JEFFREY VAUGHN BIO

Education

1983          Master of Fine Arts, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 

1981          Master of Arts, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 

1978          Bachelor of Fine Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2015           “Jeff Vaugh: Woodlands and Glades,” Fischbach Gallery, New York

2012           “Kentucky Landscape Paintings,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY

2011          “Photos and Paintings by Jeffrey Vaughn”, EverBank, St. Louis, MO

                  “Photos and Paintings by Jeffrey Vaughn”, Alton Little Theatre, Alton, IL

2010          “Landscape Paintings and Drawings by Jeffrey Vaughn,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY

                  “Natural Order”, Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY

2007          Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2006          “Reflections on Nature: Forest and Water,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY

                  “Jeffrey Vaughn,” paintings and photographs, Innsbrook Resort and Conference Center, Innsbrook, MO

2005          “American Landscapes: Thickets, Lakes, and Rivers,” Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO

2004          “Landscape Paintings,” Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

2003          “Paintings,” Innsbrook Resort and Conference Center, Innsbrook, MO

                  “Paintings, Works on Paper, and Photographs,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

 

2001          “Landscape Paintings,” Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

                  “Paintings and Drawings,” Innsbrook Resort and Conference Center, Innsbrook, MO

2000          “Recent Paintings and Works on Paper,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

1999          “Paintings,” Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

                  “Recent Works,” Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Louisville, KY

1997          “Landscapes,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                  “Paintings, Drawings, and Prints,” Innsbrook Resort and Conference Center, Innsbrook, MO

1995          “Landscape Paintings and Works on Paper,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

 

1994          “Paintings and Drawings,” Greenville College, Greenville, IL

1992          “Drawings,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

1990          “Drawings and Collages,” Towata Gallery, Alton, IL

1989          “Works on Paper,” Clifford Gallery, Dallas, TX

1987          “Drawings,” Clifford Gallery, Dallas, TX

                  “River City - Prints and Drawings,” Towata Gallery, Alton, IL

1984          “Collagraphs - Etchings,” Clifford Gallery, Dallas, TX

                  “Recent Prints,” Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX

1983          “Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition,” University of Dallas, Irving, TX

1981          “Recent Work,” Sutton Loop Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                  “Master of Arts Thesis Exhibition,” University of Dallas, Irving, TX

1979          “City and Seascapes,” Corpus Christi Museum, Corpus Christi, TX

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010          “We Are the World,” Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY

2009          “Art Houston,” City wide exhibition of 36 galleries, Harris Gallery, Houston, TX

                  “Winter Landscape Exhibition,” Harris Gallery, Houston, TX

                  Invitational Exhibition, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL. Awards of Excellence

                  “5th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL

                  “ArtEast Small Works,” Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL

2008          “Horizons: sky, water and trees,” Jeffrey Vaughn, Ahzad Bogosian and Julie Wiegand, Innsbrook Gallery, Innsbrook, MO

                  “ArtEast Small Works,” Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL

                  “4th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL. 1st Prize Award

2007          “The Four Seasons: Contemporary Landscapes,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY

                  “Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Boileau Hall Gallery, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

                  “Contemporary Realism 2007,” MA Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK

                  “Invitational Exhibition,” Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL. Awards of Excellence

2006          “Gallery and Invited Artists,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY

                  “Painting + Poetry - ut pictura poesis,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY

                  “Landscape Images,” Ted Wood and Jeffrey Vaughn, EverBank Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                  “The Four Seasons, Contemporary Landscapes and Sculpture,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY

                  “Contemporary Realism 2006,” M A Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK

2005          “Beauty of the Rain Forest,” Asianfusion Gallery, Asian Cultural Building, New York, NY

                  “Small Sizes - Precious Pieces, Paintings and Sculpture,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY

 

2005          “Mainly Maine, Landscape Paintings from Maine and Beyond,” Sherry French Gallery, New   York, NY

