Matt Curtius is an artist, illustrator and educator whose creative practice is a collaborative endeavor split with his partner, Gina Triplett.
The studio’s fine art has been exhibited widely, including at The National Museum of China, The Delaware Art Museum, The Woodmere Art Museum, and galleries in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Their paintings are an artifact of their dialogue in the studio, working out ideas as they pass canvasses back and forth, reacting to each other’s contributions. These discussions have varied over time, but often return to themes of art historical comparisons, 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, their partners most often take their cues from the couple’s independent work, with themes that use natural subjects in both literal and symbolic manners. These illustrations have graced everything from snowboards to murals, and from children’s books to housewares. This work has seen them collaborating with clients that have included: Whole Foods, Macys, Urban Outfitters, Comcast, Scholastic, Knopf, MIT Press, The New York Times and many others. This 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.
Matt is an Associate Professor within The Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia where he heads up their Illustration and Emerging Media Program.
1997
MAT, Maryland Institute College Of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
1996
BFA In Painting With A Minor In Art Education
Maryland Institute College Of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
2023 to Present
Associate Professor, Illustration
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2014 – 2023
Associate Professor, Illustration
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2007 – 2014
Assistant Professor, Illustration
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006 – 2007
Adjunct Faculty Member, Illustration
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1999
Adjunct Faculty Member, Illustration
Baltimore Community College, Parkville, MD
1998 - 1999
Museum Educator, Saturday Children's Program
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
2004 – Present
Partner
Gina And Matt LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Selected Clients:
American Express / Jeep / Urban Outfitters / Macy’s / Starbucks / Whole Foods / PepsiCo / Warner Brothers / American Airlines / United Airlines / Amtrak / National Constitution Center / United States Postal Service / Time / Line Skis / Option Snowboards / Lamar Snowboards / Sims Snowboards / The New York Times / The Washington Post / Faber and Faber UK / Harper Collins / Hodder and Staughton UK / Houghton Mifflin / Little Brown / Mondadori / Penguin UK / Picador / Random House / Rodale Press / Running Press / Simon and Schuster / Rizzoli / Storey Books
2022 Book: American Illustration # 41 / Amilus Publishing Inc
2021 Book: American Illustration # 40 / Amilus Publishing Inc
Book: Drawn to Type: Lettering for Illustrators / Bloomsbury
2020 Newspaper: The Philadelphia Inquirer / April 20th / “Scene Through the Lens”
Book: Illustrators 62 / The Society of Illustrators
Book: American Illustration # 39 / Amilus Publishing Inc
2019 Book: Album of the 8th Beijing International Art Biennale / FLTLP, China
2017 Book: American Illustration # 36 / Amilus Publishing Inc
2016 Book: American Illustration # 35 / Amilus Publishing Inc
Online: AI/AP presents Design Arts Daily Feature: Q&A Gina and Matt / June 13
Magazine: Icon: Duality Exhibition Review / March
2015 Book: American Illustration # 34 / Amilus Publishing Inc
Online: Philly Voice: “9 Philadelphia Illustrators You Should Follow” / May
2014 Magazine: Juxtapositions / “MICA Couple Scores Illustration Success”
2013 Award: Richard C. von Hess Faculty Prize at University of the Arts
Online: Design Sponge / Sneak Peek: Gina Triplett and Matt Curtius / January 7
2012 Online: beinkanddescent ezine / Interview / March
2011 Online: Print Magazine / Hand Drawn / May 25
2010 Newspaper: Philadelphia Daily News / “Tasteful Artwork” / December 23
2009 Online: Communication Arts / “Insights” / November 17
Magazine: Philadelphia Home Magazine / “Art House” / September
2008 Book: Design Stars Boulevard / DPI
Book: Over & Over / Princeton Architectural Press
Book: Illustrators 50 / The Society of Illustrators
2007 Book: American Illustration # 26 / Amilus Publishing Inc
Book: Illustrators 49 / The Society of Illustrators
2024
3x3 International Illustration Show #18: Professional Show
Merit Award, Broad and Washington Branding
2023
Creative Quarterly #74 Honorable Mention Award, Published by Harper Collins.
• Cover Illustration for In Search of Perfume
Creative Quarterly #74 Honorable Mention Award
• Series of illustrations for Native Deodorant online advertising campaign.
American Illustration # 42 Juried International Competition
Our Uncoolest Selves
2022
American Illustration # 41 Juried International Competition
I Used To Read Word Up Magazine
2021
American Illustration # 40 Juried International Competition
Sketchbook Spread Of Japanese Teahouse
American Illustration # 40 Juried International Competition
Sketchbook Spread Of Cresheim Creek
2020
American Illustration # 39 Juried International Competition
2020 Travel Sketchbook
Society Of Illustrators #62 Juried International Competition
Risolved: Firsts
2019
8th Beijing International Art Biennale Juried International Selection
General Ephemeral
American Illustration # 37 Juried International Competition
Sketchbook Quilt
2017
American Illustration # 36 Juried International Competition
Every Day In Every Way
2016
American Illustration # 35 Juried International Competition
Totally, Totally
American Illustration # 35 Juried International Competition
Primary, Secondary, Smurfberry
2015
American Illustration # 34 Juried International Competition
Say Aces To The Spaces
2013
Richard C. Von Hess Faculty Prize, University Of The Arts
2011
Print Magazine Juried International Competition
Quail Fig Salad
2008
Society Of Illustrators #50 Juried International Competition
The World Is Not Enough
2007
American Illustration # 26 Juried International Competition
The World Is Not Enough
Society Of Illustrators #49 Juried International Competition
Buck Tooth
2006
American Illustration # 25 Juried International Competition
Buck Tooth
Communication Arts Illustration Annual Juried International Competition
Sims Snowboard
Society Of Illustrators #48 Juried International Competition
Blue Rose
2005
Society Of Illustrators Los Angeles #44 Juried International Competition
Gold Medal
Trying To Get Them All But Losing So Many
Communication Arts Illustration Annual #46 Juried International Competition
Reinhold Beer Mural, Lower East Side, NY
2004
American Illustration # 23 Juried International Competition
Painting For Dialogue The Fine Art Of Conversation
Woodmere Museum Annual Exhibition Juried Competition
Maybelle Longstreet Prize
Bucket Of Confetti
2014 – 2023
Associate Professor, Illustration
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2007 – 2014
Assistant Professor, Illustration
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006 – 2007
Adjunct Faculty Member, Illustration
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1999
Adjunct Faculty Member, Illustration
Baltimore Community College, Parkville, MD
1998 - 1999
Museum Educator, Saturday Children's Program
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
2004 – Present
Partner
Gina And Matt LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania