David Curtis

David Curtis studied painting at the Slade School, UCL where his interest in film led to his becoming involved with the Arts Laboratories (1967-71). He worked at the Arts Council of Great Britain 1977-1999 giving grants to film-making artists and organising exhibitions of artists’ works including Film as Film (Hayward Gallery, London 1979); A Perspective of English Avant-Garde Film (with Deke Dusinberre, Arts Council/British Council 1978), Len Lye Watershed,Bristol 1987). He has written extensively on experimental film and animation, including Art and Animation (with Gareth Evans - Channel 4 1999) The Artist's Film Thames & Hudson 2021). He was a Senior Research Fellow at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London 2000-2010 where he founded the British Artists Film & Video Study Collection. His curatorial projects have included Midnight Underground (Channel 4 TV 1989) and A Century of Artists Film in Britain (Tate 2004-05).