Roger Curtis was born and educated in Gloucester and Boston. After graduating from Harvard Business School he gave up a career in business and never looked back. A versatile and innovative artist, Curtis founded the Burlington Art Association, taught at the New England Artist's Workshop, and was the director of Aldro Hibbards Legendsea Gallery. His career as a painter spanned over fifty years. He was the definitive painter of seascapes, writing two books on that subject with Charles Movalli.
Curtis also fathered three NSAA artists: Alan, William, and David. Though all four of the Curtises are accomplished landscape artists, each has pursued his own unique style.
Curtis was a member of North Shore Arts, Rockport Art Association, Guild Boston Artists, Academic Artists, and others. He showed his paintings in galleries in Florida, New York, Chicago, Indiana. He received many awards, like Waters of the World, Gordon Grant, Seas of the World, Academic Artists, Meridan Arts. He is listed in "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in the East, "Who's Who in American Art".

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