Crystal Z. Campbell

Crystal Z. Campbell (they/them) is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Art at the University at Buffalo's College of Arts and Sciences. A multidisciplinary artist and experimental filmmaker of Black, Filipino, and Chinese heritage, Campbell investigates "public secrets"—socially obscured truths—through archives, employing film, installation, performance, and text. Their work has been exhibited globally at institutions including the Studio Museum of Harlem, SFMOMA, and ICA-Philadelphia.

Education:

• MFA, Visual Arts, University of California-San Diego
• MA, Africana Studies, University at Albany-SUNY
• BFA, Studio Art, University of Oklahoma

Research Focus: Campbell's practice interrogates historical erasure and cultural memory, blending art with social critique. Their projects leverage archival materials to explore themes of identity, marginalization, and collective silence, often through immersive media and interdisciplinary methodologies.

Awards & Fellowships:

• Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts (2021)
• Pollock-Krasner Award
• Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship
• Tulsa Artist Fellowship
• Rijksakademie Residency
• MAP Fund Grant

Additional Contributions: Founder of archiveacts.com, a platform for critical discourse on archival practices, and contributor to publications like Hyperallergic and World Literature Today.