AVEL C. DEKNIGHT
(1923 - 1995)
Awards and Guest Curatorships
Awards
| New York Village Art Center Prize, 1953 |
| National Academy of Design, Paton Prize, 1958 and 1967 |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters, Childe Hassam Fund Purchase Prize, 1960 |
| United States State Department, Exchange Grant, 1961 |
| National Audubon Artist Society, Grumbacher Award, 1964 |
| Watercolor Society Prize, Grand Prize and Gold Medal, 1967, Centennial Exhibition |
| Audubon Artists Annual Prize, 1968 |
| American Federation of Arts, Medal of Honor, 1968 |
| Emily Lowe Award, 1970 |
| High Winds Award, 1973 |
| Audubon Artists Purchase Prize |
| Ranger Fund, Samuel F. B. Morse Medal |
| Palmer Memorial Prize |
Guest Curatorships
| "Six Photographers," Western Electric, 1981 |
| "Dimensions 81" (Edges Group, Inc.), Bankers Trust, New York City, 1981 |
| "35 Under 35", New York Urban League, 1980 |
| Corner Gallery, Brooklyn Museum, 1978-1980 |