Clayton Vaughan



Clayton Vaughan

1821  Putnam Ave

New York, NY 11385

 (469) 307-7508

claytonvaughan.studio@gmail.com


EDUCATION


2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, USA

Department of Fine Arts

Major: Painting

GPA: 3.86/4.0

Conferred with Honors

                         
HONORS & SCHOLARSHIPS


2025 Florence Leif Award, Rhode Island School of Design

2021-2025 Honors Designation, Rhode Island School of Design

2021 Entering Student Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design

2021 Melissa Education Foundation Scholarship

2021 Gold Key, Silver Key, Silver Key Portfolio, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

2020 ST.ART Full Tuition Scholarship

2020 Gold Seal, Visual Arts Scholastic Event


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS


2025 Homecoming, RISD Museum (forthcoming)

2025 List of Figures, Memorial Hall Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design

2025 Senior Painting Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design

2024 Junior Painting Exhibition, Memorial Hall Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design

2023 Major Survey Show, Gelman Gallery at the RISD Museum, Rhode Island School of Design

2022 Experimental and Foundation Studies Triennial, Rhode Island School of Design


TEACHING EXPERIENCE


August 2024 - Current, Painting Instructor at the Creative Arts Center of Bonham, TX

July 2023 - August 2023, Teaching Assistant to Kyung-Me C, Illustration and Identity: Finding your Voice (Continuing Education), Rhode Island School of Design

July 2023 - August 2023, Teaching Assistant to Jordan McRae, Print and Image: Art as Activism (Continuing Education), Rhode Island School of Design

February 2023 - May 2023, Teaching Assistant to Alfredo Gisholt, Drawing (First-Year Experimental and Foundation Studies), Rhode Island School of Design 

February 2023 - May 2023, Teaching Assistant to Josh Meier, Design (First-Year Experimental and Foundation Studies), Rhode Island School of Design

September 2022 - December 2023, Teaching Assistant to Alfredo Gisholt, Drawing (First-Year Experimental and Foundation Studies), Rhode Island School of Design
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