Artist: Curtis Speer

2026. Photography. 18 x 24 (size in inches; allow for slight variance due to rounding).

Contemporary artist Curtis Speer brings elements of traditional still life paintings into his photographs. He creates striking visual poetry by artfully arranging everyday objects and paying careful attention to light, shadow, and composition. Speer encourages viewers to look more carefully and to find beauty and meaning in everyday things. Achieving visual richness reminiscent of Dutch still life masterpieces, he prints his photographs on cotton to achieve a painterly quality. Speer's background in creative design, art direction, and set styling for clients such as Neiman Marcus and Pottery Barn informs the way he arranges objects, plays with textures, and uses lighting to heighten drama and mood. A former gallery owner in the vibrant arts hub of Provincetown, Curtis now curates and creates from his CUSP Gallery in Newport, Rhode Island.