Matt Curtius is currently an Associate Professor at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture where he founded the Illustration and Emerging Media Program. Before Tyler, his long-time academic home was The University of the Arts. 

His creative practice is a collaborative endeavor split with his partner, Gina Triplett. Their fine art has been exhibited widely, including at The Beijing International Art Biennale at the National Museum of China, at the Delaware Art Museum, Woodmere Art Museum, and galleries in New York, Los Angeles and many places in between. 

Their paintings are an artifact of their dialogue in the studio, working out ideas as they pass canvases back and forth, reacting to each other’s contributions. These discussions have varied over time, often returning to art historical ponderings, connections between the natural and synthetic worlds, and the specific dynamic of two people coming together within a piece of singular artistic output. 

When they take on illustration projects, Matt and Gina’s clients most often adapt their cues from the couple’s independent work, with themes using natural subjects in both literal and symbolic manners. These illustrations have graced everything from snowboards to murals, children’s books to housewares. 

They have illustrated for a long list of businesses and publishers that have included: Whole Foods, Macy’s, Urban Outfitters, Comcast, Scholastic, Knopf, MIT Kids Press, The New York Times, and many others. Their work has been chronicled in several books on illustration, including Drawn to Type: Lettering for Illustrators by Marty Blake and 50 Years of Illustration by Laurence Zeegan and Caroline Roberts. He is the 2026 recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award from the Society of Illustrators in New York.

His work can be seen on the website ginaandmatt.studio or on Instagram: @matt_curtius.

MAT, Maryland Institute College of Art, 1997
BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, 1996