• MFA, Carnegie Mellon University
• BFA, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Bernardinus College, Netherlands
• Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada

Ms. Vaughan has exhibited sculptural installations, mixed media conceptual projects and installations in:

• Colorado
• New York
• Los Angeles
• Mexico
• Canada

She has been published in the Chicago Art Journal and KnitKnit. Ms. Vaughan also received state grants from the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities and the Ohio Arts Council.