Molly Jae Vaughan
Molly Jae Vaughan (b. 1977 London, UK) holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and an MFA from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in solo and group exhibitions including Molly Vaughan: Project 42 at Seattle Art Museum, Molly Vaughan: Project 42 at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, After Boucher: Boren Banner Series at the Frye Museum of Art, Site of Struggle at The Block Museum of Fine Art, and MOTHA and Chris E. Vargas Present: Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects at the Henry Art Gallery.
Vaughan was the recipient of the Betty Bowen Award in 2017. She has received grants from Art Matters Foundation, 4 Culture, and the National Performance Network. Her work has been featured in The Advocate, Surface Design Journal, New American Paintings and Transgender Studies Quarterly. Vaughan’s work is included in the collections of Seattle Art Museum, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Frye Museum of Art, the Block Museum, The Henry Art Gallery, and the Stanley Museum of Art.
Vaughan represented Washington State at the National Museum of Women in the Arts for the survey exhibition New Worlds – Women to Watch in 2024.
She is currently a Professor of Art at Bellevue College in Bellevue, WA.