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kariavarner@gmail.com
b. 1991, Overland Park, Kansas
EDUCATION
2017 Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Masters of Fine Arts, Visual Art
2013 University of Denver, Colorado, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Electronic Media Arts Design, Magna Cum Laude
2011 Studio Arts College International, Florence, Italy, Academic Semester Abroad
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Scope, Female Arts in Florence, Florence Italy
2021 Amorpha Fruticosa, Palazzo Museo Bourbon del Monte, Monte Santa Maria Tiberina, Italy
2019 Erosion, San Marco Basilica, Florence, Italy
2014 Hurry Slowly, Booth Gallery Snowmass Village, Colorado
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Rupture, Juried Exhibition, Wells College, Aurora, New York
2024 Midwest Salon, Midwest Nice Art, Online Exhibition
2023 Southern Tier Biennial, Tri-County Arts Council, Olean, New York
2023 Degrees of Commitment: Climate, Ecosystems, and Society, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
2023 Unbound12!, Candela Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2023 Juried Exhibition, The Rest Gallery, Ithaca, New York
2023 Faculty Show, Rosefsky Gallery, Binghamton University, New York
2022 The Nature of the Future, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
2022 Dear 2050, Kammgarn West Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
2021 DEAR2050: Oceans on the rise, Kunst(zeug)haus Contemporary Museum, Rapperswil, Switzerland
2018 Fieldworks, Vicki Myhren Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2018 The Missouri River, Phosphors: Video Art Projection Festival, Columbia, Missouri
2017 MFA Exhibition, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
2016 Being Here, Lewis Center, St. Louis, Missouri
2016 First Year MFA Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2015 Parabola Fractured/Self, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2014/2017Anderson Ranch Silent Auction, Wyly Building, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2014 Artist Writer Collaboration, Patton Malott Gallery, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2013 BFA Exhibition, Vicki Myhren Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2013 Picked, Kaladi, Denver, Colorado *Solo Show
2012 Featured Artist Exhibition, Patton Malott Gallery, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2012 Bound, Le Corte Gallery, Florence, Italy
2011 West Photography Exhibition, Denver West, Denver, Colorado
2011 Month of Photography, Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado
2011 Juried Exhibition, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado
RESIDENCIES
2024 Core Resident, Millay Arts, Austerlitz, New York
2024 Goodall Visiting Fellow, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
2023 Print Media Artist- In-Residence, Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred University, New York
2023 Finalist, Lighthouse Works Fellowship, Fishers Island, New York
2017 Kimmel Harding Nelson, Nebraska City, Nebraska
2017 The Intimate Portrait, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Massachusetts
GRANTS & AWARDS
2023 Campus Individual Development Award, NYS/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committees
2018 Project Grant, The Puffin Foundation Ltd.
2016 Graduate Student Travel Grant, Washington University, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts
2015 Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowship for Women in Graduate Study, Monticello Foundation and Washington University
2013 DuArt Outstanding Student Award, University of Denver, School of Art and Art History
2013 BFA Production Grant, University of Denver, School of Art and Art History
2013 Student Scholar Travel Fund, University of Denver, Undergraduate Research Center
2012 Partner in Scholarship Grant, University of Denver, Undergraduate Research Center
2012 Student Internship Grant, University of Denver, School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
2012 Student Scholar Travel Fund Grant, University of Denver, Undergraduate Research Center
2011 Summer Research Grant, University of Denver, Undergraduate Research Center
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Interrogating the Archive, The Source, Washington University in St. Louis
2016 The Spectacle Online Magazine
2013 Black and White Issue, F-Stop Magazine
2012/2011 Foothills Visual and Textual Magazine
LECTURES & TALKS
2024 Visiting Artist Lecture, Wofford College
2021 Artist Talk, Palazzo Museo Bourbon Del Monte
2017 Artist Talk, Kimmel Harding Nelson Arts Center
2017 Radio Arts Foundation St. Louis
2017 Graduation Speaker, Graduate School of Art Class of 2017
2016 Arts & Letters Colloquium, Washington University in St. Louis
2015 Professional Practice, Bowling Green State University
2014 Artist Lecture, Anderson Ranch Arts Center
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Current Lecturer of Photography, Binghamton University, State University of New York
2019-22 Adjunct Professor of Photography, Florence Institute of Design International, Florence, Italy
2022 Adjunct Professor of Photography, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
2018 Interterm Instructor, Photography in Paris and London, University of Denver
2017-18 Adjunct Professor of Photography, University of Denver, Colorado
2017 Teaching Assistant, Art of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
2016 Teaching Assistant, Methods of Distribution Advanced Photography, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
2016 Teaching Assistant, Digital Photography, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
2015 Teaching Assistant, Darkroom Photography, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
WORKSHOPS
2018-19 Photography Techniques for Conservators, Studio Art College International, Florence, Italy
2017 Photography and Cyanotypes, Pleasant Ridge Middle School, Overland Park, Kansas
2017 Video Game Design in Scratch, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2017 iPhone Photography, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2014 The Basics of Encaustic Photography, 1-Day Workshop, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017-18 Visual Editor, The Spectacle Magazine
2017 Editor, MFA 2017 Exhibition Catalog, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
2016 Printing Assistant, Jennifer Colten, Higher Ground Exhibition, St. Louis, Missouri
2015-16 Graphic Designer, Liberman Graduate Center, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
2013-14 Studio Coordinator of Photography and New Media, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
EXHIBITIONS CURATED
2016 Parabola:Reverberate, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2013 Dreaming About It, Gallery 023, Denver, Colorado
2011 023 Juried Exhibition, Denver, Colorado