Melanie Vaughn
she/they
Melanie Vaughn is a multimedia artist majoring in studio art at the University of South Florida. As a 23-year-old first generation Guyanese-American artist, their work is influenced by both their cultural heritage and personal experiences, often exploring themes of identity, femininity, and the fluidity of self-expression. They thrive on experimentation, working with a variety of mediums to uncover new methods of bold mark-making to communicate emotion and narrative through gesture and form. Their goal is to one day have their own studio practice continuing to create works about their identity and femininity.
dayflower, 30x40 oil on canvas (2024)
the divine feminine, 62x44 oil on canvas (2022)
touch starved, 18x24 oil on canvas (2022)
repentance, 8x10 oil on canvas (2024)
offering, 18x24 oil on canvas (2022)
hierophant, oil, acrylic and digital illustration (2025)
anguish, 12x12 oil on canvas (2022)
tulip fish, linocut print on cardstock (2024)
blue fish, linocut print on cardstock (2024)
kuma's still life, 18x24 oil on canvas (2024)
kappn's still life, 18x24 oil on canvas (2024)
