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Artist Statement:
Life is a game. Play along.
In the Grand Scheme of it all,
we may very well be
experiencing different
realities.
These are definitely wacky
times. We live in an age of
orange newscasters and Burger
King memorabilia.
I stepped off the deep end a
long time ago and have been
dog paddling for dear life
ever since.
Nobody taught me to run from
my problems. I had to learn
that one on my own.
I give myself over to That
Which Governs. I know Someone
or Something is watching after
me, keeping vigil.
Every day I thank my lucky
stars and the Powers That Be
for the presence of art
collectors in this world.
"Thank you," to everyone who
owns and all future owners of
these paintings. You are
magical, wonderful people. If
you're ever in Los Angeles,
please look me up. I'll buy
you some lunch.
Every canvas has an agenda--a
life of its own separate from
its maker, separate from
thought or logic or
reason--and to plot its course
is only to interfere. To plan
is to destroy. Trust the mess.
All marks are good.
Oh, but the mutiny of scrutiny
. . . if we ...
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Artist Galleries:
http://www.picassomio.com/scott
-andrew-spencer/exhibition.html
http://www.artmajeur.com/spence
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http://www.123soho.com/artists/
featured/f_artist_index_artist.
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Galeria Jan (La Jolla, CA)
www.galeriajan.com
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Artist Reviews:
• Interview by Mike Hicks
(ArtInTheVault.com)
a/v: Give us a little
background: Where were you
born? Where have you lived?
Scott Spencer: I was born in
Santa Monica, California, and
haven't strayed too far since.
I grew up in Huntington Beach,
bounced around Orange County
for awhile, and...
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Collections:
David and Nadine Alon, Belgium
Dr. William Armstrong
Vern Asche, Devore, CA
David Brashear, Virginia
Michael L. Grace, Palm
Springs, CA
Joe Hudgens, Alhambra, CA
Mark Humphry, Altadena, CA
Glade Johnson Design,
Bellevue, WA
Brad Kuhlin, Pasadena, CA
Westley Lagerberg, Yorba
Linda, CA
Lurssen Yachts,
Bremen-Vegesack, Germany
Junell Mackey, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Education
C.S.U.L.B. (Long Beach, CA)
Associate in Arts Degree, Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA)
Affiliations
Pasadena Society of Artists (PSA)
Selected Exhibitions
2007 Bonaventure Hotel—“Sense of Community” (Los Angeles, CA)
Terra Gallery—“Open Up” (Columbus, OH)
Essence of Living (Hermosa Beach, CA)
The Loft—“Paint 9 Décor” (Eagle Rock, CA)
2006 Viva Gallery—“81st Annual Exhibition” (Sherman Oaks, CA)
BrenArt—Solo (Pasadena, CA)
i-5 Gallery—“Art World Poker” (Los Angeles, CA)
Gregg Gallery and Frames—“AEG Artists” (Bexley, OH)
Whites Gallery—“Springtime” (Montrose, CA)
BIA Parade of Homes—“New Haven Homes” (Westerville, OH)
Fina—“6 Up” (Los Angeles, CA)
Carlotta’s Passion Gallery—“Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out” (Eagle Rock, CA)
2005 The Velvet Room—“Third Anniversary” (Pasadena, CA)
A Shenere Velt Gallery—“Artifacts of Activism/Images of Peace” (Los Angeles, CA)
Celebrity Centre International—“Rose Variety Arts Show” (Hollywood, CA)
Pazzaz—“Paint and Shoot”, exhibit with Matt Harbicht (Silver Lake, CA)
Space-LA—“3rd Annual Ken Dunipace Memorial Art Show” (Los Angeles, CA)
Surrounding Art—Gallery Artists (Pasadena, CA)
Creative Arts Gallery—“PSA 80th Anniversary Exhibition” (Burbank, CA)
Galleria Jan—“Gallery Artists” (La Jolla, CA)
2004 Fine Artists Factory—“PSA 79th Annual Juried Exhibition” (Pasadena, CA)
Altadena LCC—“PSA New Members Exhibition” (Altadena, CA)
Period Gallery—“Color II” (Lincoln, NE)
Friends Gallery—“Make Art, Not War” (Pasadena, CA)
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery—“Open Call” (Los Angeles, CA)
Period Gallery—“Faces III” (Lincoln, NE)
Period Gallery—“Abstraction VII” (Lincoln, NE)
Pacer Communities—“Quattro Blu” (Pasadena, CA)
Period Gallery—“Landscape IV” (Lincoln, NE)
Period Gallery—“Contemporary VI” (Lincoln, NE)
2003 Period Gallery—“Abstract VI” (Lincoln, NE)
Abstract Earth Gallery—“Abstracted” (Columbus, OH)
2002 123 Soho Gallery—“Featured Artist” (New York, NY)
2001 TheArtProject—Artists Respond To Terrorism
2000 Solid Expressions Gallery—“Gallery Artists” (Los Altos Hills, CA)
Publications
2008 Art Wanted Calendars: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animals/Wildlife, Landscape/Outdoor
2007 Art Wanted Calendar: Outdoor/Landscape
“Mechanic”, short film directed by Asher Glaser
2006 Art in King-Sized Beds: A Collector’s Journal, AuthorHouse
2005 Interview Series, Spencer Unleashed, ArtintheVault, April
Artists on their Work, Art in the Vault, February 5
2004 Guest Artist, Quattro Blu, Pacer Communities, May 25
2003 Artist Spotlight, Pasadena Weekly, ‘Art Speak,’ June 12
Awards
2006 Best of 123Soho 2006 Art Show, New York
2005 Best of 123Soho 2005 Art Show, Cloud Cover
2004 Honorable Mention, PSA 79th Annual Juried Exhibition, Flowers to Heaven
Special Recognition, ‘Landscape IV,’ Period Gallery, Poolside
Director’s Recognition, ‘Contemporary VI,’ Period Gallery, Three
2003 Special Recognition, ‘Abstraction VI,’ Period Gallery, A Place by the Water
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