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“The Beginning of Noon” by Crystal McDonald.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Because of Vincent Van Gogh and Frank Lloyd Wright, lifelong artist Crystal McDonald made a radical change. Three years ago, the architecture major packed up her life in Massachusetts and moved to Chicago to enroll in The Chicago School\u2019s I\/O Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cVan Gogh only sold one painting when he was alive, and only acquired fame after death,\u201d she explains. \u201cFrank Lloyd Wright acquired lots of fame while he was alive, but had difficulty articulating price points and other areas of the business. I also saw it in undergrad during the pin-up presentations students have to do. The creator and the potential client didn\u2019t know how to talk to each other. This sparked an idea. I want to fill that space between the artist and the potential client.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A sketch of the City of San Francisco by Crystal McDonald.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The move to Chicago was just the beginning, and Crystal appears to have hit the ground running. She took a job as a TCSPP admissions counselor and managed to complete her master\u2019s degree in just one year. She is now a student in the Business Psychology Ph.D. Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe journey\u2019s not done,\u201d she says with a smile. \u201cI want to find ways of identifying how to have a collaborative communications space between the artist and the client so that they understand each other. I understand the artist side of things and see the value, and though feeling a connection to it is the most important reason for purchasing art, buyers also want to see the financial benefit. There\u2019s no data to support the creative idea. I want to be the medium who looks at it from both sides \u2013 from the artist\u2019s and the buyer\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Crystal, this could mean a position with a venture capitalist firm dealing with high-end art, or it could be an entrepreneurial role. \u201cI\u2019m open.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“Attracting Destruction” by Crystal McDonald.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In the meantime, she still finds the time to create in between going to school and work. Her creative outlets include painting and writing poetry. She\u2019s even read her poetry at a couple of Open Mic nights.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Open Mic performances were just to push myself out of my comfort zone,\u201d she says with a laugh. \u201cBut my art gives me joy, and I\u2019m putting together a portfolio because of that, but also because it will help toward a long-term goal I have of opening an art gallery for young women to create and work together without competing. I want it to be a space of collaboration, and one where young women and girls can come together and find value in themselves and each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crystal has a lot planned for her future, and completion of her doctorate is only the beginning. \u201cJust because I\u2019ll have a doctorate doesn\u2019t mean the journey will be complete. I have to continue practicing and giving back to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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