Doris Vaughan Explained

Doris Vaughan (1894–1975) was a British painter who primarily exhibited works during the 1930s.

Career

Vaughan first exhibited a landscape painting at Belgrave St Ives Gallery in 1919.[1]

Vaughan went on to have solo exhibitions at Wertheim Gallery, located in London, in both 1934 and 1937.[2]

In 1939, Vaughan exhibited her works at Wertheim Gallery for a third time in an exhibition titled "Un-Professional Painters" accompanied by the works of the Ashington Group.[3]

Personal life

Doris Vaughan married painter Colin Sealy, whose works were often featured in exhibitions alongside Vaughan's. Vaughan spent most of her married life with Sealy in St Ives, a town in Cornwall, England, often using the town and its inhabitants as inspiration and subjects.

References

  1. Book: Hardie, Melissa. Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall, 1880-1940. Art Dictionaries Ltd.. 2009. 978-0953260966. Bristol, UK. 350.
  2. Wertheim Gallery (London, England). Watercolours by Doris Vaughan. Wertheim Gallery, 1934.
  3. Wertheim Gallery (London, England). Un-Professional Painters: The Ashington Group. Paintings by Doris Vaughan. Wertheim, 1939.