About the Artist

Curtis Jaunsen grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He studied architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology and worked as a professional architect for the next twenty years. During this time he spent many hours working as an artist primarily painting abstracts. He had a brief affiliation with the short lived Urban Art Gallery in Midtown Atlanta. 

Artist's Statement: For as long as I can remember I've been drawn to the emotional potential of art. I began my career as a full time artist by first spending two years at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. Among the so many valuable lessons I learned, one of the most important was learning to appreciate much more deeply the beauty of light. Now, whether I'm painting landscapes, portraits, or still lifes, whether I'm adhering as closely as possible to nature or exploring the abstract possibilities of paint, I remain enthralled by the beauty of light. Today I live with my family on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, painting in my studio or outside, always seeking to filter nature's innate beauty through the eyes of an artist. 

Exhibitions :   

2005, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

            One-man exhibition

2005, Florence Academy of Art, Corsini Family Stables, Florence Italy

            Alumni exhibition

2005, Gold Leaf Designs and Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennessee

            Group exhibition

2005, Mary C O’Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

            One-man exhibition

2006, Florence Academy of Art, Corsini Family Stables, Florence Italy

            Alumni exhibition

2006, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

            One-man exhibition

2006, Brigham Gallery, Nantucket, Maine

            Group exhibition

2006, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, NY

            Group exhibition

2007, Florence Academy of Art, Corsini Family Stables, Florence Italy

            Alumni exhibition

2007, Brigham Gallery, Nantucket, Maine

            Group exhibition

2009, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

            Group exhibition

2009, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

            Group exhibition, Coastal Artists Reflect on Walter Anderson

2010, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

            Group exhibition

2012, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

            Group exhibition

2016, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

            One-man exhibition

2017, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

            One-man exhibition

2018, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

            One-man exhibition

2018, Art Space 86, Jackson, Mississippi

            Group exhibition

2020, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

            One-man exhibition

2020, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

            Group exhibition, Written in the Sand : Plein Air Painters of

           Horn Island

2023, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gautier, Mississippi

            One-man exhibition

2024, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

            One-man exhibition

Media: DeSoto Magazine, September, 2015

In Pursuit of Painting,  click here to open pdf file

Plein Air Magazine, September, 2015

Capturing the Beauty of Light and Atmosphere, click here to open pdf file