                  “ArtEast, Madison County Arts Council, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL

                  “Seven Photographers,” Madison County Arts Council, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL

                  “Contemporary Realism 2005,”M A Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK

                  “EverBank Office Gala and Gallery Opening,” EverBank, St. Louis, MO

                  “Gallery Artists,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2004          “Fortune: Then and Now,” The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO

                  “Gallery Artists,” Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

                  “Cutler House Exhibit, ” Innsbrook Resort and Conference Center, Innsbrook, MO

                  “Gallery Artists,” Arte Gallery, Palm Desert, CA

2003          “Five Views of the Midwest,” Ahzad Bogosian, Michael Dubina, Jeff Aeling, Jeffrey Vaughn, and Tim Anderson, Margaret Harwell Art Museum. Exhibition traveled to The Sikeston Depot, Sikeston, MO, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO, and Provenance Arts Center, Louisiana, MO

                  “A Celebration of 20 Years,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                  “A Taste of Wine and Art, ” Benefit Exhibition, Moehn and Nielsen Home, Alton, IL

2002          “Summer Group Show,” Sculpture, Painting, and Ceramics by Gallery Artists, Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

                  “Mind the Light, A Collaborative Exhibition,” Benefit for Forest Park Forever, Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                  “St. Louis University Studio Art Faculty,” Park Avenue Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2001          “Celebrate the Season with Us,” Gualdoni, Rozelle, Bartko, and Vaughn, Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                  “Summer Show,” Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

2000          “Landscape,” Group Invitational, Des Lee Gallery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

                  “Summer Show,” Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

1999          “Twenty-one for Twenty-one,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

1998          “Painters / Painting,” Samuel Cupples House Museum, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

                  “Landscape Exhibit, Mayor's Office”, St. Louis City Hall, St. Louis, MO

                  “Art in the Woods, A Gallery Exhibition,” Overland Park Arts Commission, Overland Park, KS (Neil Welliver, juror)

1997          “Invitational Group Exhibition, Emerging Artists,” Gallery Henoch, New York, NY

                  “Midwestern Landscapes,” Bogosian, Moeller, and Vaughn, Tinnin Fine Arts Center, Three Rivers Community College, Poplar Bluff, MO

                  “Black and White - In Color,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

1996          “Summer Group Show,” Gallery Henoch, New York, NY

                  “Art of Living Party,” AMC Cancer Research Center Benefit, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

                  “Summer Views,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                  “Art in the Woods, A Gallery Exhibition,” Overland Park Arts Commission, Overland Park,   KS (William Wylie, juror)

 

1995          “Family Traditions,” St. Louis Women's Caucus for Art, St. Louis, MO

                  “Drawings and Photographs,” Burton Artworks, Alton, IL

1994          “Art in the Woods, A Gallery Exhibition, ” Overland Park Arts Commission, Overland Park, KS (April Gornik, juror)

1989          “20/20 Competition and Exhibition,” Helio Galleries, New York, NY

1988          “Group Show,” Lucia Gallery, New York, NY

                  “City Life, Exhibition of City Faire, ” Texas Commerce Center, Dallas, TX

1987          “Summer View,” Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

                  “Works on Paper,” Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis

1985          “Back Street / Back Yards,” Associated American Artists, New York, NY

                  “Ten Texas Printmakers,” Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Abilene, TX

1984          “The Cow Show,” Clifford Gallery, Dallas, TX

                  “10 + 14, Exposicion Grafica,” Galeria Municipal, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

1983          “26th Annual Chautauqua National Exhibit,” Chautauqua, NY

1982          “Exhibition: Architecture in Art, ” Gensler and Associates; Architects, Houston, TX

                  “Gary Bush - Jeffrey Vaughn,” Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX

1981          “A Print Show,” Kaffie Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX

1980          “Art Foundation Show,” Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX

                  “Monoprints,” Tahir Gallery, New Orleans, LA

                  “Printmakers,” Charlton Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX

1979          “Centennial Alumni Show,” Bixby Gallery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

