Margaret Curtis

Mental Notes

October 15 – November 28, 2026

Images of a woman being given a pedicure by uncle sam, a portrait of the same woman smoking, a string of deflated balloons (lower right), a flaming bomb (middle center), bloody feminine pads and the word Truth (upper left)

Margaret Curtis

Truth and Vitriol Mediated by Miracles and Gold, from the series "Auriferous", 2016

Gouache and ink on paper

44h x 28w in
111.76h x 71.12w cm

Framed: 45h x 29 1/2w in

114.30 x 74.93w cm

MC_103

Gouache on paper painting of a camo printed inflatable rifle

Margaret Curtis

Weapons of War: Apathy, 2017

Gouache and ink on paper

11h x 15w in
27.94h x 38.10w cm

Framed: 16 3/4h x 19 3/4w x 1d in
42.55h x 50.17w x 2.54d cm

Unique

MC_003

Gouache work on paper of a wooden armature wearing a bear skin and overalls

Margaret Curtis

The Bear Skin Coat of the Rugged Individualist, 2016

Gouache and ink on paper

13h x 16w in
33.02h x 40.64w cm

Framed: 21h x 23 3/4w in
53.34h x 60.33w cm

Unique

MC_005

Gouache work on paper of a sling shot preparing to launch white male faces

Margaret Curtis

Weapons of War: Sticks and Stones, 2018

Gouache and ink on paper

11h x 14w in
27.94h x 35.56w cm

Framed: 16 3/4h x 19 3/4w in
42.55h x 50.17w cm

Unique

MC_002

Gouache work on paper of spores in the shape of human faces releasing into the air. Thought bubbles containing Spice Girls Lyrics are alongside the faces

Margaret Curtis

Fear is a Fruiting Body: Dispersal, 2018

Gouache and ink on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 26w in
83.82h x 66.04w cm

Unique

MC_013

Gouache work on paper of spores in the shape of human faces releasing into the air. Thought bubbles containing Spice Girls Lyrics are alongside the faces

Margaret Curtis

Fear is a Fruiting Body: Uptake, 2018

Gouache and ink on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25 1/2w in
83.82h x 64.77w cm

Unique

MC_014

Charcoal drawing of a 3/4 length figure being swarmed by "black ants"

Margaret Curtis

Woman Swarmed by Ants, 2019

Charcoal on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25 1/2w in
83.82h x 64.77w cm

MC_042

ink on paper of a woman swatting at flies

Margaret Curtis

Woman Swarmed by Flies (Small #3), 2019

Ink on paper

15h x 11w in
38.10h x 27.94w cm

Framed: 18h x 14 1/2w in
45.72h x 36.83w cm

MC_046

ink on paper of a woman swatting at flies

Margaret Curtis

Woman Swarmed by Flies (Small #4), 2020

Gouache and ink on paper

15h x 11w in
38.10h x 27.94w cm

Framed: 19h x 15w in
48.26h x 38.10w cm

MC_110

Gouache on rice paper of a patch of wooden carved grass

Margaret Curtis

Young Grass from the series "The Dew on the Grass", 2002

Gouache on rice paper

11h x 14 1/2w in
27.94h x 36.83w cm

Framed: 14 3/4h x 18 1/4w x 1d in
37.47h x 46.36w x 2.54d cm

MC_105

Gouache drawing of a pile of wooden yellow balloon shaped objects

Margaret Curtis

Heavy Drought from the series "Dew on the Grass," 2002

Gouache on rice paper

10 1/2h x 11w in

26.67h x 27.94w cm

Framed: 14 1/2h x 14 5/8w in

36.83h x 37.15w cm

MC_106

Gouache drawing of a yellow balloon made of wood sitting in a pile of colorful mesh and ribbon

Margaret Curtis

Drought from the series "Dew on the Grass," 2002

Gouache on rice paper

10 1/2h x 11 w in

26.67h x 27.94w cm

Framed: 14 1/2h x 11w in

36.83h x 37.15w cm

MC_107

gouache on rice paper of a orange wooden balloon lying on a mound of mesh and ribbons

Margaret Curtis

Rain from the Series "Dew on the Grass", 2002

Gouache on rice paper

11 1/4h x 14w in
28.58h x 35.56w cm

Framed: 14 5/8h x 17 1/2w in
37.15h x 44.45w cm

MC_108

gouache drawing of a mound of grass made of carved wood

Margaret Curtis

Grass from the series "Dew on the Grass," 2002

Gouache on rice paper

11 1/2h x 15 1/8w in

29.2h x 38.42w cm

Framed: 15h x 18 3/4w 

38.10h x 47.53w cm

MC_109

gouache and acrylic on paper featuring an anthropomorphic willow tree draped with construction mesh

