Edward Charles Vaughan

STATEMENT

Creating a message through shape and color is something I have always felt called to do. Art
should be a part of everyone’s life, whether mesmerized by the Sistine Chapel or gazing in
wonderment at Lavender Mist: number I or even being amazed by a child’s drawing from
kindergarten art time.
In my creative process, I try to show that conflict and chaos have resolution if we put forth the effort to find it. I take a flood of ideas and develop them into a plausible arrangement. Each
series tells a story of my search for equilibrium and balance defined, but not limited by, color and
shape.
As an artist I am always searching for the next thing that will bring me forward in my process to
convey my message through visual elements and design, to make someone’s world a brighter
place upon viewing or owning my art and enriching their lives a little each day.

BIO

Edward Charles has developed his style of painting through the study of art history, the lives of
other artists, and his own experiences. He is grateful to his teachers and those who have helped
and encouraged him throughout the years.
Edward Charles' work is in collections in Detroit Mi, Atlanta Ga, San Francisco Ca, and Naples Fl.

EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS/COMMISSIONS

2023- Baker College Royal Oak Campus, Royal Oak Mi
2022 - Craine Communications Brewery Park Gallery,
Detroit MI
2020 - Hatch Gallery, Hamtramck MI
2019 - Wyandotte Center for the Arts, Wyandotte, MI
2019 - Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
2017 - Russel Industrial Center, Detroit, MI
2016 - Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
2012 - Octane Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2004 - Vintage Vogue, Huntington Woods, MI
1998 - The Coffee Beanery, Rochester MI

EDUCATION

2010 - Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design - Baker College
1995 - Associate in Visual Fine Arts - Oakland CC

AWARDS

1994 BEST IN SHOW, Oakland Community College Student Show

TAGS

painter, Michigan, abstract, geometric, acrylic