Upcoming Solo Exhibitions
Château d’Azay-le-Rideau and Château d’Oiron

Curated by Claude d’Anthenaise, supported by Les Filles du Calvaire

15 June – 1 November 2026 (PV: 26 June 2026)

In celebration of the bicentenary of photography, Karen Knorr’s upcoming retrospective at Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, curated by Claude d’Anthenaise and supported by Les Filles du Calvaire, opens 15 June – 1 November 2026 (PV 26 June 2026). Also on view at the same time will be an exhibition of Karen Knorr and Olivier Richon’s series Punks (1977) at Château d’Oiron.

The exhibition at Château d’Azay-le-Rideau will feature over forty photographs spanning from the 1970’s to the present day. Built during the reign of Francis I by Gilles Berthelot, the king’s financier, the château of Azay-le-Rideau presents a subtle alliance of French traditions and innovative decorations from Italy. It has become an icon of the new art of building in the Loire Valley in the 16th century, and is today considered one of the jewels of early French Renaissance architecture.

Collaborations
Saturday 16 May 2026, 6:30 – 9:30 pm

 
Open studio event with Karen Knorr, Anna Fox, Dafna Talmor, Bettina von Zwehl and Gareth McConnell
 
Karen Knorr is delighted to welcome you to her East London studio for a collaborative event with Anna Fox, as well as with neighbouring SPACE Studio artists, Bettina von Zwehl, Dafna Talmor and Gareth McConnell. Works by each of the artists will be on view as well as a selection of books to browse. We hope you can join us for this event celebrating collaboration and friendship!

Please RSVP to annaluk@hotmail.co.uk

Karen Knorr and Anna Fox will be exhibiting a selection of prints from U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott), their co-authored project which revisits Berenice Abbott’s 1954 seminal road trip.Starting in Key West in 2016, they set out to start a record of contemporary life along U.S. Route 1. during the age of Trump. Also on view at the event will be

Closing this weekend:
Winter Group Show
Sundaram Tagore Gallery New York
15 January – 28 February 2026

Now Live:
Online Exhibition: Scavi
Danziger Gallery
26 February – 17 April 2026
 
Sundaram Tagore Gallery’s Winter Group Show in New York closes this Saturday 28 February. The exhibition features works from Karen Knorr’s India Song and Fables series, alongside paintings and sculptures by the gallery’s global group of artists. The range of work offers a glimpse into their diverse programming. Also on view are works by Miya Ando, Chun Kwang Young, Trishla Jain, Matthew Kirk, Steve McCurry, Judith Murray, Robert Natkin, Kenny Nguyen, Robert Polidori, Sohan Qadri, Hiroshi Senju, Steve Tobin and Zheng Lu.

Danziger Gallery has just launched their online exhibition which showcases Karen Knorr’s newest ongoing series, Scavi. Click here to view the presentation of works.

Upcoming Solo Exhibition at Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, France

Curated by Claude d’Anthenaise, supported by Les Filles du Calvaire

15 June – 1 November 2026

(PV: 26 June 2026)

Karen Knorr Studio is delighted to announce Karen Knorr’s upcoming retrospective at Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, curated by Claude d’Anthenaise and supported by Les Filles du Calvaire. Karen is currently busy preparing for the solo exhibition, which will feature over forty photographs spanning from the 1970’s to the present day.

Built during the reign of Francis I by Gilles Berthelot, the king’s financier, the château of Azay-le-Rideau presents a subtle alliance of French traditions and innovative decorations from Italy. It has become an icon of the new art of building in the Loire Valley in the 16th century, and is today considered one of the jewels of early French Renaissance architecture. At the end of the 19th century, the castle passed through several owners before finally being purchased by the State in 1905. It is now managed and open to visitors by the Centre des monuments nationaux.

Further details coming soon!

The Weight of Being: Vulnerability, Resilience, and Mental Health in Art
Two Temple Place, London
24 January–19 April 2026

Curated by Angela Thomas, this new exhibition at Two Temple Place will explore artistic expression and mental health. Through depictions of deeply personal and collective experiences, it examines the powerful ways in which artists capture vulnerability, resilience, and their search for solace.

Including the work of a diverse range of twentieth century and contemporary artists and their varying perspectives, The Weight of Being will showcase how artists have captured the psychological and emotional impact of societal pressures, resilience in the face of adversity, and existential uncertainty. Four works from Karen Knorr’s series Belgravia (1979–1981) will be included in the exhibition.

Alongside dozens of artworks drawn from galleries and collections across the UK, the portraits, landscapes, and figurative studies of the lesser-known artist John Wilson McCracken (1936–1982) are woven throughout. Denied the opportunity to return to the Slade School of Art following a period of hospitalisation for mental health reasons, McCracken spent much of his career in Hartlepool, producing work that reflects a profound sensitivity to the emotional and social pressures of his time.

