Wendy Vaughan

Wendy Vaughan (maiden name Wendy Kornmiller) grew up in West Bloomfield, outside of Detroit, where her father was a car designer for Chrysler and one of the original designers of the Ford Thunderbird. She won an art scholarship to the Allen R. Hite Institute at the University of Louisville and then graduated from Western Michigan University with a BA in painting. After working in industry as an art director for 22 years, she started painting full time. She has won various awards through the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, has been included in several full color art books featuring top artists, has been on the cover of several animal oriented magazines and was interviewed on a public television art program. Her fantasy animal oil paintings can be found in various art galleries and in many collections across the United States.

Education:
BA in painting from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Art Scholarship to Allen R. Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Publications:
2011 Fiber Festival magazine cover
Animal World USA, Memphis, TN, Feb. 2010, Cover artwork and interview
Vision Magazine, San Diego, CA, May 2008, Artwork photos
The Animal World Magazine, Memphis, TN, October 2007, Cover artwork and interview
Michigan Fiber Festival, 2004
Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, MI, March 27, 2004
The Commercial Record, Saugatuck, MI, October 9, 2003
The Commercial Record/Resorter, Saugauck, MI, May 22, 2003
Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, MI, April 11, 2003
Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, MI, May 2002
Allegan County News, Allegan, MI, February 7, 2002

Special Awards:
Magazine, Collector's Edition, Best of Artists, 2012
2011 Billboard Contest sponsored through Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and Adams Outdoor Advertising, 1 year with artwork, name and website on 14'x48' billboard
2011 West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 4th place
Book, Best of America Oil Artists, Vol.II, 2009, published by Kennedy Publishing,
2 pages, color photos
Lively Arts TV interview (WGVU Grand Rapids), July 2008
Book, Best of America; Oil Artists and Artisans, Vol.1, published by Kennedy Publishing
Third Place honors in book, Best of Michigan Artists and Artisans 2006,
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