Curtiss is the recipient of the Van Lier Fellowship through the New York Foundation for the Arts and has participated in various residencies, including the Saltonstall Arts Colony Residency Program (Saltonstall, NY) and the Contemporary Art Center At Woodside Residency Program (Woodside,NY). She received an MFA from L’Ecole Nationale Superieur des Beaux-Arts (Paris, France). www.juliecurtiss.com