Curator's Exhibition Statement: "The paintings of North Carolina-based artist Margaret Curtis have been called “curious collages of surreal symbolism.” Her images are visually rich and psychologically complex – the result of a challenging lifelong personal and artistic journey. For the past 30 years, Curtis’ art has examined family, politics, and power through a feminist lens. Before returning to the South, Curtis taught and exhibited in New York. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections and has been featured in Harper’s, Art in America, Art Forum, Modern Painters, and The New York Times. This exhibition is on view in the Special Exhibits Gallery from February 8 through July 3, 2022."

Margaret Curtis is one of the United State's most important living artists. Her work is unique, innovative, and gripping. She is represented by the Tracy Morgan Gallery, Asheville, NC. Not only is she a storyteller with imagery, but the physicality of her oil paintings makes compelling visceral connections to the content of her work. Curtis's artwork is critically acclaimed and nationally recognized. Recently she has been honored with a Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship. The Joan Mitchell Fellowship is a prestigious award, and artists are selected through a rigorous nomination process. Artists are awarded $60,000. And the funding is disbursed over four years. Margaret has used her grant to build on and expand her studio. Please click on the images below to generate a slide show of Margaret's work.