Curtis Stewart Jaunsen

Self Portrait with Fur Hat”

 

 

 

 

 

CURTIS STEWART JAUNSEN

 

 

Statement

After 20 years of practice as a professional architect, I spent 2 years—from 2002 to 2004—studying realist art at the Florence Academy of Art, in Florence, Italy. The academy’s teaching methods are modeled after those of the 19th century French Academy to revive abandoned classical painting methods and craft, the foundation of which is the ability to see and render nature accurately. The education I received gave me a much greater appreciation for the beauty and pleasure of art that comes from direct and focused observation. In all of my work I try to engage the subtle variations of light and form as deeply as I can, however, lately I have also been exploring more abstract attitudes regarding the manipulation of paint on the painting surface. A balance between the two attitudes or approaches creates a tension that I have found to be very exciting.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2016 – Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2015 – Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, Gulfport, MS
2011 – Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2008 – Gold Leaf Designs and Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
2005 – Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs, MS
2005, 2006, 2009, 2012 – Shain Gallery, Charlotte, NC

Group Exhibitions

2009 – Coastal Artists Reflect on Walter Inglis Anderson, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS
2006 – European Landscapes, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, NY
2005, 2006, 2007 – Alumni exhibition, Florence Academy of Art, Corsini Family Stables, Florence, Italy
2005 – Gold Leaf Designs and Gallery, Chattanooga, TN

Publications

2015 – Artist profile, Plein Air Magazine, September
2014 – Inspired by Water, Life on the Water Magazine, Fall

Education

2002-2004 – Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
1993 – MA, Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
1986 – BA, Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA