About Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis is well known for creating beautiful and inspiring wildlife sculptures in bronze. He has been sculpting the bald eagle since 1971 and is considered the foremost sculptor of this magnificent creature. His artistic and accurate renditions of the bald eagle are widely recognized as those best capturing the beauty and freedom of our nation’s proud symbol. Throughout the year, Bald Eagles dive in the lake after fish and perch in the trees near his studio. Studying eagles in the wild, Curtis observes their courtship rituals, nesting habits, and drawing their catches from the waters of the lakes and rivers. His commanding portrayals of the powerful and symbolic eagle remain unequaled.

Exhibitions of Curtis sculptures include the Audubon Art Exhibition in Alaska and The National Sculpture Society in New York. His sculptures have also been exhibited in museums across the country, most notably: the Alaska Museums Tour organized by the Gulf Oil Corporation; the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum; and the Museum of the Rockies.

Nature preserves and wilderness locations have acquired Mike Curtis wildlife sculptures. Among these are: the Scandinavian Wildlife Park in Denmark; the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Eagle Nook Wilderness Resort located in Barkley Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

Mike Curtis sculptures have been presented both to and by United States Presidents. In 1989 he was the artist chosen by the White House to prepare a work of art, presented by President George H.W. Bush to the Chinese, which would symbolize the proud heritage of the United States. A Mike Curtis sculpture was also selected for presentation to President Gerald R. Ford upon his retirement. In 2009 “Eagle Rock” was purchased for the permanent collection of the Presidential Conference Center hotel. The life-size bald eagle sculpture is prominently displayed in the lobby of the anchor hotel for the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The United States Department of Defense Advanced Research Project Agency has commissioned Mike Curtis bronze sculptures for presentation to the winning competitors of one of the world’s most prestigious events. The highly competitive event draws engineers and talented designers from around the world engaged in scientific research and the design of future technologies.

Mike Curtis bronze sculptures are featured in “Contemporary Wildlife Art” a curated selection of contemporary works focusing on the best of wildlife art. Authored by Cindy Ann Coldiron and published in 2015 by Schiffer Publishing, this outstanding book features spectacular art pieces by the leading wildlife artists from several countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Curtis sculptures have also been featured in numerous noteworthy art magazines and publications such as “Sculpture Review Magazine – The National Sculpture Society”, “Wildlife Art News”, “Art Today”, “Art West”, and “Best of Worldwide Sculpture”.