Maggie Vaughn has extensive experience in curation and museum work. She has a MA in History and Criticism of Art from Florida State University and a BA in Art History and English from Converse College. Her experience includes curating exhibits at several museums and writing exhibit catalogs. She is proficient in French and has studied abroad in Europe.

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Maggie Vaughn
maggiev147@yahoo.com (334)669-5490 12 Valley Rd. Cordova, AL 35550
Education
MA 2016 Florida State University
History and Criticism of Art | Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies
Area of Study: Modern American Art, GPA: 3.9
BA 2013 Converse College
Art History and English
Magna cum Laude, Excellence in Art History Award
Experience
August 2015- Curatorial Intern, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
May 2016  Curated exhibit of Andy Warhol Polaroid photographs
 Developed proposal that outlined research, object checklist, expected costs,
curatorial themes, wall texts, and interactive elements
July- Freelance Writer, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
August 2015  Composed 50 artists’ biographies in 3 weeks for published exhibit catalog
June- Editorial Intern, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
August 2015  Copy-edited and fact-checked print and electronic museum text
 Engaged in writing workshops and participated in the museum’s efforts to
develop an institutional voice
January- Curatorial Intern, The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC
May 2013  Curated exhibit of American art related to local industrial history
 Authored catalog, directed exhibit design, wrote text panels, lead gallery talk
 Oversaw photography, inspection, and handling of art alongside staff
 Updated collection database regularly
August 2011-
May 2012
Office Assistant, Vice President of Academic Affairs Office, Converse
College, Spartanburg, SC
 Handled confidential faculty and student information
 Organized and filed documents, such as meeting minutes and correspondence
August 2009-
May 2010
Office Assistant, Visual Arts Department, University of South Alabama,
Mobile, AL
 Received mail, calls, and visitors to Chairman’s office
 Edited and formatted expense reports in Microsoft Excel

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Activities and Involvement
January- Collaborative Curatorial Project, Florida State University
May 2016  Co-curated exhibit of contemporary art by Gina Phillips
 Served as team researcher and wrote catalog essay
August 2015- FSU Libraries Graduate Student Advisory Council
May 2016  Council member representative for Art History Department
March 2015 Study Abroad, Museums and National Heritage Sites of London Course
 Studied museum and heritage site practices at 15 institutions in London, including
the Tate Modern and Britain, Victoria and Albert, and Courtauld Gallery
August 2014-
April 2016
FSU Graduate Art History Association
June 2013 Study Abroad, La Biennale di Venezia and Greek historical sites
 Studied museums and cultural sites in Greece and Venice, Italy
 Presented research on Sarah Sze to travel group at Venice Biennale
January 2012 Restoration Projects, Converse College Art Restoration Course
 Restored furniture, silverware, and gravestones at Converse College and
Foster’s Tavern historic site
Exhibitions and Catalogs
Uprooting and Rerouting: Origins, Journeys, Identity
August 18 – September 23, 2016, William Johnston Gallery, Florida State University
Co-Curator
“Common Threads, Uncommon Applications: Gina Phillips and the Art of Thread-drawing.” In
Uprooting and Rerouting: Origins, Journeys, Identity, edited by Alexia Lobania and
Maggie Vaughn. Exhibit catalog, Florida State University, 2015. https://issuu.com/
uprootingandreroutingoriginsjourney/docs/uprooting_and_rerouting.
“Works in the Exhibition.” In We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s-1970s, edited by
Gretchen Dykstra and Lucy Medrich, 198-227. Philadelphia: Woodmere Art Museum,
2015.
Illuminating Hub-Cities: the Depiction of Industry and Agriculture in the South
May 10 – May 31, 2013, The Johnson Collection Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
Curator
Illuminating Hub-Cities: the Depiction of Industry and Agriculture in the South. Exhibit
catalog, The Johnson Collection, 2013.

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Conference and Symposium Presentations
“Allan R. Freelon and The New Negro: Harlem Renaissance Art and Identity”
March 2016 Southeast Regional Graduate Student Conference, Florida State University
February 2016 21st Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Art History, University of
Alabama and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
“Childe Hassam at Old Lyme, Connecticut”
March 2012 Regional Collegiate Art History Symposium, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Additional Skills
 Adept at MS Office Suite, FileMaker Pro, TMS, and learning new programs
 French- working proficiency in reading and writing, elementary in speaking
A- average in 3 courses of college-level French
 Spanish- limited working proficiency in reading and writing, elementary in speaking
Selected Graduate Coursework
Spring 2016 Photography after 1960
course paper: “Proto-Investigations or Photo Investigations?: Joseph Kosuth
and Conceptual Photography”
Fall 2015 Ecology of Images
“Rice and Flowers for Buddha: Ritualized Reciprocity and Material
Offerings in Laos”
Spring 2015 U.S. Monuments and Memorials
“Temporary Exhibits as Community Memorials: a Template for the Future”
The Museum Object
“Visualizing the 21st
Century: a Curatorial Comparison of Cultural
Iconography and Contemporary Art”
Fall 2014 Cultural Heritage
“The Changing Role of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial”