EDUCATION
2021 MFA in Studio Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2013 BFA in Sculpture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2013 BS in Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2016 – 2017 Post-Baccalaureate studies in PK-12 Art Education and Art Therapy, SUNY – Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON ART EXHIBITIONS/INSTALLATIONS
2020 sub specie aeternitatis, Hotel Henry, Buffalo, NY (Curated by Sandra Clarke)
2019 Place in Time (Two-person exhibition with Devon Gelhar), Random Access Gallery, Syracuse University,
Syracuse, NY (Curated by Katlyn Brumfield)
2019 see you again next week, Sugar City Arts Collaborative, Buffalo, NY
2017 sub specie aeternitatis, Dr. Margaret Eschner Bacon Gallery, SUNY – Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY
2017 Tangled Reflections, Ahira Hall Memorial Library, Brocton, NY (Curated by Lucy Andrus)
2015 Up Close (Two-person exhibition with Jessie Jakumeit), Elsewhere Studios, Paonia, CO
2014 Nesting Ground, 464 Gallery, Buffalo, NY
SELECTED GROUP ART EXHIBITIONS
2022 (FORTHCOMING) The Bridge Art Gallery Turns 10: Bridging Art and Mental Health, The Bridge Art Gallery,
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2021 Of An Era, Trolley Barn Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY (Juried by Jova Lynne)
2021 Little Things Matter: Small Sculpture Exhibition, University of Southern Mississippi Art Museum, Hattiesburg, MS
(Juried by George Beasley)
2021 Carrying the Thick Present, Governor’s Island, New York, NY (Curated by Manuela Hansen)
2021 Distant, Governor’s Island, New York, NY
2021 Carrying the Thick Present: Intimacy, Syracuse University Art Museum, Syracuse, NY (Curated by Manuela Hansen)
2020 Art in Isolation, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2020 20/20 Vision: Women Artists in Western New York, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, Lewiston, NY
2020 Life’s a Journey, The Bridge Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2020 Stay Gold, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY (Curated by Heather Gring)
2019 Similar Divergence, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2019 - 2022 International Cast Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, IN
2019 LGBTQ, Erie Art Gallery, Erie, PA (Juried by Hrag Vartanian and Sharon Louden)
2019 Reality Check, Dowling Art Center, Syracuse, NY
2019 Everybody Has A Story, The Bridge Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2018 Trimania, Tri-Main Center, Buffalo, NY
2017 Across the Visual Arts: Dean’s Entrepreneurship Awardees Exhibition, Czurles-Nelson Gallery, SUNY- Buffalo State,
Buffalo, NY
2017 Collectx25, Buffalo Arts Studio, Tri-Main Center, Buffalo, NY
2016 The Mindful Project, Small Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
2015 Collective Remix, Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN (Curated by Marty Nelson)
2015 Chroma: A Buffalo Pride Exhibition, Glow Gallery, Buffalo, NY (Juried by Marcus West)
2015 Trimania, Tri-Main Center, Buffalo, NY
2014 Paper & Stitch, Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN (Juried by Marty Nelson)
2013 Corpus Illuminata III, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
AWARDS/GRANTS/RESIDENCIES
2021 Syracuse University MFA Residency on Governor’s Island, New York, NY
2020 H.H. Harris Foundation Scholarship Award for Metallurgy
2020 (Cancelled due to Covid-19) Syracuse University Art in LA Week
2019 Syracuse University Creative Opportunity Grant
2018 Syracuse University MFA Tuition Scholarship
2017 SUNY - Buffalo State Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award in Art Education
2015 Elsewhere Studios Artist Residency, Paonia, CO
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020 – Present Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Classes taught:
ARI 200: Introduction to Studio Art
ARI 281: Sculpture I: Materials, Processes, and Forms
ARI 300/600: Special Topics – Moldmaking and Casting
2018 – 2020 Teaching Assistant to Robert Wysocki, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Classes taught:
ARI 102 - First Year Studio II (Welding)
ARI 300/600: Special Topics – Dynamics of Metalcasting
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 - 2021 Metal and Wood Shop Technician, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2019 Cast Iron Foundry Intern, Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, IN
2015 Artist Lecture, Elsewhere Studios, Paonia, CO
PRESS
2018 I'Jaz Eberhardt, “TRIMANIA takeover: art, music, and culture galore!” The Record. April 16, 2018.
2014 Frank Juarez Gallery and Greymatter Gallery, “Katherine Virag – Buffalo, NY,” 365 Artists 365 Days (blog), April 6, 2014.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Buffalo Arts Studio (BAS), Buffalo, NY
International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art (ICCCIA)
International Sculpture Center (ISC)
Mid-South Sculpture Alliance (MSA)
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Forklift Operator via National Forklift Association (certificate # provided on request)
Adult First-Aid and CPR certified via Red Cross