Chrystal O’Boyle (she/her) has had a lifelong love of the arts. Born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Chrystal attended the School of Art at the University of Arkansas and graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in art education. In 2018, she became a teaching artist at the Community Creative Center, instructing classes in ceramics, painting, and glass fusing. In the 2021-2022 school year, she completed her post-baccalaureate at the University of Oklahoma studying ceramics. While in Oklahoma, she also worked as a studio school instructor at Oklahoma Contemporary. In the 2022-2023, Chrystal served as an Emerging Artist in Residence at Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft. Now, she is pursuing her MFA in Ceramics at SUNY New Paltz in New York. When she isn’t in the studio, she enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with friends and family.