Bryony Knight (née Reed) took a degree in Psychiatric Nursing at The University of East Anglia, before deciding to follow her dream of becoming a professional painter, and becoming the UK’s only oil painting apprentice to painting master Martin Kinnear at the Norfolk Painting School in 2015. Bryony took the school’s Diploma programme immersed in the techniques and traditions of historical oil painting, whilst also teaching students the art of oil painting. Bryony was subsequently promoted to Studio Manager of the Norfolk Painting School, where she continued to teach students from beginner to professional level, whilst also working on her own body of creative work. She accompanied Kinnear on his mission at the SNBA Paris Salon at Carousel d’Louvre 2017-2019, as well as carrying out projects at The Bowes Museum, and The Other Art Fair, among others. 

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Her work has been featured in multiple publications, such as House and Garden magazine and The Artist as Editor’s Choice. In 2023, Bryony’s paintings appeared on-set for Apple TV’s French and English thriller series ‘Liason’.

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In 2021, Bryony set up her own business, Bryony Knight Art, in her native Norfolk teaching oil painting across the UK, while continuing to create and exhibit her own Art Now in an abstract style. Her work has been exhibited extensively across the UK, and has collectors in the US, Europe and UK. 

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In 2025 she became editor for Paul Hollingsworth’s Oil Painting - Controversial Views© and Oil Painting - Controversial Views: Exercises & Projects©; as well as being a co-judge for the annual Maire Ragnhild Hollingsworth Oil Painting Prize at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025, which awarded Frances Featherstone (a previous student of Bryony’s) the prize for Motherly Loves. 

 

Bryony has agreed to become the guardian for the OP-CV series to ensure that they are made available at no cost, are maintained up to date and reflect responses to valid comments.

Bryony is preparing Oil Painting - Controversial Views for Aspiring Artists© scheduled for publication free online in 2026. This volume is being designed to enable any aspiring artist to commence work with confidence, keep costs to a minimum and be assured that the returns on investment in painting courses will be maximised.