
Curtis Santiago (b.1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former apprentice of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun. Santiago has exhibited internationally in solo and group shows including at the Studio Museum, Harlem; Rachel Uffner, Hunter College, New York; Perez Art Museum, Miami; Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, USA; the Art Gallery of Ontario, Cooper Cole, Toronto; the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada. Following his artist-in-residency at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, USA, he participated in a residency with Gallery MOMO, Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa. In 2018, the artist was included in the SITE Santa Fe SITELines.2018 Biennial in Santa Fe and in the Biennale de Dakar in Dakar, Senegal. He is currently featured in the Toronto Biennial of Art, Toronto, Canada. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem, USA. Santiago lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal.
Curtis Santiago
Olokun (Mama’s Mama’s Mama)
Olokun (Mama’s Mama’s Mama), 2016
Pastel and charcoal on paper
Curtis Santiago
Self as Wooden Figure
Self as Wooden Figure, 2016
Pastel and charcoal on paper
Curtis Santiago
Chêne-Bourg
Chêne-Bourg, 2017
Oil and spray paint on arches oil pad
Curtis Santiago
Berlin Blue Face 1
Berlin Blue Face 1, 2017
Oil, spray paint and charcoal on arches oil pad
Curtis Santiago
Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick, 2017
Watercolour, spray paint, oil and charcoal on unstretched canvas
Curtis Santiago
Sporting Life
Sporting Life, 2017
Watercolour, spray paint, oil and charcoal on unstretched canvas
Curtis Santiago
Untitled
Untitled, 2017
Spray paint, oil and charcoal on paper
Curtis Santiago
Higher Self Portrait
Higher Self Portrait, 2017
Spray paint, oil and charcoal on paper
Curtis Santiago
Uncle 2
Uncle 2, 2017
Spray paint, oil and charcoal on paper
Curtis Santiago
Uncle 1
Uncle 1, 2017
Spray paint, oil and charcoal on paper
Curtis Santiago
Cocoa Picasso
Cocoa Picasso, 2017
Spray paint, oil and charcoal on paper
Curtis Santiago
Rembrandt was a Moor
Rembrandt was a Moor, 2017
Spray paint, oil and charcoal on paper
Curtis Santiago
Whoonga (also known as nyaope or wunga)
Whoonga (also known as nyaope or wunga), 2017
Watercolour and charcoal
Curtis Santiago
Untitled
Untitled, 2017
Oil, spray paint and charcoal
Curtis Santiago
Parktown
Parktown, 2017
Pastel, charcoal, watercolour and spray paint
Curtis Santiago
1. The woman of colour and the man of colour 2. The man of colour and the white woman
1. The woman of colour and the man of colour 2. The man of colour and the white woman, 2017
Pastel, charcoal and watercolour on paper
Curtis Santiago
Repentant Fucboi Laid Bare
Repentant Fucboi Laid Bare
Oil, spray paint, charcoal, watercolour and paper on unstretched canvas