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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1992}} |
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| birth_place = Orlando, Florida, US |
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| nationality = American |
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| occupation = Painter, Printmaker |
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'''Vaughn Spann''' is |
'''Vaughn Spann''' (b. 1992, Orlando, Florida) is an American contemporary artist working primarily on printmaking and painting.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vaughn Spann|url=https://www.depauw.edu/arts-and-culture/arts/peeler/exhibits/upcoming-exhibits/shifting-gaze/virtual-exhibit-shifting-gaze/vaughn-spann/|access-date=5 June 2021|website=DePauw University|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vaughn Spann / 'Smoke Signals' / Almine Rech Brussels|url=https://flaunt.com/content/vaughn-spann-smoke-signals-almine-rech-brussels|access-date=5 June 2021|website=Flaunt Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> His style moves between [[abstract art|abstraction]] and [[figurative art|figuration]], and at times incorporates symbols such as the American flag or the letter X.<ref name=wsj>{{Cite news|last=Crow|first=Kelly|date=15 January 2020|title=A Boundary-Busting Artist Seeks to 'Learn Through the Chaos'|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-boundary-busting-artist-seeks-to-learn-through-the-chaos-11579111114|access-date=5 June 2021|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> He lives and works in [[Newark, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaughn Spann |url=https://rubellmuseum.org/na18-vaughn-spann |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=rubellmuseum.org}}</ref> |
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== Early life and Education == |
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Vaughn Spann was born in Orlando, Florida, in 1992. He completed a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] at [[Rutgers University]], New Jersey, in 2014, and received an [[Master of Fine Arts]] degree in painting and printmaking from the [[Yale School of Art]], [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], in 2018.<ref name=forbes>{{Cite web|title=Vaughn Spann|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/vaughn-spann/|access-date=5 June 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> |
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Spann completed a [[Bachelor's|BA]] in [[fine arts]] at [[Rutgers University]] in 2014, and an [[Master's|MA]] at the [[Yale School of Art]] in 2018.<ref name=forbes>{{Cite web|title=Vaughn Spann|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/vaughn-spann/|access-date=5 June 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> His work is held in institutions including the [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]] and the [[High Museum of Art]],{{r|forbes}} and has been shown at the [[Rubell Museum]], the Pérez Art Museum and the [[Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 March 2021|title=Vaughn Spann: Open Onto|url=https://www.kemperart.org/exhibitions/vaughn-spann-open|access-date=5 June 2021|website=Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Polyphonic: Celebrating PAMM's Fund for African American Art|url=https://www.pamm.org/exhibitions/polyphonic-celebrating-pamm%E2%80%99s-fund-african-american-art|access-date=5 June 2021|website=www.pamm.org}}</ref> Spann's work has been featured in several publications including [[ARTnews|Artnews]],<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Armstrong|first1=Annie|date=25 July 2019|title=Almine Rech Now Represents Closely Watched Painter Vaughn Spann|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/vaughn-spann-almine-rech-13040/|access-date=20 August 2020|website=ARTnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref> [[The Art Newspaper]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=New York's Armory Show sees solid sales despite coronavirus risk|url=http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/armory-show-2020|access-date=20 August 2020|website=www.theartnewspaper.com}}</ref> [[The New York Times]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Patricia Leigh|date=12 April 2019|title=An Artist Rises, and Brings a Generation With Him|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/arts/design/yale-new-haven-titus-kaphar.html|access-date=20 August 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Artforum]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monica Uszerowicz on Vaughn Spann|url=https://www.artforum.com/print/reviews/201909/vaughn-spann-81144|access-date=20 August 2020|website=www.artforum.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and several more. In 2020, Spann was named one of [[Forbes]] "30 Under 30" in Art and Style.<ref name=forbes/><ref>{{Cite web|title=30 Under 30 2020: Art & Style|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/art-style/|access-date=5 June 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Work == |
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| ⚫ | In 2020 he donated some proceeds from the sale of a print to [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 October 2020|title=Vaughn Spann Releases 'Cosmic Symbiote' Print in Support of Black Lives Matter|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/10/vaughn-spann-cosmic-symbiote-almine-rech-edition-black-lives-matter-info|access-date=5 June 2021|website=HYPEBEAST}}</ref> |
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Vaughn has been shown at the [[Rubell Museum]], Florida; the Pérez Art Museum, Florida; the [[Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art]], Missouri, and others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2021 |title=Vaughn Spann: Open Onto |url=https://www.kemperart.org/exhibitions/vaughn-spann-open |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Polyphonic: Celebrating PAMM's Fund for African American Art |url=https://www.pamm.org/exhibitions/polyphonic-celebrating-pamm%E2%80%99s-fund-african-american-art |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=www.pamm.org}}</ref> In 2020 he was one of [[Forbes]] "30 Under 30 in Art and Style" alongside [[Grace Lynne Haynes|Grace Lynne Raynes]], [[Ilana Harris-Babou]], [[Farah Al Qasimi]], and [[Louis Fratino]].