Biography

Crystal Marshall is a contemporary fine artist painter who lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, her paintings pay homage to her life's experiences rooted in cultural disparities in the modern-day African diaspora. Her distinctive personal style emanates isolation, self reflection and expresses the spirit and atmosphere of the black consciousness in efforts to reconcile its relationship with true identity and image. Afro futurism, tech-skepticism and spiritual ascension are the main themes explored in her work. The artist also employs figurative and narrative scenes in a Neo-surrealistic manner to tap into the dreamlike imaginative realms.

She earned a Bachelor of General Fine arts degree from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland and also studied fine arts at Edna Manley College of Art in Kingston, Jamaica. She received a full scholarship for an exchange program at Pont Aven School of Contemporary art in France where she showcased her work in a group exhibit. Recently she’s completed her MFA in painting at SCAD University.

Crystal's artwork has been shown in exhibitions such as "Intersectionality Theory" at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, group exhibit. She has been featured in two issues of New American Paintings South edition. In addition, Crystal has showcased her works with Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum in South Korea, she debut a solo show at the Chrysler Museum of Art Perry Glass Studio in Norfolk Virginia, Spartanburg Art Museum in South Carolina and Startart Fair 2021 at the renowned Saatchi Gallery in the United Kingdom.