In Plain Sight: Photography, Power and Public Space in Britain

Matèria, San Lorenzo, Rome

5 December 2025–1 February 2026

PV: 4 December, 6 – 9pm (San Lorenzo Gallery Night)

Matèria is pleased to present In Plain Sight: Photography, Power and Public Space in Britain, an exhibition of photographic works, co-curated in dialogue with Christiane Monarchi. Through the intersection of language and the use of public space, the exhibition explores photography as a transformative site for action and a declaration of intent—whether political, cultural, or personal. Selected photographs from Karen Knorr’s series Country Life (1983–1985) will be on view alongside works by Anna Fox, Jermaine Francis, Sunil Gupta, MacDonaldStrand, Sarah Pickering, John Stezaker, and Bettina von Zwehl.

At its core, In Plain Sight is both a reflection on Britain’s rich photographic landscape and a testament to its profound contributions to social discourse with a particular focus on the last twenty years. Bringing together the work of eight lens-based artists, the exhibition opens a dialogue with specific histories of the United Kingdom which continue to influence visual culture today. The photographs, video

Group Exhibition: Show Me to You
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth
1 November 2025–15 February 2026

A selection of works from Karen Knorr’s Belgravia (1979-81) series will be on view in the Fast Forward: Women in Photography exhibition, Show Me to You, which accompanies the major retrospective, Jane Bown: Play Shadow.

Jane Bown: Play Shadow at Newlands House Gallery, Petworth (from 1 November 2025 to 15 February 2026) expands beyond the familiar public image of Bown’s work as a photographer with The Observer newspaper, to reveal the deeply personal vision and consistent philosophy that guided her work: a belief in simplicity, natural light, and the decisive presence of a good face.

The exhibition also celebrates Jane’s lasting connection to the region and to future generations of image-makers. An alumna of the Guildford School of Art – which offered the UK’s only full-time photography course at the time, directed by Ifor Thomas – now part of the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), the exhibition includes Show Me to You, part of Fast Forward: Womxn in Photography, which celebrates the continuing legacy of Jane Bown, a UCA’s distinguished graduates. Known for her intimate and honest portraits, Bown’s influence resonates in the work of UCA alumni and staff: Anna Fox, Sunil Gupta, Karen Knorr,

Artissima Art Fair with Matèria
Oval Lingotto Fiere,Turin, Italy
31 October–2 November 2025
Main Section, Booth 7 (Red Corridor)

Karen Knorr’s The Principles of Political Economy from the series Capital (1990-91) will be on view at Artissima with Matèria Gallery. The fair opens 31 October–2 November 2025 (preview by invitation on 30 October). Find Matèria in the Main Section on Booth 7 (Red Corridor).

Artissima is Italy’s most important contemporary art fair. Since its establishment in 1994, it has combined the presence of an international market with a focus on experimentation and research.

U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott) by Anna Fox and Karen Knorr

Les Rencontres d’Arles
Palais de l’Archevêché, 7 July–5 October 2025

 
There’s now only a few more days to catch Anna Fox and Karen Knorr’s U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott) at Les Rencontres d’Arles! The exhibition is on view at Palais de l’Archevêché until Sunday 5 October.

Following in the tracks of Berenice Abbott and her colleague/assistant Damon Gadd (also accompanied by Sara Gadd), Karen Knorr and Anna Fox set out in 2016 to start a record of contemporary life along U.S. Route 1 during the age of Trump. Along the way Fox and Knorr searched for a sense of what is happening today and how that differs from what Abbott and Gadd found. Using their iPhones, digital SLRs and a Phase One medium format camera, they photographed small towns, people, drugstores, cafes, diners, hotels, motels, farms, factories, street signs and advertisements.

U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott) by Anna Fox & Karen Knorr
Published by Trolley Books

Book Launch:
The Photographers’ Gallery Bookshop
Thursday 24 July
18.00 – 20.00

Karen Knorr and Anna Fox’s new publication, U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott), published by Trolley Books, will be launching in London at The Photographers’ Gallery on Thursday 24 July! Click here to  pre-order a signed copy from Trolley Books at a special release price (offer available until 24 July).

Anna Fox and Karen Knorr set out in 2016 on a journey of friendship, adventure and collaboration stopping at motels, drugstores, cafes and Airbnb’s. Stopping, walking, getting out to meet people and explore a fractured US society in the age of Trump. Over 150 colour photographs made between 2016 and 2025 focus on small towns on this extended road trip from Key West in Florida to Fort Kent in Maine.