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Teaching Schedule
Classes Kelly Curtis 10/1/14 Classes Kelly Curtis 10/1/14

Teaching Schedule

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Save the Date: September 10th
Exhibitions Kelly Curtis 8/7/14 Exhibitions Kelly Curtis 8/7/14

Save the Date: September 10th

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Ian White Williams
Artists Kelly Curtis 7/4/14 Artists Kelly Curtis 7/4/14

Ian White Williams

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Studio Visit with Matthew Langley
Artists Kelly Curtis 6/6/14 Artists Kelly Curtis 6/6/14

Studio Visit with Matthew Langley

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Clean Studio
Studio Kelly Curtis 6/5/14 Studio Kelly Curtis 6/5/14

Clean Studio

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On Titles: Julia Schwartz
Artists Kelly Curtis 4/12/14 Artists Kelly Curtis 4/12/14

On Titles: Julia Schwartz

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How do you title your paintings? Revisited with  Karen Nielsen-Fried
Artists Kelly Curtis 2/1/14 Artists Kelly Curtis 2/1/14

How do you title your paintings? Revisited with Karen Nielsen-Fried

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A Studio Visit with : Brenda Goodman
Artists Kelly Curtis 12/6/13 Artists Kelly Curtis 12/6/13

A Studio Visit with : Brenda Goodman

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Nocturnes and Shape Shifting
Exhibitions Kelly Curtis 8/1/13 Exhibitions Kelly Curtis 8/1/13

Nocturnes and Shape Shifting

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Marie Vickerilla
Artists Kelly Curtis 6/1/13 Artists Kelly Curtis 6/1/13

Marie Vickerilla

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Mapping Time: A Collaborative Exhibition
Exhibitions Kelly Curtis 5/3/13 Exhibitions Kelly Curtis 5/3/13

Mapping Time: A Collaborative Exhibition

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What’s New?
Exhibitions Kelly Curtis 4/6/13 Exhibitions Kelly Curtis 4/6/13

What’s New?

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Alyson Pou: Wherein Fury Takes Flight… the time of our silence is over
Artists Kelly Curtis 2/1/13 Artists Kelly Curtis 2/1/13

Alyson Pou: Wherein Fury Takes Flight… the time of our silence is over

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Fine Tuning
Artists Kelly Curtis 2/1/13 Artists Kelly Curtis 2/1/13

Fine Tuning

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View from the studio: Connie Goldman and Milisa Galazzi
Studio Kelly Curtis 1/1/13 Studio Kelly Curtis 1/1/13

View from the studio: Connie Goldman and Milisa Galazzi

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Newer Posts
Torn, folded, stitched.

Not building an image—
holding a surface together. 

#stiching #artprocess #artonpaper
I’ve been looking back at some of my early sculptural work.

Not out of nostalgia—but curiosity.

Because something unexpected is happening.

The work I’m making now—the fragments, stitched elements, burned edges, pieces that
A line holds what’s been broken.

Painted and printed papers, torn, shifted, and stitched back into place.

These small works are where structure and repair get worked out.

#actsofsmallrepair #abstractart #mixedmedia #contemporaryart #artproce
Looking back, I can see the thread was always there.
Long before the work I’m making now, I was already drawn to form as something held, altered, repaired.
Clay taught me about pressure and fragility.
Wood taught me about structure.
Wax taught
In the studio: fragments in conversation

Studio pause.
Stepping back to see what these pieces are saying to each other.

Still shifting things around, but I’m interested in the way space and shadow become part of the work

#contemporaryart #mi
A recent fragment. Built through layering, abrasion, and small acts of repair.

#abstractart #mixedmediaart #contemporarypainting #materiality #njartist
A Line Holds Two Worlds

new from the Shape of Memory series.
Acrylic, thread, rust, collage on cardboard mounted on panel.
#contemporaryart
#contemporaryart
#mixedmedia
#textileart
#artcollector
I’ve been back in the studio, working through fragments—
pieces that shift, move, and find their place over time.

This is how I’ve always worked. Not toward a single image,
but through repetition, layering, and staying with the pro
A narrow passage runs through it—
part seam, part rupture—holding two conditions at once.

I’m interested in that space where something splits,
but doesn’t fully separate 

13x12 acrylic, thread, paper, smoke on cardboard moun