Gaye Spencer BIOGRAPHY

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Gaye Spencer provides a powerful series of almost monochromatic paintings (and sculpture) dealing with the human figure, dramatic, poignant and ever so subtly generating a current of surreal danger in some of the work. A style which has become familiar to the Australian art world with painters such as Delasield, Cook and Tim Storrier…as opposed to some of the European artists using similar imagery, Gaye’s content is purely sensual, not doom-laden and morbid like the work of Salvador Dali for instance. Two facts are outstanding: the display of excellent brush technique, in some instances almost to the level of airbrush application; the other is Spencer’s ability to imbue great sensuality into her work, coupled with excellent figure drawing skills. It is obvious that her work is of more then passing interest, as some of it is disappearing overseas rather rapidly…” JEORG ANDERSCH – The Mercury

 Born in Hobart in 1961

1983, Bachelor of Fine Arts Tasmanian School of Art;

1984, Tasmanian Teachers Certificate;

1984-86, Art teacher Reece High school, Devonport;

1986-88, Works as an independent artist;

1989-94, Art teacher Dominic College, Hobart;

1992 Receives Catholic Teachers Certificate;

1993, Acting creative arts coordinator, Dominic College;

1994- Head of the Faculty of Creative Arts

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2007 - “Meeting Places”, Michel Sourgnes Fine Arts Brisbane
          -Galeria Aniela –Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park
2006 - Michel Sourgnes Fine Arts Brisbane –preview
         - von Schroeder Fine Arts
2005 - Wrest Point Art Award –Highly Commended (acquired)
2004 - New Works; von Schroeder Fine Arts
2003 -“A New Insight”; Michel Sourgnes Fine Arts Brisbane
         -“A New Insight”; von Schroeder Fine Arts
2002 -“Feminine Perspective”, Maria Perides Gallery Brisbane
         -“Last view” Chapman Gallery Canberra
2001 -“Sculpture by the sea”, Tasmania
         -“Feminine Perspective” von Schroeder Fine Arts, Hobart Summer Festival
2001 “Sculpture by the sea”, Tasmania “Feminine Perspective” von Schroeder Fine Arts, part of Hobart Summer Festival;
2000 -“Contemplation” SOHO Galleries Sydney
         -“Wrest Point Art Award”, (By invitation)
2000 “Contemplation” SOHO Galleries Sydney; “Wrest Point Art Award”, (By invitation)
1999 -“Disclosure” SOHO Galleries Sydney
1998 - Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne
         -“Impassioned” Dick Bett Gallery Hobart
         -“Selected Australian Sculpture” Swing Bridge Art Gallery
1997 -“Portia Geach Memorial Award”-finalist, Sherman Gallery Sydney
        -“Skin Deep” von Schroeder Fine Arts Tasmania
1996 - Australian Contemporary Art Fair Melbourne 
        -“In Touch...” by invitation only University of Tasmania
         -“Religions, Beliefs, and Other Matters” Swing Bridge Art Gallery Tas.
1995 -“The Web of the Magic” Solander Gallery Canberra
         -“Journey to the Sea – Retrospective” Swing Bridge Art Gallery Tas.
         -“Tasmanian Art Award” finalist at Eskleigh  
         -“Brief Moments” Swing Bridge Art Gallery  
1992 -“Sverdlovsk project of 89”, Awarded
1991 -“John Haywood Memorial” Long Gallery Hobart
1990 -“Tata Exhibition” Long Gallery Hobart

COLLECTIONS:
Private collectors in Australia, New Zeland, Tasmania, Poland, Sweden, Norway, France and Germany and America.

She (04)

Gaye Spencer

oil on linen
46cm x 56cm

Board Meeting (05)

oil on linen
61 x 76cm

Unwarranted Solitude (03)

oil on linen
36 x 46cm

Different Point of View 05

Gaye Spencer

oil on linen
 71 x 81cm

Window (04)

Gaye Spencer

oil on linen
 46 x 56cm

Memories (04)

oil on linen
61 x 71cm

 Potential Consequence 03

oil on linen
56 x 61cm

 TOGETHER

Oyster Bay Pine
153 cm

 FAMILY

Amphoral 1/1 unique
153 cm