Dee Knott, a native of Michigan, lives in coastal

North Carolina, in the picturesque fishing village of Beaufort. 

She studied at Michigan State University and the Kendall

School Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Dee Knott's paintings have been widely exhibited in museums

and galleries throughout the country and she has received

numerous national awards.

The Rhode Island Watercolor Society honored Knott with

the inclusion of her painting "Lace" in their Japan/Rhode Island

Exchange Exhibition.  In presenting her with their Exhibitor's 

Award, the Watercolor Society cited Knott "...for giving us an

exciting visual experience with exceptional watermedia execution

in the exchange of cultural concepts."  The paintings were on

display in Tokyo, Japan, at the Kawakami Gallery, and the

Richland Art Gallery, Saki City, Nagano-Ken, Japan.

When Lee A. Iacocca, former Chairman of Chrysler Corporation,

traveled to The People's Republic of China and Japan, he carried

with him paintings done by Knott.  The paintings were presented

as gifts from Iacocca to high-ranking government leaders in China

and Japan.  Iacocca has also presented a series of Knott's paintings

to various government officials of Venezuela.

The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club has awarded Knott it's

Huntington Bronze Medal and she has also been honored as an

elected member of the American Watercolor Society, the National

Watercolor Society, the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia

Society, the Midwest Watercolor Society, the Catherine Lorillard

Wolfe Art Club, and the American Society of Marine Artists. 

Her watercolors are included in several permanent collections,

including General Motors Corporation, Walt Disney Corporation,

Marriott Corporation, Wausau Insurance Corporation, Isuzu

Corporation, and National Watercolor Society First-Half Century

Collection.  Knott is included in the 2003 Edition of Who's Who

in American Art.

                              "Adventuress"                                       

"Wooden boats, from working Cove Sounds Skiffs to Masted Schooners, are

a great passion of mine.  The sight of these boats gives me great pleasure.  The

skill of the - boatbuilder-and the beauty of the timbers used to create these

wooden boats, bestows a feeling of great honor.  I feel privileged to be able to

interpret what I see through my painting.  The patina that enriches the wood

with age inspires me.  There is something very basic and wonderful about seeing

a wooden spritsail rocking back and forth gently on a calm day as the water

makes a gurgling sound beneath the hull."

                                                                                                                 Dee Knott, AWS