Artist Bio
Vernon McAuley attended the School of Visual Arts in 1968 where he studied painting under the direction of Chuck Close, Robert Blackburn and other prominent members of the school's faculty. Already a self-taught musician, he played the saxophone to support himself and pay for his art education. Vernon McAuley performed with Kalaparusha Difda, Warren Smith, Archie Shepp, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and other celebrated jazz artists of his time. After completing his training at SVA, he went on to join forces with artist Faith Ringgold and challenged the exclusionary practices of major NYC art institutions paving the way for other African-American and Latino artists.
In 1980 he put down his paintbrush and horn temporarily to pursue a Masters Degree in Social Work from Stony Brook University. "I believe that my training in social work has provided me a tool with which to have a direct impact on my environment and the human condition."
In 1989 Vernon McAuley expanded his creative palette to include the medium of sculpture. In 1993 he was commissioned to create a life-size, bronzed bust of Vietnam War Hero, Garfield M. Langhorn. This powerful monument sits permanently on the front lawn of Town Hall in Riverhead, New York.
Vernon McAuley currently works out of his studio in Long Island, New York. "I like doing my preliminary work in clay and then redefining it to what I have visualized." Vernon McAuley's creations are exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in New York City and its five Boroughs, New Jersey, Maryland and Washington DC.
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