<ref name="forbes" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=30 Under 30 2020: Art & Style |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/art-style/ |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2020 he donated some proceeds from the sale of a print to [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2020 |title=Vaughn Spann Releases 'Cosmic Symbiote' Print in Support of Black Lives Matter |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/10/vaughn-spann-cosmic-symbiote-almine-rech-edition-black-lives-matter-info |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=HYPEBEAST}}</ref> The solo show Vaughn ''Spann: Trilogy'' was on view at Almine Rech gallery, New York, in 2023. The abundance of blues in his paintings have been associated with [[Stéphane Mallarmé]]’s 1864 poem “L’Azur.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adam |first=Alfred Mac |date=2024-07-29 |title=Vaughn Spann: Trilogy {{!}} The Brooklyn Rail |url=https://brooklynrail.org/2023/11/artseen/Vaughn-Spann-Trilogy/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=brooklynrail.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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He lives in [[Newark, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vaughn Spann|url=https://rubellmuseum.org/na18-vaughn-spann|access-date=5 June 2021|website=rubellmuseum.org}}</ref> |
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In 2024, the [[Tampa Museum of Art]] displayed the one-person presentation ''Vaughn Spann: Allegories'', a series of four large-scale mixed media prints on wood panels. Compositions in the show expanded on the artist's vocabulary such as the "X" shape in combination with art historical references.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Art |first=Tampa Museum of |date=2024-02-15 |title=Vaughn Spann: Allegories |url=https://tampamuseum.org/vaughn-spann-allegories/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Tampa Museum of Art |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Collections == |
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His work is held in institutions including the [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Acquisition of Artworks by Isaac Julien and Kennedy Yanko at Eleventh Annual Art + Soul Celebration • Pérez Art Museum Miami |url=https://www.pamm.org/en/press/perez-art-museum-miami-announces-acquisition-of-artworks-by-isaac-julien-and-kennedy-yankoat-eleventh-annual-art-soul-celebration/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Pérez Art Museum Miami |language=en-US}}</ref> Florida, as part of the institution's ''Fund for Black Art''; [[High Museum of Art]], Atlanta;{{r|forbes}} North Carolina Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum, New York; [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]], Washington DC; [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], California; and the [[Buffalo AKG Art Museum]], New York, among others.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
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== Further reading == |
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*{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Patricia Leigh|date=12 April 2019|title=An Artist Rises, and Brings a Generation With Him|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/arts/design/yale-new-haven-titus-kaphar.html|access-date=20 August 2020|issn=0362-4331}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 30 September 2024
Vaughn Spann | |
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| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) Orlando, Florida, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, Printmaker |
Vaughn Spann (b. 1992, Orlando, Florida) is an American contemporary artist working primarily on printmaking and painting.[1][2] His style moves between abstraction and figuration, and at times incorporates symbols such as the American flag or the letter X.[3] He lives and works in Newark, New Jersey.[4]
Early life and Education
[edit]Vaughn Spann was born in Orlando, Florida, in 1992. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rutgers University, New Jersey, in 2014, and received an Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and printmaking from the Yale School of Art, New Haven, in 2018.[5]
Work
[edit]Vaughn has been shown at the Rubell Museum, Florida; the Pérez Art Museum, Florida; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Missouri, and others.[6][7] In 2020 he was one of Forbes "30 Under 30 in Art and Style" alongside Grace Lynne Raynes, Ilana Harris-Babou, Farah Al Qasimi, and Louis Fratino.[5][8]
In 2020 he donated some proceeds from the sale of a print to Black Lives Matter.[9] The solo show Vaughn Spann: Trilogy was on view at Almine Rech gallery, New York, in 2023. The abundance of blues in his paintings have been associated with Stéphane Mallarmé’s 1864 poem “L’Azur.”[10]
In 2024, the Tampa Museum of Art displayed the one-person presentation Vaughn Spann: Allegories, a series of four large-scale mixed media prints on wood panels. Compositions in the show expanded on the artist's vocabulary such as the "X" shape in combination with art historical references.[11]
Collections
[edit]His work is held in institutions including the Pérez Art Museum Miami,[12] Florida, as part of the institution's Fund for Black Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta;[5] North Carolina Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; and the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, New York, among others.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vaughn Spann". DePauw University. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Vaughn Spann / 'Smoke Signals' / Almine Rech Brussels". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Crow, Kelly (15 January 2020). "A Boundary-Busting Artist Seeks to 'Learn Through the Chaos'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Vaughn Spann". rubellmuseum.org. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Vaughn Spann". Forbes. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Vaughn Spann: Open Onto". Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Polyphonic: Celebrating PAMM's Fund for African American Art". www.pamm.org. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "30 Under 30 2020: Art & Style". Forbes. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Vaughn Spann Releases 'Cosmic Symbiote' Print in Support of Black Lives Matter". HYPEBEAST. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Adam, Alfred Mac (2024-07-29). "Vaughn Spann: Trilogy | The Brooklyn Rail". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ a b Art, Tampa Museum of (2024-02-15). "Vaughn Spann: Allegories". Tampa Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Acquisition of Artworks by Isaac Julien and Kennedy Yanko at Eleventh Annual Art + Soul Celebration • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
Further reading
[edit]- Brown, Patricia Leigh (12 April 2019). "An Artist Rises, and Brings a Generation With Him". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 August 2020.