ABOUT

Emma Fern Curtis (b. 1991) was born and raised in Washington state, USA. She received her BA in Fine Arts, with a concentration in oil painting, from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI. After graduating in 2012 she began the three-year intensive program at Georgetown Atelier, studying classical drawing and oil painting with the renowned educator and painter, Tenaya Sims. After completing the program she worked at Georgetown Atelier for two years as the Administrator/Development Director. Since then she has spent much of her time living and traveling abroad, drawing inspiration from the varied cultures and landscapes she has had the opportunity to experience. After 7 years of being primarily based in India and Lebanon, she is now living in Raleigh, NC.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2019 Sacred Buddhist Art, McLeodganj, India, studies in traditional Tibetan Thangka painting.

2016 Bo Bartlett Master Class, Atlanta GA

2012-15  Georgetown Atelier, Seattle WA, studies in classical drawing and oil painting.

2009-12  Hillsdale College, Hillsdale MI, BA in Fine Arts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024 Operations Manager, East Oaks Studio, Raleigh NC

2023 Gallery Manager, Gateway Gallery, Camano Island WA

2022 Denali Foundation Art Residency, Namche Bazar, Nepal

2013-18  Private Art Instructor, Seattle WA

2015-16  Administrator/Development Director, Georgetown Atelier, Seattle WA

2012-15  Studio Monitor, Georgetown Atelier, Seattle WA

2014      Guest Speaker, Ars Gratia Artis, Church of All Saints, Lecture Series, Minneapolis MN

2013      Guest Speaker, The Necessity of Art, Young Professionals Group, Lecture Series, Seattle WA

2011-12  Studio Monitor, Sage Center for the Arts, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale MI

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2022-24 Featured Artist, Denali Schmidt Gallery, Sagarmatha Next, Namche Bazar, Nepal

2022 Hunnaهن: Celebrating Women Through the Eyes of Local Artists; ABC Verdun, Beirut, Lebanon

2022 Gage Alumni Exhibition, Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle WA

2017      Hillsdale College Alumni Juried Exhibition, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale MI

2016      Urban Light Studios, Seattle WA

2016       Seattle Realist Artists Juried Exhibition, Seattle WA

2015       Rainier Club Juried Exhibition, Seattle WA

2015       New Classical Architecture and Art: Forward Looking & Beautifully Timeless, Seattle WA

2015       Best of Gage, Gage Academy, Seattle WA

2014       Gallery 4500, Seattle WA

2013       Student Exhibition, Georgetown Atelier, Seattle WA

2012       Senior Thesis Exhibition, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale MI

2012       Spring Juried Student Arts Exhibit, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale MI

AWARDS

2016 Bo Bartlett Master Class Full-Tuition Scholarship

2016 Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists Scholarship

2012 Spring Juried Student Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale MI

2011 Fall Concourse Student Exhibit, Second Place Award, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale MI

2011-12 R. Joy Stewart Scholarship, Hillsdale College Art Department, Hillsdale MI

2009-12 Virginia H. Yates Scholarship, Hillsdale College Art Department, Hillsdale MI

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Interview with The Creative Congregate:

http://hereloveishome.com/thecreativecongregate/2016/9/28/thecreativecongregate-meet-emma-curtis

Sculpting Their Future, Same Scorzo, The Hillsdale Collegian, April 5, 2012

From Fashion to Painting: Seniors Exhibit Art, Marieke van der Vaart, The Hillsdale Collegian, March 29, 2012