Spencer Shakespeare was born in London in May 1967, and came to Australia in 1995 after graduating from Bournemouth college of art + design.

In his work he embraces the life he lives by the ocean, together with the formal qualities of paint; the colour, mark and balance, combining to express an emotional response to his observations and experiences.

It is the dynamic of relationships, the human experience, as much as his location that fascinates him. He does this not by rendering a realistic representation of life but rather an abstract impression, to capture that time and place.

"My best memories as a child are by the sea on holiday in Cornwall with my family. My father played with my brother and I down by the beach like he was a child again without any worries."

Selected Exhibitions
2004 - Artworks Gallery, Gold Coast
2000 - 2003 Art Galleries Schuberts - group exhibition, Gold Coast
1999 'Artists in the bay' Queensland Department of Environment + Heritage, Brisbane
1998 - Tweed Valley Art Prize
'Beach Life' Oasis, Gold Coast
1997 - Winter Sun Art prize, Gold Coast
1996 - Wild Art , Gold coast
1995 - Mall Galleries, London

Collections
Gold Coast City Council
Queensland Department of Environment + Heritage
Lend Lease

Publications
Australian Geographic
Readers Digest
Dorling Kindersley

Winter Visitor (1250 x 1550mm)
Mixed Media on Canvas

Embrace (1800 x 610mm)
Mixed Media on Canvas

Reclining Nude (500 x 360mm)
Charcoal on Paper mounted on Matboard