Curtis Talwst Santiago

Curtis Talwst Santiago (b. 1979, Edmonton, Alberta) studied as an apprentice of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun. Santiago has exhibited internationally at venues such as The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY; The New Museum, New York, NY; The Eli and Edythe Broad Museum at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; the Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada; The Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; and the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA; 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. The artist's solo exhibition Can't I Alter, opens in February 2020 at The Drawing Center, New York, NY. His work is in the permanent collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY. Santiago considers himself decentralized and lives and works between New York, NY, Lisbon, Portugal, and Toronto, CA.

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Curtis Talwst Santiago, The Day of Carnival, 2018, watercolor, aerosol, charcoal, and oil pastel on canvas, Framed: 25 x 19 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches (63.5 x 48.9 x 3.8 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Ooo Dey Ooo Dey, 2019, acrylic, charcoal, pastel on canvas, 60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Watch me! One day I'll be Calypso Monarch!, 2018, watercolor, aerosol, charcoal and oil pastel on paper, Framed: 34 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (87.6 x 67.3 x 3.8 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, The Day After Carnival, 2019, acrylic, charcoal, pastel on canvas, 60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Dingolay II, 2018, watercolor, aerosol, charcoal and oil pastel on paper, Framed: 34 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (87.6 x 67.3 x 3.8 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Dingolay, 2019, acrylic, charcoal, pastel on canvas, 60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Who playing Mas?, 2018, watercolor, aerosol and charcoal on paper, Framed: 34 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (87.6 x 67.3 x 3.8 cm)
Installation view, Independent New York, March 7-10, 2019
Installation view, SITELines.2018: Casa Tomada, SITE Santa Fe, August 3, 2018 - January 6, 2019.
Installation view, SITELines.2018: Casa Tomada, SITE Santa Fe, August 3, 2018 - January 6, 2019.
Installation view, SITELines.2018: Casa Tomada, SITE Santa Fe, August 3, 2018 - January 6, 2019.
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Home coming, 2018, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 2 x 8 3/4 x 2 inches (5.1 x 22.2 x 5.1 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Olokun in Fancy Dress, 2018, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 3 inches (4.4 x 4.4 x 7.6 cm)
Installation view, Dime-Store Alchemy, The FLAG Art Foundation, 2018. Photo: Steven Probert.
Installation view, Dime-Store Alchemy, The FLAG Art Foundation, 2018. Photo: Steven Probert.
Curtis Talwst Santiago, The Spoils of War II, 2017, mixed media diorama, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (8.3 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, She Knight Monica, 2018, spray paint, watercolor, acrylic, oil on paper, 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (41.3 x 31.1 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, A morte do cavaleiro prateado, 2018, spray paint, oil, charcoal, pastel, acrylic on canvas, 35 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches (90.2 x 90.2 cm)
Installation view, Curtis Talwst Santiago, By Sea, Rachel Uffner Gallery
Installation view, Curtis Talwst Santiago, By Sea, Rachel Uffner Gallery
Curtis Talwst Santiago, The Four of Them Made a Promise, 2018, spray paint, oil, charcoal, pastel, acrylic on canvas, 85 x 76 1/2 inches (215.9 x 194.3 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Red Face Ancestral Vision 1, 2018, spray paint, oil, charcoal, pastel, acrylic on canvas, 39 3/4 x 39 1/2 inches (101 x 100.3 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Morte, 2018, spray paint, watercolor, charcoal, pencil on paper, 19 x 14 1/2 inches (48.3 x 36.8 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, The Olokun and her Council and the Zulu Knight, 2018, spray paint, oil, charcoal, pastel, acrylic on canvas, 85 1/2 x 60 inches (217.2 x 152.4 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, African Knight I, 2018, wire and beads, on steel armature, 82 x 24 x 24 inches (208.3 x 61 x 61 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Redface Ancestor Rock II, 2017, spray paint and hard pastel on found rock, 68 x 28 x 24 inches (172.7 x 71.1 x 61 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, African Knight Helmet 3, 2017, wire and beads, on steel armature, 14 x 10 x 11 inches (35.6 x 25.4 x 27.9 cm)
Installation view, Frieze New York, May 2 - 6, 2018
Curtis Talwst Santiago, She Knight Lineage, 2018, mixed media dioramas in reclaimed jewelry boxes, steel, Plexiglas, 50 1/2 x 40 x 14 inches (128.3 x 101.6 x 35.6 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Olokun (Venus), 2017, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches (8.9 x 6.4 x 7 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Chain Mail Du Rag 3 (protect ya neck), 2018, chain mail on steel armature, 23 x 8 x 8 inches (58.4 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Installation view, Curtis Talwst Santiago, University of Saskatchewan College Art Galleries
Installation view, Curtis Talwst Santiago, University of Saskatchewan College Art Galleries
Installation view, Curtis Talwst Santiago, University of Saskatchewan College Art Galleries
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Man in Sun Room, 2016, conte, watercolors and charcoal on arches paper, 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Deluge VII, 2016, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 6 x 4 x 4 1/2 inches (15.2 x 10.2 x 11.4 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Tell Them To Stop! Tell Them To Stop!, 2014, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 1 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches (2.5 x 3.8 x 4.4 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Saga Boys, 2016, artist-made charcoal, pastel, graphite, conte on matt board, 40 x 32 inches (101.6 x 81.3 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Me with Mask, 2016, spray paint, pastel, graphite, charcoal on arches paper, 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Be Alright, 2016, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 5 inches (11.4 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Red Face Ancestor II, 2016, spray paint, charcoal, conte on arches paper, 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Oilman the Dunce, 2016, charcoal and pastel on arches paper, 7 x 10 feet (2.1 x 3 m)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Redface Ancestor Rock I, 2016, spray paint and hard pastel on found rock, 7 1/2 x 3 x 14 inches (19.1 x 7.6 x 35.6 cm)
Installation view, Curtis Talwst Santiago, Drawings and Miniatures, Rachel Uffner Gallery
Installation view, Curtis Talwst Santiago, Drawings and Miniatures, Rachel Uffner Gallery
Curtis Talwst Santiago, What you doing? Just chilling with some friends, 2017, mixed media diorama in Edwardian silver jewelry box (1906), 3 x 4 3/4 inches (7.5 x 12 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Prison Industrial Complex, 2016, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 2 inches (3.175 x 3.8 x 5 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, Uh Huh Honey II, 2015, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (5.1 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)
Curtis Talwst Santiago, J'ouvert, 2016, spray paint and charcoal on arches paper, 22 x 30 inches (55.9 x 76.2 cm)