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Vivienne Varay is a contemporary art jeweler whose work explores the emotional lives of materials and the ways in which adornment can shape identity, intimacy, and power. The objects she creates investigate how adornment operates as a carrier of memory, identity contruction, transformation.
Rooted in the tactile traditions of craft, Vivienne Varay’s work maintains a deep respect for the physical labor and intimacy of metalsmithing and fiber processes, while embracing the evolving potential of digital methods. Her practice is increasingly shaped by an interest in extending the conceptual and formal possibilities of adornment through both research and making. This hybrid approach opens up not only new methods of fabrication but also new modes of storytelling and cultural engagement. Through this intersection, she investigates how interdisciplinary processes can preserve, reinterpret, or complicate the emotional and historical weight carried by wearable objects.
Vivienne Varay lives and works in Pullman, Washington, where she is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Digital Technology and Culture at Washington State University. In Fall 2025, she will transition into her new role as Assistant Professor. She obtained her MFA from the University of Georgia and her BFA from Arizona State University. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including Hectare Galerie (Belgium), Armory Art Center (West Palm Beach), Hera Gallery (Rhode Island), TAG Gallery (Los Angeles), Tincal Lab (Portugal), and Gallery2052 (Chicago).