
President | Artist / Designer at CurtisGraphics Corporation
York, Pennsylvania Area

President | Artist / Designer at CurtisGraphics Corporation
York, Pennsylvania Area
Curt had a poem entitled ‘The Lark Ascending’, published in the 2002 International Library of Poetry Anthology which was titled The Solace of Night. It was published by Watermark Press, One Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD. He has been published in Stained Glass Quarterly Magazine on a set of six monumental stained glass windows he designed for Tifereth Israel in Columbus, OH using the Six Orders of the Mishna as the theme. He has also designed more than 115 crystal beveled glass clusters for MIKA International in Buffalo, NY. His most recent endeavor is partnering with MIKA International in the creation and marketing of a new line of beveled clusters. Curt designed all 53 in this line titled the 300 Series. The main sales tool they will be using is a book designed by Curt of over 553 design applications of these beveled glass clusters within door, side-lite and transom stained glass panels. Curt is currently involved in Selling, Marketing, Overseeing Business Finance and Procurement of Materials, Maintaining Corporate and Business Web Sites & Fulfilling Design Contracts for CurtisGraphics Corporation.
Curt's expertise is in graphic design, fine art photography and architectural stained glass design for corporate, liturgical and residential clients, producing paintings in various mediums including pastel, oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolor as well as etching, wood cut, linoleum block and giclée fine art printmaking.
(Graphic Design industry)
September 1998 — Present (11 years 3 months)
Curt has more than 31 years of professional experience designing monumental architectural stained glass windows, creating fine art photographs and since 1998, digitally enhancing, manipulating and restoring photographs. His areas of expertise include producing paintings in mediums consisting of pastels, oils, acrylics, gouache and watercolor and since 1998, giclée fine art prints. CurtisGraphics Corporation also offers digital graphic design, digital photographic enhancement - transformation - custom commercial photograph editing for advertising - photo color correction - touch up - restoration - digital fine art photography & photo manipulation, illustration, advertising including billboards, signs, brochures, website design, etc. and motion graphics.
(Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)
September 1986 — January 1991 (4 years 5 months)
Architectural stained glass design for corporate, liturgical and residential clients.
Associate Degree in Advanced Technology , Advanced Digital Design / Fine Art - Painting, Printmaking & Sculpture - Human Anatomy, Color Theory , 1974 — 1998
Played drums on weekends for money.
Graphic design, fine art photography and architectural stained glass design for corporate, liturgical and residential clients, producing paintings in various mediums including pastel, oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolor as well as etching, wood cut, linoleum block and giclée fine art prints. | Reading, Listening to Music, Attending Ballet, Watching Movies, Visiting Art Museums, Cooking, Hiking, Horseback Riding
Lifetime Member of Washington County Museum of Fine Art in Hagerstown MD, Harrisburg Art Association in Harrisburg PA, The International Association of Web Masters and Designers, Listed Artist in World Artists Directory - The Net's Source for Accomplished Artists Worldwide, Inductee - Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society
DesignFirms.com Graphic Design Award (2008); World Web Award of Excellence in Recognition of Originality, Overall Design and Appearance, Ease of Navigation, and Content, Art Space 2000 (2003-2004) and (2008-2009); Golden Web Award in Recognition of Creativity, Integrity and Excellence on the Web, The International Association of Web Masters and Designers (2001-2003); Golden Award, Photoimagination Photographers of the World (2002); Award of Excellency, The Art Academy of Paris, In Partnership with Artcult.com (2000); Anthony Award for Outstanding Contributions to St. Anthony Medical Center for a Stained Glass Window installation in the Hospital Chapel, Columbus, OH (1987); Pope Foundation Award for Abstract: Pastel Society of America Exhibit, National Arts Club, Gramercy Park, New York, NY (1980)