Curriculum Vitae
Education And Training
David Earl Curtis (Aka, Dave)
1984 Virginia Tech - Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art
1984 Painting workshop under Robert Berlind – Sponsored by VA Tech and Miles Horton, Mountain Lake Resort, VA
Education And Training
2025: Juriors Choice award, Falls Church Arts Gallery, Falls Church, VA
2012: 1st place award in “Isms”, Juried exhibition Falls Church Arts Gallery
2008: 2nd place award in “Connessione”, Juried exhibition Falls Church Arts Gallery
1985: Scholarship to Mountain Lake Art Symposium, attending a painting workshop under painter and art critic Robert Berlind and assisting VA Tech professor Ray Kass and avant-garde artist John Cage with their “New River Rocks” project.
Solo Exhibitions
UPCOMING 2026, Oct 24 - Nov 29, Reception November 14, 6-8PM "Jungian Surrealism”, Workhouse Art Center, Muse Gallery, Lorton, VA
2017 “Windows To The Soul, The Art Of Dave Curtis” - Jefferson Street Artists, Falls Church, VA.
2013 “Evolution Of Sir Real, A Retrospective Of The Art Of Dave Curtis” - Exhibitions Art Gallery, Martinsburg, WV.
2005 “Dave Curtis” - Broad Street Grill, arranged by Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA.
2002 “Timeline: The Art of Dave Curtis” - The Artful Dodger, Harrisonburg, VA.
1999 “Paintings by Dave Curtis” - Krypton Gallery, Leesburg, VA.
1998 “Nothing To Do With Energy, The Art Of Dave Curtis” - Closet Gallery of the Western Loudoun Arts Center, Purcellville, VA.
Group Shows
2025
“2025 Mid-Atlantic Juried Show” - McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
“Between You and Me” – Museum of Contemporary Art, Arlington, VA
“Fresh views of the American Revolution” – American Revolution Museum, Yorktown, VA
“Faces And Figures” - Falls Church Arts Gallery, Falls Church, VA
“Fairfax Spotlight On The Arts Festival” - Stacy C, Sherwood Center, Fairfax, VA
“Art Speaks” - Bay School Community Arts Center. Matthews, VA
2024
“Create-Inspire-Empower” Juried Exhibition - Mosaic Art Gallery, Tysons, VA
2023
“AVAST group show” - Gallery 3700, Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division, Arlington, VA
“All Member Show” - Kensington Gallery, Falls Church Arts.
2022 “Life Aquatic” Juried exhibition - Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD.
2021 “Seascapes: Under The Surface - Information, The Art of Davids Curtis and Heatwole”, The Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth, DE.
2012 “Isms” Juried exhibition - Falls Church Arts Gallery, Falls Church, VA.
2008
“Connessione” Juried exhibition - Falls Church Arts Gallery, Falls Church, VA.
“Perspectivo” - Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA.
“Sensazione” - Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA.
2007
“Vision” - group show, Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA.
“SPCA Exhibit” - Fire Hall Gallery, Charles Town, WV.
2006 “Verve” - Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA.
2005
“The All Arlington Salon” - Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA.
“Winter Arts” - Ellipse Art Center, Arlington,VA.
2004 “United States Of Energy” - Transcendental Arts Council exhibit, The Delaplane Visual Arts Center, Frederick, Md.
2003 “Summer Salon” - Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA.
2000 “A Gathering Of Creativity” - Cafe Montmarte, Reston, VA.
1999 “Summer Salon’99’ ” - Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA.
1998 “American Artists Studios Show” - Jewel Building, Loudoun Campus, Shenandoah University.
1997 “Saints, Sinners, And The Rest Of Us” – Transcendental Arts Council exhibit, Studios On The Square, Roanoke, VA.
1996 “Art Works!” - Transcendental Arts Council group show, Atrium Gallery, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Private Collections
Dave Curtis's work is featured in numerous private collections across the world. Notable holdings include the Steven and Linda Krensky Collection in Maryland and the Heatwole Collection in Ohio, among others.
Public Collections
Curtis's work has been recognized and acquired by prestigious institutional collections, including major university archives, a national museum within the Smithsonian Institution, and historic naval vessels, demonstrating the enduring cultural and historical significance of his artistic contributions.
The Miles Horton Collection, Virginia Tech
Robert Sheridan commissioned a historical painting of “The Battle Off Samar” to display on the USS Yorktown,
Naval History Museum, Patriots Point, Charleston, SC
Gross Gallery, Smithsonian Postal Museum, Washington, D.C. (Permanent Display)
Publications
Falls Church Arts: Dave Curtis’s ‘Tao Emoji’ wins Jurior’s Choice Award in ‘Faces and Figures’ Show
Falls Church Independent (.com) (April 21, 2025)
“Sir Real and The Aquarium” by Dave Curtis - published in 2022 by Main Artery Press.
Interview in Vol 2, Issue 16 - CreativePaper Magazine (2020)
Interview in Vol 2, Issue 12 - CreativePaper Magazine (2020)
"United States of Energy" Exhibition Catalog - published 2004 by David F. Heatwole