Nick Spencer

Nick Spencer is a contemporary visual artist whose work explores the intersections of memory, landscape, and identity through a multidisciplinary practice that spans painting, sculpture, and installation. Born in Chicago in 1986, Spencer developed an early fascination with the ways personal and collective histories shape our perception of place. He received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and went on to complete an MFA at Yale University, where his focus turned toward integrating found objects and archival materials into evocative compositions.

Spencer’s exhibitions have been featured in galleries across the United States and Europe, garnering recognition for their contemplative use of color, texture, and spatial narrative. Often drawing inspiration from urban environments, Spencer invites viewers to reflect on the transient nature of experience and the delicate balance between permanence and impermanence. His work is held in several private and public collections, and he continues to lecture and exhibit widely, contributing to conversations around contemporary art’s role in mapping and reimagining the stories we inherit.