Katrina Virgona. Photograph: Richard Woldendorp 2015
Katrina Virgona was born in Cairns, North Queensland, and moved to Fiji for four years with her family when she was around nine. On her return, she lived, worked, and studied in various locations around Australia before finally settling in Perth in 1984. Katrina has completed two Bachelor’s degrees majoring in psychology (University of New England, NSW) and in visual arts (with First Class Honours/Curtin University, WA). She also has an Associate Diploma in Visual Arts Management from the Central Institute of Technology, WA.
Katrina conducts art and textile workshops, and teaches art theory in the School of Media, Creative Arts, and Social Inquiry at Curtin University. In her studio practice, she creates 3D artworks, and contemporary textile jewellery pieces drawing on a diverse range of materials including wool, wire, wood, metal, fur, and hair. Katrina’s work has been exhibited and published locally, nationally, and internationally.
