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Liam Spencer was born in Burnley in 1964 and is one of the rising stars of the British contemporary arts scene. He completed a Foundation Course at the Burnley College of Arts and Technology and then went to Manchester Polytechnic where he graduated with a BA(Hons) in Fine Art.
Although Liam Spencer had already exhibited regularly and widely (Burnley, Guilford, London, Manchester, York), his Solo exhibition at the prestigious opening of the Lowry in Salford was so successful that his name has subsequently been linked with the urban panoramas of Manchester and Salford. This exhibition in year 2000 established his reputation as one of the leading artists in the North West. His career was further complemented by the re-opening of the Manchester Art Gallery in 2002 where two paintings by Liam Spencer are on exhibition, one of which hangs impressively amongst the Impressionist painters Adolphe Valette, Camille and Lucien Pisarro, and L.S. Lowry.
Liam Spencer is best known for his urban landscapes of Manchester and Salford, he paints familiar scenes and buildings, creating extraordinary pictures of bridges, canals, motorways, industrial buildings, rooftops, traffic and the city at night. He is an artist who sees something fresh and interesting in the everyday life of the city. He paints from what he sees on the street, often on the journey from home to his studio, using a camera to record fleeting impressions. He often colours his canvas with the gleaming reflections caused by car headlights, and the glistening roads and buildings constantly dampened by our Northern climate.
He has painted the Mancunian Way many times, at different times of day and in different weather conditions. The now defunct Odeon Cinema on Oxford Road, Albert Square, Urbis and Victoria Station all appear in his pictures and capture the city's constant transformation.
In 2002 and 2003, Spencer painted a series of pictures in New York based on digital photographs he took there. Times Square in the rain is painted in all its vibrancy, with its traffic, streams of pedestrians and billboards. Spencer's most recent series of paintings are scenes of cities in China; the hustle and bustle of the streets and waterways of Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing are captured with the artist's trademark use of colour and light.
In 2006 he exhibited From Manchester to Shanghai at Manchester Art Gallery, and was the subject of a 30 minute documentary on BBC NW, A Picture of Manchester.
What makes looking at Liam Spencer's paintings today so refreshing is that they very simply and confidently belong to that rarest of all traditions - the tradition of good painting.
Bridget Riley
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Liam Spencer
Bonfire Hill, CrawshawboothOil on Board
24 x 42 ins
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Liam Spencer
BrooklynOil on Board
10 x 13¾ ins
Price: £4,250.00
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Liam Spencer
Cathedral and Irwell, 2012Oil on Board
21.25 x 16 ins
Price: £5,500.00
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Liam Spencer
Deansgate DuskOil on Board
16 x 31¾ ins
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Liam Spencer
Deansgate ManchesterIndian Ink on Watercolour Paper
7 x 15 ins
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Liam Spencer
Deansgate StudyOil on Board
5.75 x 11.25 ins
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Liam Spencer
Fire Rescue, New York, 2011Oil on Board
9 x 12 ins
Price: £3,500.00
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Liam Spencer
Flag Sellers, Old Trafford, 2012Oil on Board
12 x 20 ins
Price: £4,750.00
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Liam Spencer
Hale VillageOil on Board
12 x 16 ins
Price: £4,500.00
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Liam Spencer
Industrial LandscapeOil on Board
4 x 32 ins
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Liam Spencer
Irwell Bridge, 2012Oil on Board
31 x 12 ins
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Liam Spencer
LiverpoolOil on Board
12 x 27 ins
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Liam Spencer
Liverpool StudyOil on Board
5.75 x 11.25 ins
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Liam Spencer
Mill, Mosque and Supermarket, 2012Oil on Board
20 x 12 ins
Price: £5,000.00
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Liam Spencer
Oldham Road III, 2012Oil on Board
11¼ x 15 ins
Price: £4,400.00
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Liam Spencer
Oxford Road Ink Drawing IIndian Ink on Watercolour Paper
7 x 15 ins
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Liam Spencer
Oxford Road Ink Drawing IIndian Ink on Watercolour Paper
7 x 15 ins
Price: £600.00
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Liam Spencer
Oxford Road Ink Drawing IIIndian Ink on Watercolour Paper
7 x 15 ins
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Liam Spencer
Oxford Road Study IOil on Board
5¼ x 11¼ ins
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Liam Spencer
Oxford Road Study IIOil on Board
5.25 x 11.25 ins
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Liam Spencer
Oxford Road, ManchesterOil on Board
12 x 27 ins
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Liam Spencer
Palace,Refuge and Cornerhouse, 2012Oil on Board
16 x 35 ins
Price: £6,500.00
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Liam Spencer
Piccadilly TwilightOil on Board
18 x 50 ins
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Liam Spencer
Piccadilly, London, 2003Oil on Board
12 x 30 ins
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Liam Spencer
Refuge and Cornerhouse, 2012Oil on Board
11¼ x 15 ins
Price: £4,500.00
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Liam Spencer
Refuge and Figures, 2013Oil on Board
11¼ x 6½ ins
Price: £2,200.00
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Liam Spencer
Refuge and ReflectionsOil on Board
32 x 24 ins
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Liam Spencer
Refuge and Reflections I Ink DrawingIndian Ink on Watercolour Paper
10 x 7.25 ins
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Liam Spencer
Refuge and Reflections II Ink DrawingIndian Ink on Watercolour Paper
10 x 7¼ ins
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Liam Spencer
Refuge and Reflections StudyOil on Board
11½ x 8 ins
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Liam Spencer
Salford Quays at Dusk, 2012Oil on Board
9 x 49½ ins
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Liam Spencer
Salford Quays Study, SunsetOil on Board
2¾ x 11¼ ins
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Liam Spencer
Salford Quays Study, TwilightOil on Board
4 x 22¼ ins
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Liam Spencer
Science and Industry Museum, SunsetOil on Board
6 x 10.5 ins
Price: £3,000.00
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Liam Spencer
Study for Salford Quays at Dusk, 2012Oil on Board
4 x 22½ ins
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Liam Spencer
WestminsterOil on Board
13½ x 10 ins
Price: £4,400.00
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