Crystal Wagner

Crystal Wagner earned her MFA from the University of Tennessee in 2008, her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 2004, and her AFA from Keystone College in 2002. Following five years as a college art professor, she stepped away from academia to devote herself fully to her studio work. Her work is represented in the U.S. by Hashimoto Contemporary and internationally by Galerie Openspace in Paris, and she is a recipient of the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Grant.

Wagner's fascination with merging two- and three-dimensional forms, unconventional materials, and expansive site-specific installations has brought her work to exhibitions around the world. Among her notable commissions are a large-scale installation for the internationally acclaimed band The Flaming Lips, a major installation for NIKE unveiled at the Shrine Auditorium for The KOBE X Blackout Experience, and, most recently, two installations for Viacom—one of which is a 117-foot piece at their Times Square headquarters. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Artnet, Hi Fructose, and Juxtapoz Magazine, among many others.