Biography & Artist Statement

Crystal Gregory a multi-media artist, creating works that focus on urban landscape, home, and handwork. Her materials are domestic, architectural, and organic. The art operates as both sculpture and site-specific installation. Her practice is divided into community outreach projects, studio practice, and public art.

Currently living and working in New York, Crystal's work has been written about in ArtSlant and Kipton Art. PS 122 Gallery hosted her for a six-week performative installation, On the Fence. Other shows include Art in Odd Places, public art show, and Giacobetti Paul Gallery in Dumbo. She is currently working with two architectural firms on permanent art installations and has recently been given a grant for a public art piece from the Department of Transit NYC. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Oregon with a focus in Fiber Arts.

 

Artist Statement

Contrasting materials reflect the dichotomies I explores in my work: domestic interiors and architectural exteriors, nostalgia and modernity, fragility and strength, femininity and masculinity.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 2008 - Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Department of Fiber Arts
• 2005 - Associates of Art, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California, Department   of Art
• 2005 - Foundation Lisio, Florence, Italy

Awards & Residences

• 2010 - NYC Department of Transit Public Art Grant
• 2010 - Vermont Studio Center Residency Fellowship
• 2009 - Chashama North Residency
• 2007 - Hand Weavers Guild of America Scholarship
• 2007 - Ina McClung Scholarship in Fine and Applied Arts
• 2006 - Neil D. Blackman Scholarship
• 2004 - Tierra Wool, Los Ojos, New Mexico

Selected Exhibitions

• 2010 - Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• 2010 - Lincoln Road Public Art Installation, Brooklyn, NY
• 2010 - Fair Folks and a Goat, NY
• 2010 - Lolita, Manhattan, NY
• 2010 - Verge, Art Fair, Manhattan, NY
• 2010 - Pattern, Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• 2010 - Connective Thread, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• 2009 - Solo Show, Manhattan Theater Source, New York, NY
• 2009 - Invasive Crochet, Art in Odd Places, New York, NY
• 2009 - On the Fence, PS 122, New York, NY
• 2009 - Water Pod Project, New York, NY
• 2009 - Yarn Theory, PS 122, New York, NY
• 2009 - Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, NY
• 2009 - Sheddings, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
• 2009 - Night of 1,000 Drawings, New York, NY
• 2009 - The Lace Curtain, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
• 2009 - The Women’s Center Art Show, The Buzz Coffee Shop, Eugene, Oregon
• 2009 - Fibers Show, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
• 2009 - Foundation Lisio, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
• 2009 - Ink People, Eureka, California
• 2009 - Redwood Art Association, Eureka, California

Bibliography

• Amir, Yaelle, "Verge Art Fair NYC 2010," Art Slant, March 4, 2010.
• Maue, Joetta, "Invasive Crochet." Little Yellow Birds, January 14, 2010.
• Olinick, Ivivia, "Connective Thread at Sweet Lorraine Gallery," Were I So Besotted, January 10, 2010.
• Rose, Desiree, "Art Review: Art in Odd Places, 2009," KiptonART, October 8, 2009.
• Peak, Nancy, “HGA and Dendel Scholarship Recipients for 2007,” Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot, Fall 2007.
• Hamm, Caroline, “LaVerne KrauseGallery to Feature Mix Media.” Oregon Daily Emerald, 5 November 2007.