NICK VAUGHAN & JAKE MARGOLIN are Houston-based interdisciplinary artists. They have had solo exhibitions at The Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, Texas; DiverseWorks, Houston, Texas; the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, Stillwater, Oklahoma; the Invisible Dog Art Center, New York City, New York; Art League Houston, Houston, Texas; Aurora Picture Show, Houston, Texas; Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, Texas; and non-traditional community-facing venues including Pride Festivals in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and Houston, Houston Community College Campuses, Houston Public Library, University of Houston MD Anderson Library, and numerous queer bars. Their work has been included in many group shows including the Contemporary Art Museum Houston’s Stonewall 50, and the Blaffer Art Museum’s Carriers. Their work is included in public and private permanent collections including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Getty Research Institute, the City of Houston Public Art Collection, The Brooklyn Historical Society, The University of Houston MD Anderson Library Special Collections, The Texas A&M Cushing Library Special Collections, and BlackRock International. Coverage of their work includes a “critic’s pick” review in Artforum (April 2020 for 50 States: Louisiana). Margolin and Vaughan are recipients of a NYFA Fellowship, a Tulsa Artist Fellowship, and grants from the IdeaFund, MAPFund, the Houston Arts Alliance, and Mid America Arts Alliance. Additionally, both artists are members of the theater company The TEAM, and frequently collaborate as visual designers with choreographers Faye Driscoll and Yoshiko Chuma.
