EDUCATION
2021 MFA in Studio Arts (pending), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Expected May 2021)
2013 BFA in Sculpture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2013 BS in Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2016-2017 State University of New York – Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY (Post-Baccalaureate studies in PK-12 Art
Education and Art Therapy and Certificate in Entrepreneurship in the Arts)
2012-2013 State University of New York – Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY (Studied Sculpture through the National Student Exchange Program)
SOLO AND TWO PERSON ART EXHIBITIONS
2020 (POSTPONED due to COVID-19) Headspace (with Alex Kulick), Apostrophe S Gallery,
Syracuse, NY
2019 Place in Time (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
2015 Up Close (with Jessie Jakumeit), Elsewhere Studios, Paonia, CO
2014 Nesting Ground, 464 Gallery, Buffalo, NY
SELECTED GROUP ART EXHIBITIONS
2020 (POSTPONED due to COVID-19) TBD, Hotel Henry, Buffalo, NY (Curated by
Sandra Clarke)
2020 20/20 Vision: Women Artists in Western New York, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara
University, Niagara Falls, 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 - 2021 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 Untitled, Main Gallery, Buffalo, NY (Curated by Marilyn Sozanski)
2019 Reality Check, Dowling Art Center, Syracuse, 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, 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
2012 Nor'easter Conference Exhibition, Hi-Temp Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2009 Uncommon Thread Wearable Art Show: Cryptozoology, Old State Capitol Building,
Baton Rouge, LA (Juried by Liz Good)
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND RESIDENCIES
2020 (postponed due to COVID-19) Art in LA Week Scholarship, Syracuse University
2019 Syracuse University Creative Opportunity Grant
2017 SUNY - Buffalo State Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award in Art Education
2015 Artist Residency, Elsewhere Studios, Paonia, CO
TEACHING AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Spring 2020 Instructor of Record for ARI 300: Dynamics of Metal Casting, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Spring 2020 Teaching Assistant to Bob Wysocki for ARI 102 - First Year Studio II: Divergence/Convergence (Welding), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Fall 2019 Shop Technician (Smith Hall Wood Shop), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Fall 2018 – Fall 2019 Teaching Assistant to Bob Wysocki for ARI 300: Dynamics of Metal Casting, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Summer 2019 Cast Iron Foundry Intern, Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, IN
Spring 2019 Shop Technician (The Warehouse Print Lab), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2018 Tri-Main Center, Buffalo, NY. Assisted in a collaborative mural in the main stairwell.
2014 Music Is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY. Teamed up with local guitar maker Jack Carey to
design a custom guitar that was autographed by Robby Takac of The Goo Goo Dolls and
raffled off to raise money for music programs in Buffalo public schools.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018 I'Jaz Eberhardt, “TRIMANIA takeover: art, music, and culture galore!” The Record.
April 16, 2018.
https://buffstaterecord.com/11974/culture/trimania-takeover-art-music-and-culture-galore/
2014 Frank Juarez Gallery and Greymatter Gallery, “Katherine Virag – Buffalo, NY,” 365 Artists 365 Days (blog), April 6, 2014. 8:16am.
https://365artists365days.com/2014/04/06/katherine-virag-buffalo-new-york/
ARTIST LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2017 “DIY Gallery: A Deeper Look into the 365 Artists 365 Days Project” with Frank Juarez and Elyse Lucas, National Art Education Association Conference, New York, NY
2015 Artist Talk, Elsewhere Studios, Paonia, CO
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Buffalo Arts Studio (BAS), Buffalo, NY
International Sculpture Center (ISC)