[1] Curtis Talwst Santiago (b. 1979) was born in Edmonton, Alberta and later
studied as an apprentice of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun in Vancouver, British
Columbia. Santiago is a multidisciplinary artist who has exhibited internationally at
venues such as The FLAG Art Foundation, New York; The New Museum, New
York; the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; The Pérez Art Museum, Miami;
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; and the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah; among
others. The artist was included in the inaugural 2019 Toronto Biennial of Art, the
SITE Santa Fe SITELines 2018 Biennial in Santa Fe, and was featured in the 2018
Biennale de Dakar. His work is held in numerous permanent collections, including
the collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York. Santiago considers
himself decentralized and lives and works between New York, Lisbon, and
Toronto.