Krystal MacMillan was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She moved to Phoenix, Arizona as a young adult where she earned her Bachelors in Fine Arts in Painting from Arizona State Univerisity in 2014. Since then she has had her work shown in various galleries across the United States and participated in several exhibitions. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado where she lives with her son and teaches Visual Arts for both non-profit organizations and public schools.