Curtis Stage was born in Minneapolis, Minn. in 1968 and currently lives and works in Long Beach, Ca. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University of Long Beach in 1994 and his Master of Fine Arts from Claremont Graduate University in 1999.

Curtis has been interested in digital media for the last twelve years. His work includes: Video installations, Single Channel Video, Sound, Digital Prints and Interactive Art. The conceptual focus of his work deals with Structures and Patterns of Identity through language(media) and memory(history). His work often creates pseudo-realities, often lifted from pop culture, which begin to question relationships of the self. Curtis places actors in his work (often the artist himself) which are thrown into crisis, setting up a condition for dialogue and transit.

Curtis is showing work with Fringe Exhibitions in Los Angeles

Curtis currently teaches Digital Art at Claremont Graduate University, Los Angeles Mission College and University of La Verne.