
Curtis Talwst Santiago (b. 1979, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) works in multiple media to examine questions of memory, ancestry, and diasporic imagination. His works weave historical, familial, and speculative narratives together to question colonial frameworks and celebrate forgotten forms of knowledge. Santiago studied as an apprentice of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun and at the New York Studio School. He has completed several residencies including Black Rock Senegal, Pioneer Works Brooklyn, and at the University of Tennessee. Santiago has exhibited internationally at museums such as the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, The Drawing Center, New York; The FLAG Art Foundation, New York; The New Museum, New York; The Eli and Edythe Broad Museum at Michigan State University, East Lansing; the Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan; The Pérez Art Museum Miami; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; and the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah; among others. The artist was included in the inaugural 2019 Toronto Biennial of Art in Toronto, Canada, the SITE Santa Fe SITELines. 2018 Biennial, Casa Tomada, in Santa Fe, NM, and was featured in the 2018 Biennale de Dakar in Dakar, Senegal. Santiago lives and works in Munich, Germany.
Curtis Santiago
Jab Women, Jab Jab Posse
Jab Women, Jab Jab Posse, 2023
Mixed media in reclaimed jewelry box
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Curtis Santiago
The Places We Will Come and Will Be From
The Places We Will Come and Will Be From, 2017-2023
Spray paint, oil, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, laces and grommets on canvas
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Curtis Santiago
Untitled
Untitled, 2022
Spray paint, oil, charcoal, pastel and acrylic on canvas
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Curtis Santiago
Untitled
Untitled, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
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Curtis Santiago
Untitled
Untitled, 2019
Acrylic on Canvas
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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Curtis Santiago
Jab Molassie Posse
Jab Molassie Posse, 2022
Mixed Media on paper
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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