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Sarah Vaughn grew up in Southern Illinois, discovering glass while pursuing a BFA at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She has been exploring the material ever since. Upon graduating, her thesis work was honored as the sole winner of the Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award, a prestigious competition for graduating seniors in Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited and collected internationally, receiving numerous accolades, and featured in publications such as Emerge 2008 and 2012 and American Art Collector. She has been a resident artist at the University of Oregon, The WORKS Museum in Ohio, and was the first MFA Traveling Assistant Resident at the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio. She was invited to participate in the inaugural residency program at Glass Wheel Studios in Norfolk, Virginia, where she created work for two years. After receiving her MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2014, she was awarded a Research and Creativity Grant and invited to exhibit at SOFA Chicago.  She has forged several award-winning collaborative practices with fellow artists and friends. In the fall of 2021, Sarah moved to Penland School of Crafts to be an Artist-in-Residence. She enjoys life in the mountains, where she spends time with her dog while pursuing new veins of her work and fixing broken rocks.

About Ear Candy: 

Alma's is thrilled to host our 3rd annual invitational earring exhibition. Ear Candy 2026 features work from 86 local, national and internationally recognized artists. This annual event showcases earrings made by applauded, established jewelers alongside experimental, non-traditional and emerging talent. Ear Candy is a playful and accessible way to interact with and collect art jewelry, support locally made and one of a kind work all at once.

Always a priority, Alma’s seeks opportunity to spotlight those who make Richmond uniquely special. In line with this goal, Ear Candy presents the work of 30 different Richmond artists. 

Ear Candy runs on Friday, February 6 through Saturday, March 28.