Margaret Curtis

Weeping Willow #2, 2026

Acrylic ground, ink and gouache on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25w x 1d in
83.82h x 63.50w x 2.54d cm

MC_114

Vertical daring of a bridge in fire

Margaret Curtis

Burning Bridges (3), 2024

Gouache, ink and graphite on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25w in

83.82h x 63.50w cm

MC_102

Horizontal drawing of a bridge in fire

Margaret Curtis

Burning Bridges (1), 2024

Gouache and ink on paper

22h x 30w in
55.88h x 76.208w cm

Framed: 25h x 33w in

63.50h x 83.82w cm

MC_100

Vertical daring of a bridge in fire

Margaret Curtis

Burning Bridges (2), 2024

Gouache and ink on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 30h x 22w in

76.20h x 55.88w cm

MC_101

gouache and acrylic on paper featuring an anthropomorphic willow tree draped with construction mesh and a deflated blue balloon

Margaret Curtis

Weeping Willow #1, 2026

Acrylic ground, ink and gouache on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25w x 1d in
83.82h x 63.50w x 2.54d cm

MC_113

Margaret Curtis  Sticks and Stones: A Seep of Murderers, 2018  Gouache and ink on paper  30h x 22w in, Works on paper, Contemporary Art

Margaret Curtis

Sticks and Stones: A Seep of Murderers, 2018

Gouache and ink on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25w in

83.82h x 63.50w cm

MC_001

drawing of a femur bone in  the style of 19th century newspaper illustrations with a portrait of a woman in profile and a woman crawling up the side of the bine

Margaret Curtis

Emotional Cartography: Femur, 2018

Gouache and ink on paper

22h x 30w in
55.88h x 76.20w cm

Framed: 25h x 33w in

63.50h x 83.82w cm

MC_011

Gouache on paper featuring an acrobat with blue patterns surrounding her figure

Margaret Curtis

Emotional Cartography V, 2018

Acrylic, gouache and ink on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25w in
83.82h x 63.50w cm

MC_115

Margaret Curtis  Emotional Cartography: Bloodroot, 2018  Gouache and ink on paper  30h x 22w in, Works on paper, Contemporary art

Margaret Curtis

Emotional Cartography: Bloodroot, 2018

Gouache and ink on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25w in

83.82h x 63.50w cm

MC_009

brown and rust colored monotype print an ear connected to the desert landscape

Margaret Curtis

Earth Ear (version #6), 2024

Monotype

11h x 14w in
27.94h x 35.56w cm

Framed: 15h x 18 1/2w in
38.10h x 46.99w cm

MC_111

brown and rust colored monotype print of an eyeball floating on the surface of a lake

Margaret Curtis

Emergent, 2023

Monotype

9h x 11 1/2w in
22.86h x 29.21w cm

Framed: 15 1/8h x 18 3/4w in
38.42h x 47.63w cm

MC_086

monoprint of an ear connected to a southwestern mesa. Dark brown and rust color palate

Margaret Curtis

Earth Ear (version 3), 2024

Monotype on Reeves BFK

9h x 11 1/2w in
22.86h x 29.21w cm

Framed: 15h x 18 3/4w in
38.10h x 47.63w cm

MC_090

monoprint of an ear connected to a southwestern mesa. Faded brown and rust color palate

Margaret Curtis

Earth Ear (version 1), 2024

Monotype

9h x 11 1/2w in
22.86h x 29.21w cm

Framed: 15h x 18 3/4w in
38.10h x 47.63w cm

MC_088

monoprint of an ear connected to a southwestern mesa. Very dark brown and rust color palate

Margaret Curtis

Earth ear (version 5), 2024

Monotype on Reeves BFK

9h x 11 1/2w in
22.86h x 29.21w cm

Framed: 15h x 18 3/4w in
38.10h x 47.63w cm

MC_092

monoprint of an ear connected to a southwestern mesa. color palate of browns and reds

Margaret Curtis

Earth ear (version 4), 2024

Monotype on Reeves BFK

9h x 11 1/2w in
22.86h x 29.21w cm

Framed: 15h x 18 3/4w in
38.10h x 47.63w cm

MC_091

Gouache and acrylic work on paper featuring burning toile wallpaper that reveals plaster and wooden wall supports. Rust colored water stains are along the bottom edge of the work, which relate to hurricane helene

Margaret Curtis

Spot Fire and Flash Flood, 2026

Acrylic, gouache and ink on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

Framed: 33h x 25w x 1d in
83.82h x 63.50w x 2.54d cm

MC_112

Gouache on paper of a house with another house underneath

Margaret Curtis

I Dreamed I Found A House Inside My House, Accessible Only Through the Basement (version 2), 2020

gouache, ink, and marker on paper

30h x 22w in
76.20h x 55.88w cm

MC_033