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Brian Curtis,artist,painter,oil paintings,narrative paintings,mythological narratives,painting portfolio,figurative painting,psycho-sexual narratives,nude figures,the nude,oil pastel on paperocculta romana,urban street games,figure studies on paper,dance of life,window of appearance,paintings on paper,frieze of life,cityscapes,painting into a corner,early works"
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2015 Awarded participaton in a Faculty Learning Community, Sponsored by the Office of the Provost

Nominated for Foundations in Art Theory and Education (F.A.T.E.) Master Educator Award

2012
Dean's Research Leave, Spring 2013, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Juror's Merit Award: SECAC Members Exhibition, Durham Arts Center, Durham, North Carolina

2011
Nominated for Foundations in Art Theory and Education (F.A.T.E.) Master Educator Award

2003 Nominated for University Excellence in Teaching Award

Instructional Research Grant, Instructional Advancement Office, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

2002 Two Purchase Awards, "Contemporary Realism," Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Mesa, Arizona

General Research Support Grant, University of Miami Sponsored Programs, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Finalist, San Francisco Art Institute’s Richard C. Diebenkorn Teaching Fellowship

Provost’s Technology Grant, Office of the Provost, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

2001 General Research Support Grant, University of Miami Sponsored Programs, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Instructional Advancement Grant, University of Miami Sponsored Programs, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

1999 Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award: College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Finalist: 1999 Excellence in Teaching Award, Instructional Advancement Center, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

1998 Max Orovitz Summer Research Grant, University of Miami Sponsored Programs, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Instructional Research Grant, University of Miami Sponsored Programs Provost's Technology Development Grant, Office of the Provost, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

1997 Instructional Development Grant, Instructional Development Office, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

1993 Merit Award: "Artstravaganza National ‘93", Chattanooga, Tennesse

1992 Merit Award: Lake Worth National, Lake Worth, Florida

Merit Award: "UND National, Grand Forks, North Dakota

1991 Merit Award: Dakotas National, Vermillion, South Dakota

Purchase Award: Works on Paper, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Merit Award: Inner Meanings National, Mesa, Arizona

1990 Honorable Mention: Florida Arts Council, Tallahassee, Florida

Merit Award: 55th Annual National, Cooperstown, New York

Merit Award: Stretch a Sketch National, Mesa, Arizona

Finalist: SAF/NEA Regional Fellowships in Painting and Drawing

Merit Award: Artstravaganza National ‘90, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Merit Award: Art ‘90, Hollywood, Florida

Merit Award: Artists View the Human Form, Buffalo, New York

Merit Award: Midwest International #5, Warrensburg, Missouri

Merit Award: Charlotte, National, Charlotte, North Carolina

1989 Merit Award: Washington and Jefferson National, Washington, Pennsylvania

Merit Award: Dakotas 100th International, Vermillion, South Dakota

Max Orovitz Summer Research Grant: University of Miami Sponsored Programs

1988 Best in Show Award: San Diego National, San Diego, California
Merit Award: New American Talent, Austin, Texas

1987 Merit Award: 29th Hortt Memorial, Ft, Lauderdale, Florida

Merit Award: New American Talent, Austin Texas

Max Orovitz Summer Research Grant, University of Miami Sponsored Programs

1986 Research Support Grant: University of Miami Sponsored Programs

Best in Show,Thomas Center Biennial, Gainesville, Florida

1984 Best in Show, Autumnfest ‘84, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Merit Award: ARTRAIN Traveling Exhibition
Ann Arbor, Michigan

1981 Merit Award, Ann Arbor Artists ’81, Ann Arbor, Michigan

1980 Purchase Award, Michigan Art Faculty, Flint, Michigan

1979 Merit Award, JCC Exhibition, Houston, Texas

1978 Graduate Scholarship, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

1976 Full Graduate Assistantship, University of Houston, Houston, Texas