Airy Crawford

Pronouns: they/them
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Returning, Camper, Artist in Residence
Attended Camp: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024

Airy Crawford is so excited to be returning to Ballibay for their tenth summer. Ballibay has always been a place where they have been able to learn, grow, and have so much fun! Airy has been a camper, a costume and printmaking CIT, and a ceramics counselor, and they are coming back this year as a visiting artist in ceramics and fibers.

Professional Bio:
Airy Crawford is a multi-media artist and art teacher based in Ithaca, NY. They graduated from Oberlin College in 2018 with a BA in Studio Art, where they worked in ceramics, bookmaking, fibers, and costume design. Airy obtained their Master's Degree in Childhood Education from Ithaca College in 2021, and now works as an elementary school art teacher. Airy's artistic and teaching philosophy is based in the idea that art-making is a joyous part of the human experience, and strives to encourage their students to embrace their creativity and find themselves as artists.