Theresa MacKnight was born in Saint John, N.B. and studied Fine Arts at Mount Allison University and Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. She currently lives in St. Andrews, N.B. and has a diverse practice fueled by the belief that painting is an investigation of ideas and of life. Her recent work explores how the materiality and methods in painting carries as much as the image itself. Macknight is a lifelong educator of all ages and believes in the importance of the arts community, both local and global. MacKnight has received several grants and awards and has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions.