Crystal Michaelson

I love to scribble. It all started when I was a small child, coloring " outside the lines" with my mom.The waxy smell of a box of crayons brings back happy memories of sprawling out on the floor drawing . That feeling of freedom that I experienced then, is with me today when I start mark making and painting.

My art expresses the interplay I have with my environment and daily interactions.Intuitive marks and gestures guide me through a process of layering, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing.

The work dictates when it is time to stop.

Visceral, immediate, raw.



Growing up in the suburbs of Washington,D.C., exposure to culture and history fostered a lifelong love of the arts.
Having lived the majority of my life in Southern California. I developed a great appreciation for the dynamic landscape and bohemian spirit enveloping the beaches, mountains and deserts surrounding me.

I find myself moved and touched by the differences in our society, the polarization generating our volatile political climate.

My more recent work is reflective of my response to the times we are living in. As a mixed media artist, I have found a wonderful place to escape and share my concerns and compassion with my viewer.

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I attended the University of California Santa Barbara, California State University Northridge, Art Center College of Design, and extension classes at UCLA.

Some mentors I have had the privilege of working with .are , the late Franklyn Liegel, Katherine Chang Liu and Philippa Blair.

2019 " Kindle " Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts Los
Angeles, CA
2019 " Summertime Soiree" Janssen Art Space Palm
Springs, CA
2019 " BNSA " Art auction Crocker Art Museum .
Sacramento, CA
2019 "Super Bloom" Janssen Art Space Palm Springs,
CA
2019 " Estimated Time of Arrival" Arena 1 Gallery . Santa
Monica, CA
2019 " Love Songs" .Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts,
Los Angeles, CA
2019 " Art Box Gallery" Janssen Art Space Palm
Springs, CA
2018 . " Small Wonders" Janssen Art Space . Palm
Springs, CA
2018 " 22 Pieces" Janssen Art Space . Palm Springs,
CA
2017 " Los Angeles Art Association Open Juried Show"
Gallery 825 Los Angeles, CA juried by Anna Katz,
curator at MOCA
2017 " 6 Women" Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts
Delson Lounge Los Angeles, CA
2017 " Mixed Use" . Janssen Art Space . Palm Springs,
CA
2017 " Serenity" . Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts Los
Angeles, CA
2017 " Brand 45 Works on Paper"national juried
exhibition Brand Library and Art Center
Glendale,...