Major Product/SVS:
Artwork including Paintings, Note Cards, Boxed Sets, Specialty Cards and Calendars
Education Degrees:
Coursework in Arts, Princeton University; Coursework in History, University of California, Los Angeles; Coursework in Theology, San Francisco State University; Coursework in Spanish, San Francisco Art Institute
Affiliations Awards:
Founder, Former Chairman, OMI Business League
Charity:
Volunteer, The Salvation Army
Number Of Years In Profession:
35
Number Of Years In Current Position:
22
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
He became involved in his profession through his childhood desire to become an artist.
Extended Bio Profile:
Mr. Vaughn's work is in the permanent collection of the Oakland Museum of California and has been purchased by the San Francisco Art Commission as well as many individual collectors. His artwork is included in books, publications, monographs and indexes from the Boston Public Library, the University of South Alabama and Indiana University. He was selected as a community resources director for the Oakland Museum of California in 1982 and served with William Kent III and Carolyn Ahmanson on the panel on grants and programs for the California State Art Commission. He spearheaded a parade and celebration for OMI Founders Day and created a first-of-its-kind souvenir neighborhood history in 1998, and in the 1960s, an era when corporations were just beginning to sponsor and give jobs to neighborhood organizations, he was the founder and executive director of the Arts and Business Learning Experiences. Through a major grant from the Ford Foundation matched by local grants, he raised over $500,000 to fund the program for 10 years. He became the vice president of the San Francisco Council of District Merchants Association and recipient of awards for his service. He has painted a 37” x 28” watercolor of the site of Alfred Hitchcock’s film, 'The Birds' starring Tippi Hedren at Saint Teresa of Avila Church in Bodega. He is working with the First Lady on some future endeavors and has shown in the most prestigious galleries in the word.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor Painting, Sculpting