Crystal Latimer was born in Hollywood, CA but grew up outside of Pittsburgh, PA. In 2010, Crystal completed her BFA Slippery Rock University. She then went to receive an MA and MFA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Crystal's work has been shown extensively in both solo and group exhibitions, including at Collect Art Fair (Somerset House, London), Art Miami (Basel Art Week, Art Miami), Paradigm Gallery, Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Chautauqua Institution, George Washington University among others. Internationally, she has also exhibited at the London Art Fair, La Galleria at Pall Mall , London, and was shortlisted for the Young Masters Art Prize with Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Crystal was an artist in residence at the Joaquin Chaverri Fabrica de Carretas in Sarchi, Costa Rica in 2014. Crystal's work has been featured in Create!, Pikchur, Art Maze, Ruminate, and Fresh Paint Magazines. Her work is included in public and private collections nationally and internationally; public collections including those of Indiana State University of Pennsylvania, PNC Corporate, the Benter Foundation, and Wyndham Tryp Hotel.