EDMUND SPENCER
About Me
Edmund Spencer (b. 1991 Oxford) holds a BA in Fine Art from Sir John Cass University, London 2014.
His juvenillia consisted of sculptures based around human form which promoted interaction from the voyeur. These evolved into installation performances which promoted engagement in mundane ethics. He has exhibited in Barcelona (2018) and annually in London since 2010.
In 2016 Edmund became a teacher in Barcelona. On his return in 2020 he started a painting practice. This website contains only his painting practice at this time.
He lives and works in Oxford.
Artist statement
I make large brightly coloured oil paintings of people. I love human form and colour interaction. I work from drawings in my sketchbook, made in personal spaces with friends and family. My work expresses an honest intimacy of life in the quiet moments.
Education & Achievements
Academic 2014 Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons). Sir John Cass University
Awards
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2019 1606 Paintguide Residency, The Plant. (Leiden, Holland).
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2015 PULSE prize. Pulse Miami Beach. [Shortlisted]
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2013 Lieutenant Governor’s Arts Award. Saskatchewan, Canada.
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2013 Canada Council for the Arts. Independent Artist Production Grant.
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2013 Saskatchewan Arts Board. Visual Artist Production Grant.
Collection
Andrew’s work has been placed in numerous public and private collections internationally, including:
The Oketa Collection, Tokyo, Japan
The Royal Bank of Canada
The Masahiro Collection
The Jordanian Royal Family
The Government of Canada
Art Fairs
2023 Contemporary Art Now (CAN), Ibiza, Spain, Beers London (July)
2020 Art Toronto, Toronto, (online). Beers London (October-November)
2019 Untitled Art Fair Miami Florida, (w/ Sebastian Neeb). Beers London (December)
2019 Zona Maco, Mexico City, (various artists). Beers London (February)
2018 Cape Town Art Fair, (solo). Christopher Moller Gallery (January)
2015 Pulse, Miami Florida, (solo). Beers London (December)
2015 Volta, Basel (solo). Beers London (June)
Group Exhibitions
2023 13-A-Dozen, Galleri Sanberg, Odense, Denmark (May)
2022 Showstopper, Saatchi Gallery, London (September)
2022 Come Out & Play, Beers London, London (June)
2022 PINK, Piermarq* Gallery, Sydney (April)
2022 Paper! Beers London, London (January)
Curation & Writing
2023 Studio Lencas, Flower Boys text, Edji Gallery, Brussels (Belgium)
2023 While You Were Sleeping, Hyangmok Baik solo text The Gasoline Pump Is Not A Toy, Beers London (London)
2022 Come Out & Play, Beers London (London)
2021 Future Fairs Christmas Market
2016 Guest Curator for Fresh Paint Magazine. Edition 12.
Publication
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2017 TEN. Artist monograph.
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2014 100 Painters of Tomorrow. Thames & Hudson. London, UK.
Solo Exhibitions
023 Good Things, PIERMARQ* Gallery, Sydney (April)
2022 The Lotus Eaters. MAKI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (Oct.-Nov)
2022 A Never-Setting Sun. BEERS London, (April)
2020 Strange Weather. Beers London (October)
2018 Blue Rainbow. Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada (October)
Auctions
2022 PINK, Piermarq* Gallery, Sydney (April)
2022 Paper! Beers London, London (January)
Contact me
Please contact me by feeling this form or send an email to
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edmund_spencer8[@]yahoo.co.uk
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Or visit my Instagram at:
@flowersthatgrowinstrangeplaces