She was the Feldman Gallery + Project Space director and curator at PNCA from 2000–2006, as well as chair of the sculpture department during the same period. She is known as a strong student advocate and mentor, committed to building intellectual understanding, trust, and confident risk-taking in the classroom. Curtis also has a reputation for instigating fresh and meaningful exhibitions in her role as a curator, and is credited with raising the quality and purpose of the Feldman Gallery at PNCA to levels that more fully engage both the academic and public audiences.”