Crystal Wagner

Crystal Wagner holds an MFA from the University of Tennessee (2008), a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art (2004), and an AFA from Keystone College (2002). After five years of teaching art at the college level, she left academia to focus entirely on her studio practice. Hashimoto Contemporary represents her in the U.S., Galerie Openspace in Paris handles her international representation, and she has received the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Grant.

Wagner's drive to blend two- and three-dimensional forms, unconventional materials, and expansive site-specific installations has brought her work to exhibitions worldwide. Notable commissions include a large-scale installation for the internationally acclaimed band The Flaming Lips, a major NIKE installation unveiled at the Shrine Auditorium for The KOBE X Blackout Experience, and, most recently, two Viacom installations—including a 117-foot piece at their Times Square headquarters. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Artnet, Hi Fructose, and Juxtapoz Magazine, among many others.