Explore your imagination and connect with a world of fantasy as Curtis Kiwak helps us find our inner child. Curt taught pre-school for 37 years and is definitely in touch with his inner child! He has learned to embrace “the mess,” strange logic, and ideas that suddenly change direction. Watch as his images unfold into symbolic landscapes, where anthropomorphic animals show up as rescuers, inside slightly unstable worlds. His artwork blends elements of the natural world with fantasy and symbolism, drawing from traditions of imaginative imagery to suggest unseen forces and quiet narratives. His work invites reflection, rather than fixed interpretation. He lets the meaning of his images reveal themselves as he works, often to his own surprise!

His demo will include mixed media such as alcohol markers, watercolor crayons, paint, pencils, and pens on both paper and canvas. It will be about process rather than polish, and about what happens when you loosen your grip and let the work take the lead for a while. There may be moments where things look questionable, but he promises, that’s part of the lesson!

BIOGRAPHY

Curt, a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, is an artist based in Tucson, where he has maintained an active studio practice for several decades. Over the past twenty years his work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He is currently affiliated with the Tucson Art and Design Center.