Vaughn Spann was born in 1992 in Florida and currently lives and works in Newark, New Jersey. The Yale graduate devotes his practice to abstraction and figuration as an investigation into space, time and memory. He locates subjects from deeply personal spaces as he reconciles with his body within and out of the studio. With a deep admiration for formalism, he enjoys approaching paintings through the lens of color, line, and shape, but seemingly understands that one's subjectivity can't simply be divorced from the studio. For him, a form is a striking means of generating content in ways that are compelling. His formal investigation permeates throughout his paintings, symbolically reflecting his encounters with diverse people and places. Through his well-known stylistic separations, Spann continues to vigorously experiment with unconventional materials and expands on his personal and historical narratives.

Vaughn Spann’s works have been shown in art institutions such as Perez Art Museum, Miami, USA (2020); Rubell Museum, Miami, USA (2019); Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture, Charlotte, USA (2019); Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, USA (2018). His works are included in the public collections of: Perez Art Museum, Miami, USA; The Zuzeum, Riga, Latvia; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA; UBS Art Collection, New York, USA; Rubell Family Collection, Miami, USA; Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection (The Bunker), West Palm Beach, USA; Jimenez-Colon Collection, Ponce, Puerto Rico; Credit Suisse Corporate Collection, Zürich, Switzerland.