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Currently living and working in New York, Crystal Gregory's work has been written about in Velvet Park, ArtSlant and Kipton Art.  She is a recent recipient of a grant from the New York City Department of Transportation for a public work in Brooklyn.  Other shows include Art in Odd Places, Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Verge Art Fair, and recently Fair Folks and a Goat  New York Gallery.  She is currently working with an architectural firm on permanent installations.  She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Oregon with a focus in Fiber Arts. 

Selected Exhibitions

2011   Solo Show, Flatbreadaffair Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
   
2010   Foot Traffic, NYC DOT Public Art Grant, Brooklyn, NY
Heirloom, Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Fair Folks & a Goat, NY
Art Connects New York, Vida Guidance Center, Bronx, NY
Lolita Gallery, Manhattan, NY
Verge, Art Fair, Manhattan, NY
Pattern, Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Connective Thread, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
   
2009 Solo Show, Manhattan Theater Source, New York, NY
Invasive Crochet, Art in Odd Places, New York, NY
On the Fence, PS 122, New York, NY
Water Pod Project, New York, NY
Yarn Theory, PS 122, New York, NY
   
2008   Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, NY
Sheddings, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
   
2007 Night of 1,000 Drawings, New York, NY
The Lace Curtain, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
   
Education
   
2008 Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Department of Fiber Arts
   
2006 Foundation Lisio, Florence, Italy
   
2005 Associates of Art, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California, Department of Art
   
Awards, Scholarships, and Residencies
   
2010 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency Fellowship
NYC Department of Transit Public Art Grant
Vermont Studio Center Residency Fellowship
   
2009 Chashama North Residency
   
2007 Hand Weavers Guild of America Scholarship
Ina McClung Scholarship in Fine and Applied Arts
   
2006 Neil D. Blackman Scholarship
   
2004 Tierra Wool, Los Ojos, New Mexico
   
Publications
   
Goodman, Wendy. "An in-side tour of the fantastical furnishings at the Upper East Side's Fair Folks & a Goat" New York Magazine. January 12, 2011
http://nymag.com/homedesign/features/70623/

Silva, Patricia. "Edging: The Works of Crystal Gregory" Velvet Park. November 4, 2010
http://www.velvetparkmedia.com/blogs/edgings-work-crystal-gregory

Amir, Yaelle. "Verge Art Fair NYC 2010" Art Slant. March 4, 2010 http://www.artslant.com/ny/articles/show/14866

Maue, Joetta. "Invasive Crochet." Little Yellow Birds. January 14, 2010 http://littleyellowbirds.blogspot.com/2010/01/invasive-crochet.html

Olinick, Ivivia. "Connective Thread at Sweet Lorraine Gallery." Were I So Besotted. January 10, 2010 http://wereisobesotted.blogspot.com/2010/01/connective-thread-at-sweet-lorraine_10.html

Rose, Desiree. "Art Review: Art in Odd Places, 2009." KiptonART. October 8, 2009
http://www.kiptonart.com/magazine/index.php?req=article&id=213

Peak, Nancy. “HGA and Dendel Scholarship Recipients for 2007.” Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot. Fall 2007: 10, 11.

Hamm,Caroline. “LaVerne KrauseGallery to Feature Mix Media.” Oregon Daily Emerald 5 November 2007: 6.
   
Affiliations
   
Fair Folks and a Goat
Giacobetti Paul Gallery 
Collective Thread
Textile Study Group of New York, New York
Women’s Artist Salon, New York
American Tapestry Alliance
Hand Weavers Gild of America
   
Work Experience
   
SLR Design Architectural Firm, Commission for permanent installations 
Lower East Side Girls Club Art Teacher
Vida Guidance Center Art Teacher (Arts Connects New York)
Sunburry Textile Mills 
Smack Mellon Internship