About:
(b.1992, London)
Katherine Spence lives and works in South East London specialising in Fine Art Painting, Photography, and Film.
With works displayed currently at Ceconnis Oxfordshire, Soho House, The Lido - Margate and more - Katherine is beginning to expand her portfolio as a painter as well as expanding her works into the areas of film and photography.
Study:
Bachelor’s Degree: Chelsea College of Arts in Fine Art.
Foundation: Camberwell College of Arts - Illustration.
Artist Statement:
"My work exists on the border of cute and mean, sick and soft - aiming to highlight the delicate line between beauty and the grotesque within humanity and nature and our day-to-day existence.
Where darkness infiltrates safe settings and lightness infiltrates gloomy scenes - through this tension, I explore many factors but often my focus is on the complex interplay of our relationship with ourselves and our surroundings - and how we are unavoidably interconnected.
These thoughts aim to challenge conventional notions around how we should exist in the world and invite viewers to play with their unique existence in relation to their own surroundings.”
Spence's recent project ‘Glove Body’ involves a series of oil mono prints on paper - this project aims to delve into the intricate interplay of power dynamics, resilience, and vulnerability, exploring these themes both at a personal and societal level.
As with many of her works, there is often an investigation into the permanence as well as the impermanence of things.
In one print, the form of a boxing glove takes on the role of body, exuding strength and authority it features too, a head reminiscent of an almost egg like form, embodying fragility and delicacy in contrast to the strong and authoritative body.
There is a tension between the commanding glove body and the nervous, egg-shaped face, which aims to invite reflection on the complexities of the human experience and the often inherent duality of existence.
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Exhibitions :
Solo Show:
Wine Makers Deptford ‘Creature Comforts’ - 2022
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Blue Shop Galleries ‘WOP6’ 2024
Group Shows:
Art Hub Gallery - 8 ARTISTS - 2018
Les Fates Galantes - CurATEexhib - 2019
Purslane Arts Fundraiser ‘Healing Wound’ - 2021
Electro Works Angel ‘Witching Hour’ - 2021
Cecconi’s Restaurant - Soho House - 2022
The Lido Store - ‘Fierce Scandal’ Margate 2024
Villages - ‘Between Trees’ - 2024
The Graduate Gallery ‘The Age of Aquarius’ 2024
Email: katherinesaspence@outlook.com