Crystal Worl

Crystal Worl is Tlingit Athabascan from Raven moiety, Sockeye Clan, from the Raven House.  She is a child of a Thunderbird and from the Chilkat region in southeast Alaska. From her mother’s side, she is Deg Hit’an Athabascan from Fairbanks, Alaska. Raised between Fairbanks and Juneau, she was introduced at a young age to her traditional arts, practices, and storytelling. In 2013 Crystal earned a Bachelor’s of Fine Art in Jewelry Metals and an Associate’s of Fine Art in Moving Images from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Crystal’s work was recently honored by Joe and Jill Biden in Washington, D.C. and featured in the Art in Embassies internationally.

Crystal experiments with kiln-cast glass, printmaking, painting, and silversmithing. She recently began working with fish skin, seal gut-skin, and furs. Crystal studies traditional Tlingit formline design and Athabascan beadwork patterns. She experiments in applying her designs within mixed media and performance, including aerial dancing. She practices the recreation and modernization of her Clan’s stories and Raven stories from home. Her work explores the relationships and bonds between her people, the land, and the animals.

Today Crystal lives in Juneau, Alaska working as a co-owner of Trickster Company with her brother Rico Worl.