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John (Britt) Spencer

Illustration professor

Education

  • M.F.A., painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • B.F.A., illustration, Savannah College of Art and Design

Credentials

Teaching experience

  • Professor of illustration, 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Part-time professor of illustration, 2012–2023, Savannah College of Art and Design
    • Created class content, including syllabi and course instruction
    • Performed demonstrations of various media and techniques
    • Individual consultation with students
    • Graded student work
  • Teaching assistant, illustration, 2010–11, Savannah College of Art and Design
    • Planned lectures consistent with the syllabi
    • Performed demonstrations of materials and techniques
    • Prepared instructional handouts
    • Participated and led the critique of student work
    • Joined the professor in giving individual assistance to students
  • Instructor, Adobe Design software, 2008, Compumatics
    • Led weekly classes in Adobe Design software
    • Performed demonstrations of the applications
    • Followed the predetermined outline of instruction and delivered handouts to students
    • Graded student work

Selected professional and related experience

  • Owner/operator, 2005–present, Britt Spencer Illustration
    • More than 100 publications in diverse markets including editorial magazines, trade journals, book covers, package designs, advertising, institutional, and children’s books
    • Conceptual development and storyboarding for several commercials, music videos, and other video productions
    • Fully illustrated three picture books and one graphic novel
  • Co-founder/designer, 2004–10, Dandy Dwarves LLC
    • Prepared preproduction visuals including storyboards, mood boards, and production designs
    • Communicated directly with the other “dwarves” in weekly meetings and delegated task to designers
  • Guest lecturer, 2009, SCAD Admission, Savannah College of Art and Design
    • Performed demos that detailed the illustration process
    • Spoke about experience in the illustration industry and fielded questions
    • Instructed students on their own work

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Two pieces on shortlist, Communication Arts, 2018
  • One piece accepted, Society of Illustrators 58, 2016
  • Two pieces accepted, Communication Arts, 2015
  • Two pieces accepted, New American Paintings South Region, Annuals Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, 2015
  • Two pieces accepted, Society of Illustrators 54, 2011

Organizations

  • Society of Illustrators, New York, 2011–present
  • Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, 2007–present

Publications and presentations

Bibliography

  • “What a Celestial Mess!!!,” Lafraise.com, interview by Orsi Horváth, 2014.
  • “Dagnabit! A conversation with Britt Spencer,” Shop Talk: Volume 6, interview with Aaron Pickens, 2013.
  • “Membership Spotlight Interview,” Altpick.com, Aug. 11, 2009.
  • “Britt Spencer’s Scrapbook,” Illustrationweb.com, interview by Vicky Pearce, 2009.
  • “Interview with Britt Spencer,” DPI, vol. 103, 2007.
  • “Britt Spencer’s Circus of the Surreal,” The South Magazine, April-May 2007.

Solo and two-person exhibitions

  • Imaginary Friends, Spalding Nix Fine Art, Atlanta, Ga, 2018
  • Fireside Chats, Craft House Gallery, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2015
  • Marquis: Contez Fleurette, Blue Gallery, Lacoste, France, 2014
  • Oddly Enough, Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville, Fla., 2014
  • The Dagnabit!!!, Hall Street Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2011
  • Mythillogical, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2006

Group exhibitions

  • SCAD booth, Untitled Art Fair, Miami, Fla. 2017
  • Pulp Art, Carnegie Center for Art and History, Louisville, Ky., 2017
  • Pollinante, Hubweek, Boston, Mass., 2017
  • Intersection, #art912, Savannah, Ga., 2016
  • Small Works, Atlanta, Ga., 2016
  • Widowmaker, Widowmaker, Savannah, Ga., 2015
  • Widowmaker, Hermann & Audrey Gallery, Toronto, Calif., 2015
  • Untitled Detroit, Salt and Cedar, Detroit, Mich., 2014
  • Brilliant Optics, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Ind., 2013
  • Sketchbook Show, Ashmore Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2013
  • Society of Illustrators NY Juried Exhibition 54, Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York, N.Y., 2012
  • The Sketchbook Show, The Little Beast, Savannah, Ga., 2012
  • My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad, The Little Beast, Savannah, Ga., 2011
  • ReconFigure, Gallery See, Atlanta, Ga., 2011
  • Cowboys and Indians, The R & R Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif., 2011
  • Kaiju!, Mr. Beast Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2011
  • deFINE ART, Alexander Hall, Savannah, Ga., 2011
  • Chair-ity, SCAD Scholarship Gala, The River Club, Savannah, Ga., 2011