CV
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
2026 Flatland, KOA Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, Pennsylvania
2026 Manisses, Gunnarsstofnun, Skriðuklaustur, Iceland
2026 Canal as Collaborator, Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse, New York *two-person
2026 Flatland, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebraska
2025 Altered Ecology, Sheetz Gallery, Penn State Altoona, Pennsylvania
2025 Altered Ecology, Davis Gallery, University of Denver, Colorado
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
2026 From the Ashes, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2025 Goodall Fellows at Glendale, Wofford College, South Carolina
2025 Smallish Plus, Space Unit Plus, Seoul, South Korea
2025 Here & Now, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, New York
2025 Smallish, Gallery G, Hiroshima, Japan
2025 Regional Art Exhibition, Roberson Museum, Binghamton, New York
2025 Smallish, Gallery Ondo, Seoul, South Korea
2024 nice;02, Midwest Nice Art Juried Exhibition, JFAC Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota
2024 Light Work Grant Photography, Light Work, Syracuse, New York
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
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
2026 Klaustrið, Gunnar Gunnarsson Institute, Skriðuklaustur, Iceland
2025 Erie Canal Artist-in-Residence, New York State Canal Corporation and the Erie Canal Museum
2025 Low Season Residency, Block Island, Rhode Island
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
2026 Artist Support Grant, New York State Council for the Arts
2026 Arts & Clean Energy Awareness Grant, Cornell Cooperative Extension
2025 Arts in the Community Grant with VINES, Earlville Opera House
2024 Light Work Grant, Light Work, Syracuse, New York
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
LECTURES & TALKS
2026 Flatland, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, Pennsylvania
2026 Flatland, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebraska
2026 Photographic Alchemy, Central Washington University, Online
2025 Sustainable Photography, Western Washington University, Online
2025 Sustainability in Photographic Making, University of Denver
2025 An Altered Ecology, The Art of Experimentation: A Symposium on Alternative Photographic Processes, Online
2024 Goodall Visiting Fellows Joint Lecture, Kinship Photography Collective, Online
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
2026 Growing Algae at Home, VINES, Binghamton, NY *Forthcoming
2026 Cyanotype Printing, 20/20 Photo Festival, Philadelphia, PA
2026 Handmade paper with invasive species, Montezuma Audubon Center, NY
2025 Photo Prints with Plants, Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse, NY
2025 Natural pigments and watercolor, VINES, Binghamton, NY
2025 Handmade paper with foraged plants, VINES, Binghamton, NY
2025 Photographic developer with plants, VINES, Binghamton, NY
2025 Natural dyes and cyanotype toning, VINES, Binghamton, NY
2025 Cyanotype printing, VINES, Binghamton, NY
2025 Printing with Cyanotype Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca
2025 Sun-printing, Block Island School, RI
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