Stephen Vaughan

Education Career

• 1970 Born in Kilkenny, Ireland
• 1989-1990 Craft & Design, Grennan Mill Craft School, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
• 1990-1993 Diploma in Fine Art (Printmaking with Distinction) Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork
• 1994 B.A. in Fine Art ( Printmaking with First Class Honours 1.1) Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork
• 2014 Higher Diploma in Science in Computing, Institute of Technology Carlow (First Class Honours)

Solo Exhibitions

• 2014 Landscapes Inhabited: Lavistown House, Kilkenny,
• 2004 Work by Stephen Vaughan : Original Print Gallery
• 2001 Galleri Helle Knudsen, Stockholm, Sweden
• Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans
• 1999 New works by Stephen Vaughan Michael Gold Gallery, New York. Exhibition of Prints, Chris Doswell Gallery, Limerick
• 1998 Stephen Vaughan : New Work, Michael Gold Gallery, New York
• 1997 Work by Kilkenny School Of Music, Kilkenny Arts Week

Selected Exhibitions

• 2009 “Light out of Darkness”, Killian Schurmann and Dalkey Arts 26th March
• 2007 “Hung Drawn& Quartered”, Group exhibition, by studio members, celebrating 25 year of the Black Church Print Studio
• 2006 “25/25 Exhibition”, 25 years of Belfast Print Workshop
• “Of Place, In Time” Lavit Gallery Cork. Exhibition of prints selected by Stephen Vaughan. Artists include James McCreary, Cora Cummins, Frieda Meaney and Tony McClure
• 2005 “Common Ground”: Celebrating 25 years of Grennan Mill Crafts School, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.
• Clo in China: 411 Gallery, Hangzhou City, China, Contemporary Irish Printmaking.
• 2004 Flowers Graphics London: Gallery artists
• 2004 The Cracked Looking Glass:
• Graphic Studio Dublin
• The Old Print Shop, New York, 6th– 16th July
• 2004The Kontarshusets Print Gallery, Stockholm
• 2004  Flowers Graphics : 3 Contemporary Printmakers
• 2004 174th RHA Annual Exhibition: Dublin
• 2004 Model Arts Centre : Sligo.  Artists form Kilkenny
• 2003 Butler Gallery: Kilkenny:  Artists form Kilkenny
• 2002 Holy Show : Artists response to the Old Testament., Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
• 2001 Print/Estampe : An exchange of french and Irish contemporary prints
• 1999 Blackchurch Print Studio Members show, Original Print Gallery, Dublin
• Tony O’Malley Selects, Lavitt Gallery, Cork
• 1998 Temple Bar International Print Show, Original Print Gallery, Dublin
• Wall to Wall, Blackchurch Studio Members show, Original Print Gallery, Dublin
• Zeckendorff Towers, New York.
• Works on Paper, Michael Gold Gallery, New York
• Autumn Exhibition, The Bridge Gallery, Dublin
• Prints From The Edge, Lambay Hse., Contemporary Art Gallery, Howth, Dublin
• City, Seas & Other Places, Original Print Gallery, Dublin
• Shake, Michael Gold Gallery, New York
• 1997 Wall to Wall, Blackchurch Studio Members show, Original Print Gallery, Dublin
• Gallery Artists, At Annabel Bowen Gallery, Kildare St., Dublin
• Rolling Devolution, A touring exhibition of Scottish and Irish Art in Scotland
• Michael Gold Gallery, New York. Group shows (Feb, June & September)
• 1995 E.V.A. ‘95’, (Exhibition of Visual Art) Limerick
• Stephen Vaughan & Lucy Turner : Emerging Artists, Original Print Gallery
• Cork Printmakers ‘95’, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork
• Banquet Exhibition, RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin
• Altered States, Touring exhibition. The Arts Council Education Programme
• Impressions : Fifth National Open Print Exhibition, Galway Arts Centre
• Designs on Peace, U.S Embassy, Dublin in honour of Presidential visit
• 1994 Dispatches, Perugia, Italy
• Christmas Show, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny
• 1993 Cork City Artists, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
• 1990 Vice Versa, Sculptors Society of Ireland & The Jewellers & Metalworkers Guild

Awards

• 1997 The Graphic Studio Award for Printmakers: In Memory of Mary Farl Powers
• 1996 Visual Arts Bursary, The Arts Council of Ireland : To print in New York.
• 1995 Commended 3rd Prize, Impressions : Fifth National Open Print Exhibition
• 1994 N.M.R.C Purchase Award
• 1993 Student of the Year, Crawford College of Art & Design. N.C.E.A
• 1992 Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust Grant : Research on Antoni Tapies

Residencies

• 1996 Belfast print Workshop: Visiting artist for three week block
• 1996 Lower East Side Printshop: New York. Visiting artist for October 1996

Catalogues

• 2006 “25/25 Exhibition”, 25 years of Belfast Print Workshop.
• 2004 The Cracked Looking Glass, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
• 2002 Holy Show, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
• 2001 Print/Estampe, Black Church Print Studio
• 1999 The Butler Gallery Collection, The Butler Gallery
• 1998 Temple Bar International print Show, Coracle Press
• 1997 Rolling Devolution, The Scottish Touring Exhibition Consortium
• Kilkenny Arts Week ‘97’
• 1995 Cork Printmakers ‘95’
• E.V.A. ‘95’
• Academy Without Walls : 50 under 40, RHA Gallagher Gallery
• Altered States, The Arts Council of Ireland
• Designs on Peace, The United States Embassy, Dublin
• 1994 Cork Printmakers ‘94’
• 1993 Cork City Artists ‘93’, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
• 1990 Vice Versa, Sculptors Society of Ireland & The Jewellers & Metalworkers Guild

Commissions

• 1995 Altered States : The Arts Council of Ireland
• A print in edition of five which was included in a touring exhibition to secondary schools around Ireland
• 1997 Kilkenny Fire Station: 4 Prints
• 2001 Sony Entertainment Ireland : Presentation of prints. Edition of 48.