Short Biography
Corinne Varon-Green, Ed. D.

Born in Lima Peru, Varon has been a visual artist since childhood. She immigrated to the United States in 1972 at age 17 and has lived in the Boston-Cambridge Massachusetts area ever since.

Varon earned her Bachelor Degree from Brandeis University in 1976, her Masters Degree from Lesley University in 1992 and Doctorate Degree from Harvard University in 2004. Art and education have been interconnected throughout her entire life.

Varon had a solo-exhibit at the Borkas Gallery in Lima, Peru where she showed her early large acrylic shadow and drip paintings and photo-etchings. She also has had a solo-exhibit at the Boston Center for the Arts in Boston which was attended by Mayor White. Other solo exhibits include the University of Texas in Austin and Brinkerhoff Gallery in Cambridge.

Varon has participated in numerous group-shows and panel discussions across the nation, primarily in the Boston and Cambridge Areas. These include: Gallery 28 on Newbury Street, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, University of Massachusetts, the Pan-American Society, the US Department of Transportation Building in Cambridge, the Augusta Savage Gallery in Amherst, and The Portland Maine Arts Building (See curriculum vitae for additional details.)

In the late seventies and eighties, she performed with the US Steel Cello Ensemble at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Gardner Museum, The De Cordova Museum, Harvard Sanders Theater, Boston City Hall, and the American Repertory Theater. These events produced newspaper articles and feature-programs on TV, including the NBC Today show.

As an educator, Varon has been employed under diverse capacities for the Boston and Cambridge Public School Systems. Her students’ art and mural projects have been exhibited frequently at the Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Science Museum, Draper Laboratories, and Bank of Boston Main Branch among other places.

Dr. Varon has lectured in local and national conferences on subjects such as Integrated Curricula, School Reform, Dual-Language Acquisition, Medical Interpretation Programs for High School Students, and Art and Cognition - the topic of her dissertation. For preview of her current work visit: www.varonfinearts.com