                  “Mark Anderson - Jeffrey Vaughn,” Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, TX

 

Awards:

2008          1st Prize Award, 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL

2008-2000   Visiting Artist, Innsbrook Resort, Innsbrook, MO

2004          Finalist, Bernheim Foundation Fellowship, Louisville, KY

2003          Historic Restoration Inc./Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

1998          Visiting Artist, Bernheim Forest, Louisville, KY

1978          John T. Milliken Award, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

 

Selected Public Collections:  

Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, Lexington, KY

Thompson, Miller & Simpson, Louisville, KY

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Louisville, KY 

Kentucky Public Radio, Louisville, KY

U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 

Corpus Christi Museum, Corpus Christi, TX 

Nestlé’s/ Ralston Corporation, St. Louis, MO 

Renaissance Grand Hotels, Marriott Corp., St. Louis, MO 

Fidelity Securities, Boston, MA

Baupost Group, Cambridge, MA

Cloud Corporation, Des Plaines, IL

Park View Federal Savings Bank, Solon, OH 

Western Company, Fort Worth, TX

Trammel Crow Center, Dallas, TX 

The Greater Houston Partnership, Houston, TX 

University of Dallas, Irving, TX 

Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, PA 

Lafarge Corporation, Reston, VA

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

BJC Health Systems, St. Louis, MO 

Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 

Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO 

M.C.I. Corporation, St. Louis, MO 

Monsanto Corporation, St. Louis, MO 

Upjohn Corporation, St. Louis, MO 

Eveready Company, St. Louis, MO 

Mastercard International, St. Louis, MO 

A.G. Edwards, St. Louis, MO

GKN Aerospace North America Inc., St. Louis, MO 

Danforth Foundation, St. Louis, MO 

Innsbrook Corporation, Innsbrook, MO 

U.S. Bank, formerly Mercantile and Mark Twain Banks, St. Louis, MO 

Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, TX 

Corpus Christi National Bank, Corpus Christi, TX 

Cornerstone Bank, Alton, IL 

First National Bank, Midland, TX

Mountain View College, Dallas, TX 

Wesleyan College, Macon, GA 

Auburn Arts Association, Auburn, AL 

Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX 

Henderson Marrengill Inc., Houston, TX 

Westminster Bank, Dallas, TX 

Bank of Alton, Alton, IL 

Alton Banking and Trust Company, Alton, IL 

Millers Mutual, Alton, IL 

Travelers Mortgage Services, St. Louis, MO 

Coopers and Lybrand, St. Louis, MO 

Grey Eagle, St. Louis, MO 

Sunset Hills Country Club, St. Louis, MO 

Greenbriar Country Club, St. Louis, MO 

Woodward and Clyde, St. Louis, MO 

Novus International, St. Louis, MO 

Hewitt and Associates, St. Louis, MO 

Safety Mutual, St. Louis, MO 

Gray and Ritter, St. Louis, MO

Cigna Financial, St. Louis, MO 

Lockhaven Country Club, Alton, IL

Contax, Division of Kyocera Electronics Inc., Somerset, NJ 

Magna Bank, Alton, IL 

Carrollton Bank, Alton, IL 

St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 

St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO 

St. Louis University Cancer Research Center, St. Louis, MO 

RPRCC, St. Louis, MO 

Paragon Insurance, St. Louis, MO 

Tubular Steel Inc., St. Louis, MO 

Spellman, Brady & Co., St. Louis, MO

Bank of Godfrey, Godfrey, IL 

Heartland Bank, St. Louis, MO 

Montgomery First National Bank, St. Louis, MO

EverBank, St. Louis, MO 

Missouri Baptist Hospital, St. Louis, MO 

St. Mary's Hospital, St. Louis, MO 

Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, KS 

Historic Restoration Inc., St. Louis, MO 

Great Rivers Land Trust, Alton, IL 

Missouri American Water Co., St. Louis, MO 

KPMG, Peat Marwick, St. Louis, MO

 

