06/04/2026
See you TOMORROW! Join us Friday the opening of Christian Curial’s “Ritual Migration” from 5 to 8pm.
🔸Through painting, I hope to honor rituals carried across generations and oceans. Rituals that connect people to land, water, ancestry, and community. -Christian Curiel, 2026
🔸Inspired by magical realism and the current human condition Christian Curiel’s work mixes the real and unreal aspects of dream states as reflections on Latin American cultural and literary references with elements of ritual, mystery, and symbolism. His work presents a composite of themes related to migration, immigration, belonging, and identity placed within the complex, highly emotionally coded world of youth. Evoking a dreamlike state representing the confusion and fragility of coming of age, the paintings embody the struggle for identity and a sense of belonging.
Curiel’s works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and institutions in the U.S. and abroad including Fondation Cartier, Paris, France; The Bass Museum, Miami FL; MOCA Miami, FL; the Pérez Museum, Miami, FL; The Americas Society, New York, NY; El Museo Del Barrio, New York, NY and NXTHVN, New Haven CT. Major Collections include Fondation Cartier, Paris, France; The Pérez Art Museum, Miami, Fl; The Dean Valentine Collection, L.A. California; The Hort Family Collection, New York, NY and Jean- Pierre Lehmann Collection and the Jeanna Bullock Collection, Russia.
Christian Curiel was born in Puerto Rico to Cuban parents. The family moved to Miami where Christian was raised before heading off to Yale University in the early 2000’s. His passion for education has earned him professor roles at Yale, Southern Connecticut State University, University of New Haven, and Broward College among others. In addition to his solo studio practice, Curiel is a member of the 4-artist collective called Fe Cu Op, who have produced works together for over a decade. He lives and works in New Haven, CT.
