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.