Biography
Getting to know Crystal
Crystal is a native New Yorker, raised in the Bronx and upstate New York. now residing in Amelia island, Florida, where she enjoys living near nature and the beaches of the Atlantic ocean. She also enjoys the quaint shops and restaurants the area has to offer.
Crystal is a Painter that believes expressions and emotions are the one thing that makes us all so unique and timeless. In each of her paintings she pushes her perspective to create unique emotional and visual experiences. by Manipulating Texture with vibrant color or combining more than one medium to achieve a dramatic effect, Crystal Likes to let her painting share its own uninhibited story. Crystal was quoted saying "I want to say with Art what the heart finds hard to express with words".
Academically, Crystal is a self taught Artist. Although for a short time she was accepted and attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York for Visual Arts, her tenure was cut short due to her family relocating to upstate New York. her work began to find focus on nature and the wildlife she saw around her. Her painting style became more open and organic as she tried to connect to her Art with emotional freedom. focusing on engaging the subconscious and releasing a emotional connection with color and movement. In 1995 Crystal relocated to Orlando, Florida where she began to research and explore more techniques with her artwork. in 2016 she began creating her own unique type of artwork she calls Fractioned Reality. in this body of work she manipulates Precious Metals, vibrant colors, resin and raw minerals with a torch and free hand paints what she sees living with in her abstract world. her goal in creating this unique type of artwork is to elevate the subject in such a way that it tells it’s own story and connects with it’s audience in a very personal and intimate way. it no longer becomes her narrative but the subconscious narrative of the universe and stimulates deep thoughts and promotes positive emotions.
"Painting for me is a special journey where my energy and emotions are transferred with color and movement. it’s where my inhibitions Come to play and explore. where there is no religion, no politic’s, no harm and no hurt. it’s where my soul lives and renews the joys of the kind little girl that lives deep within my heart. I live to embrace kindness and try to leave a legacy where positivity resonates within and throughout my work to inspire others to live a vibrant upbuilding life. My Art is my passion and my fuel for a better tomorrow”. - Crystal Dombrosky.
My Contact Info
Crystal Dombrosky of crystal dombrosky Fine Art: Amelia Island, Florida, USA.
Email: crystaldombrosky@hotmail.com
Phone: (904) 780 - 4396
My artwork has been exhibited and or critiqued at the following museums, galleries and venues.
2017 - present - epcot international festival of the arts - World Showcase, Walt Disney World, lake buena vista, fl
09/2022 focus art expo, CAROUSEL DU LOUVRE, The Louvre Museum, 99 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 pARIS, fRANCE
09/2022 SWISS ART EXPO. zURICH, sWITZERLAND
06/2022 mASTERS ART WORKSHOP RETREAT - Workshops in France, Provence, fRANCE
09/2020 sobo gallery. Winter Garden, FL - tOP cHOICE 2020
06/2020 copeoulouz family museum, athens, greece (permanent exhibit)
2019 fine art festivals atalaya castle. Huntington Beach, SC
2019 cedar key fine art festival. Cedar Key, FL - Award of Distinction Recipient
06/2019 Sobo Gallery. Winter Garden, FL - top Choice 2019 Award Winner
04/2019 NYA Gallery. 7 Franklin Place New York, NY
2017-2018 odyssey PAINT CLASSES
2018 art takes soho - see/me gallery SOHO. New York, NY
12/2018 art basel scope gallery. see/me takes miami exhibit. Miami, FL
06/2018 Tranquility Fine Art Gallery. Windermere, FL. (Grand Opening Group Exhibit).
05/2018 Boca Grande Art Invitational Gasparilla Island, FL.
05/2018 Howard Allen Craft/Art fair Delray Beach, FL.
05/2018 St. Augustine Art Association. St. Augustine, FL. (Plein Air Art Exhibit).
04/2018 Innovate Downtown. Coral Springs, FL. (Public Art Showcase).
04/2018 Arts on Grenada Gallery. Ormond Beach, FL. (Group Exhibit).
03/2018 Avalon Fine Art Gallery. Orlando, FL. (Solo Exhibit).
03/2018 Osceola Arts. Kissimmee, FL.(Creative Woman in the Arts Group Exhibit).
03/2018 Carnival Cruise Ship Heaquarters. Miami, FL. (Art Showcase Presentation).
01/2018 YOLO- Choose 954. Las Olas, FL. (Local Artist Showcase Solo Exhibit).
01/2018 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. World Showcase. Lake Buena Vista, FL. (Featured Artist, Showcased and taught an Abstract Painting Workshop for 45 Guests).
12/2017 Timucua Art's Foundation. Orlando, FL (On stage, Live Art performance alongside The Dimick, Frieder Duo).
10/2017 and 08/2017 City Art Factory Downtown Orlando, FL (Did de Los Muertos and The Boarded Up Group Gallery Exhibit).
10/2017 Art Crawl. Lakeland, FL. (Featured Artist in a Juried Art Show)
09/2017 ArtLando. Orlando, FL.(Featured Artist Sponsored by Sam Flax).
07/13/2017-09/07/2017 Art gallery at Mills Park. Orlando, FL (Juried National Summer Exhibit). Group Gallery Exhibit.
06/21/2017 Mercedes-Benz Maitland, FL (WMMO Coming Together Downtown Arts Social). Live Art Painting and Art Exhibit.
06/2017 Sam Flax Orlando, FL (Pulse-a Year Later What has Changed?) Traveling Art Exhibit.
04/15/2017 The Current Gallery at the Washburn Imporium Sanford, FL (ApartmentE Gallery Show). Live painting.
2016 Maitland Art Museum. Maitland, FL. (Art 31 Artist Exhibit and Critique).