CRYSTAL FLOYD IS A VISUAL ARTIST BASED IN northeast fl

As a visual artist and naturalist native to Northeast Florida, Crystal Floyd’s work explores themes of nature, storytelling, conservation, environmentalism and adaptive reuse, transforming hand-prepared specimens, collected ephemera and manipulated materials into naturalistic vignettes. Her artistic practice examines the intersections of art, science, and nature. Celebrating the deep relationships between living beings & the natural world and translating emotions & ideas, Floyd uses her collections to craft narratives that invite reflection on our relationship with the environment. Her gosl is to encourage observation and participation in the natural world and closer examination of the individual role and responsibilities we have as humans. In addition to exhibiting personal work and completing commissioned projects, she regularly teaches public and private terrarium construction, art assemblage and gardening workshops at various museums, art venues and gardens. Through her art, Floyd seeks to bridge the personal with the universal, inspiring innovative thinking and creation while fostering growth and fulfillment through shared experiences and collective action.

Crystal serves as Studio Director and maintains her art practice at CoRK Arts District, a dynamic warehouse facility housing gallery and studio space for more than 60 artists. Since 2015, she has filled the role of bi-monthly visual arts curator for Bold Bean Coffee Roasters, supporting local and regional artists through rotating exhibitions.

A recipient of an ArtVentures Individual Artist Grant from the Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, Crystal holds an Executive Certificate in Arts and Culture Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice in partnership with National Arts Strategies (2019). Alongside her studio practice, she works as Marketing and Creative Director for Wacca Pilatka Landscaping & Design Services, where her passion for native flora and fauna continues to inform her artistic lens.

Deeply rooted in community collaboration, Crystal co-hosted and curated Floribunda – Celebrating Florida’s Unique Biodiversity with Adam Arendell and Betsy Harris of the Florida Native Plant Society Ixia Chapter. Held in CoRK’s East Gallery, the exhibition featured over 100 regional artists and makers and drew hundreds of visitors in support of local conservation efforts.

Her work has been exhibited nationally, including at Light Grey Art Lab, Gallery at Avalon Island, and Flower Pepper Gallery, as well as in venues throughout the United States. Locally, her work has been shown in City of Jacksonville City Council offices and in the concourse gallery at Jacksonville International Airport. Her pieces were featured at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens as part of the ArtVentures Anniversary Exhibition, and later exhibited in the museum’s Concourse Gallery (2020–2021). Crystal received an Honorable Mention for her work in Cross Creek Rising: The Consciousness of Land and Water at the Thomas Center Galleries. In 2023, she was invited to participate in the annual invitational at Butterfield Garage Art Gallery as a guest of artist Cindy Wilson.

Her recent solo exhibition, Kindred Spirits, was on view at the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine (2024–2025). She was also featured in the MOCA Jacksonville Contemporary Triennial from March - November 2025.

Crystal is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, where she is developing new work to be exhibited in Summer 2026 at the Fort Caroline National Memorial Visitor Center.

Comprehensive CV available upon request

For purchasing and commission inquiries, please email crystal@crystalfloyd.com.

Upcoming events and works in progress can been seen on Instagram: @crzzl