Vincent Spain is a painter based in London.

BA (Hons) Ceramics at Camberwell College of Arts 1996-1999 was the culmination of various art-based studies to include, Central St Martins, London Institute 1993 and The City Lit, Fleet Street 1994-1995.

 

The work as the name suggests is just that, experiments, jousting with paint, stumbling on ideas, happy accidents, flow state mind, allowing myself to be guided by the marks, intuitively responding, sharp corners of low visibility until the task is scrutinised from a weary chair, with looking equally important as painting. Rarely does an initial idea manifest itself unadulterated on the substrate.

 

Inspiration comes from encounters with people, either candidly observing or in the midst of it all, in the right light or moment anything can be a painting or at least the catalyst for one. 

 

Influenced by mid 20th century painting my work harks back to that era but is firmly in todays realm. 

 

My work has been shown at the following exhibitions:

 

Columbia Threadneedle Painting Prize 2016

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Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2017

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ING Discerning Eye 2018

 

The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers 2020 and 2021

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The Other Art Fair London 2023

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The Bakery Gallery 2024

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The Affordable Art Fair Battersea 2024

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The Heriot Gallery 'People Watching' 2024

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The Heriot Gallery Festival Show 2024

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The Other Art Fair London 2024

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AKA Winter Exhibition Cambridge 2024/25

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Wales Contemporary / Cymru Gyfoes 2025

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The Affordable Art Fair Battersea 2025