Vaughn Spann lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut. He received a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Rutgers University in 2014 and an MFA from Yale School of Art in 2018. Spann was a recipient of the 2017 Alice Kimball Traveling Fellowship. He has been invited to participate in numerous exhibitions which include shows at Almine Rech Gallery, David Castillo Gallery, Gagosian, Blum & Poe, and Half Gallery. His work is represented within various public and private institutions which include the Hirschhorn Museum, ICA Miami, NCMA, Montclair Art Museum, Perez Museum of Art, High Museum, UBS Art Collection, and Rubell Family Collection amongst others.