Meet Chrystale
Chrystale Files is a contemporary representational oil painter. Inspired by the natural beauty surrounding her in the Pacific Northwest, her paintings communicate moments of quiet stillness and reflection.
Chrystale’s careful attention to composition, color harmony and paint handling work to visually communicate her belief that real living is found in the moments and spaces “between.”
Born in Seattle, WA, in 1974, she attended the University of Washington where she earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees, in Communications and in Art. She now lives and works in the greater Seattle area.
Juried Shows
2023 Mt. Si Artist Guild Small Works Juried Show
2023 Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Show
2021 Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Show
2021 Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2019 Renton Annual Juried Art Show
2019 Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2019 Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Show
2018 Renton Annual Juried Art Show
2018 Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2017 Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2017 Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Show
2016 Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2016 Renton Annual Juried Art Show
2016 Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Show
2014 Renton Annual Juried Art Show
2013 Port Townsend 15th Annual Juried Art Show
2013 Washington State Fair Juried Art Show
2013 Renton Annual Juried Art Show
Awards
2023 Best of Show, Mt. Si Artist Guild Small Works Juried Show
2023 Honorable Mention Painting, Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Show
2021 Fourth Place Oil Media, Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2021 Fourth Place Miniatures, Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2019 Nancy Hoben Memorial Award, Renton Annual Juried Art Show
2019 Lucille Culliton Award, Renton Annual Juried Art Show
2018 Renton Annual Art Show Purchase Prize, Best of Show
2016 Allied Arts of Renton Award, Renton Annual Juried Art Show
2016 Honorable Mention Oil Media, Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2016 Honorable Mention Oil Media (2), Washington State Fair Juried Fine Art Show
2014 Honorable Mention Oils, Renton Annual Juried Art Show
Education
David Kassan, online workshop
David Gray, Tacoma Academy of Fine Art, Tacoma, WA
Michael Stasinos, North of the Track Artists, Puyallup, WA
1997 University of Washington, Bachlor of Arts in General Art, Seattle, WA
1997 University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Seattle WA
Representation
2022 – (present) Proctor Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2011 – 2017 Puyallup Custom Frame & Art, Puyallup, WA
Represented by:
Proctor Art Gallery
3811 N. 26th Street
Tacoma, Washington
(253) 759-4238