledge Exchange Fund UAL, a-n, Creative Scotland, Royal College of Art and University for the Creative Arts. He is a Senior Tutor and member of the Sites and Situations research group at the Royal College of Art in London. He is currently an external examiner at Goldsmiths College and London College of Communication.