Bibliography:

2006    Zevitas, Steven, Editor, New American Paintings, Number 47, The Open Studios Press, Needham, Massachusetts

2005    Murphy, Anne Arts Editor, “Fortune: Then & Now…Thinking Outside the Box,” The Healthy Planet, (Photo Reproduction), St. Louis, Missouri

 

2003    Zevitas, Steven, Editor, New American Paintings, Number 47, The Open Studios Press, Needham, Massachusetts

            Garrison, Chad, “Renaissance Artists,” St. Louis Business Journal, (Photo Reproduction p. 53), April 18-23

2002    Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, Promotional Brochure (Photo Reproductions), St. Louis, Missouri

2001    Danforth Foundation, Annual Report, (Photo Reproductions), St. Louis, Missouri

2000    Smith, Brian, “Artists Presents Images of Local Scenes in two Mediums,” St. Louis Post   Dispatch, July 2

1998    Behrhorst, Bethany, “Life's Canvas,” (Photo Reproductions), The Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, March 5

1995    Zevitas, Steven, Editor, New American Paintings, first Midwest Edition, The Open Studios Press, Needham, Massachusetts

            Riley Parr, Debra, “Landscape Paintings and Works on Paper by Jeffrey Vaughn,” St. Louis        Post Dispatch, January 19

1994    Harris, Paul A., “Vaughn Pastel Works on Display at College,” St. Louis Post Dispatch, September 15

1988    Duffy, Robert W., “Jeff Vaughn Drawings,” St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 10

            Rice, Nancy, “Jeff Vaughn: Drawings,” St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 10

 

1987    Brase, Mary, “Artist Jeff Vaughn Captures the Beauty of Alton Area,” The Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, June 13

1984    Swank, Patsy, “Vaughn Show at Clifford Gallery,” Review broadcast on National Public Radio Affiliate KERA 90.1 FM, Dallas, Texas, March 1

1979    Schmidt, Maurice, “Jeffrey Vaughn at the Corpus Christi Museum,” Corpus Christi Caller Times, May 13

 

Artist Statement   2012

For over thirty years the primary focus of my work has been landscape. To a lesser degree I have an interest in images of the city, which I think is connected to landscape. What attracts me to painting images based on the natural world is probably similar to that which inspires other artists to depict landscape. For me, there is a sense of the spiritual underlying the beauty of nature.

I appreciate the sense of freedom that I experience when painting landscape. There is a quality to these kinds of images that allows for expression and interpretation yet can still read as a landscape. I generally choose to paint the quiet, peaceful aspect of nature as opposed to the threatening or the volatile side of nature. So there are always decisions to be made, of which many are intuitive or develop slowly over time with a large body of work. There is a contemplative aspect to the approach that I take when studying and painting from the land. As one delves more deeply into the act of painting, the image evolves as a work about painting. There is a sense of departure from the image of nature as seen with our eyes or as depicted in a photograph.

I prefer to paint in the controlled environment of the studio. For this reason, I work from photographs that I make mostly with a medium format camera as well as a view camera, which allows manipulating the image on a ground glass with camera adjustments. I generally paint from 6x6 cm or 4x5” transparencies. The quality of the photographs is important, as I prefer to select from images that have an abundance of detail and information. Quality of light is a key ingredient as I appreciate the play of natural light oftentimes in dramatic fashion. I spend time hiking in State and National Parks when making many of these photographs and these experiences carry over into the studio.

In the studio, my painting develops slowly with small brushstrokes through a steady layering of glazing and paint. Formal concerns of composition and cropping occur during the early stages. I like to work with a heightened color palette, yet still remain faithful to the natural world. The play of light becomes clearer as color and contrast define the image. Through these more abstract concerns of light, color, and composition, I hope that these paintings allude to an experience of the order and quiet beauty of nature.