S T U A R T S P E N C E
Educational Experience
1981 – Diploma of Photo Imaging
1994 – Lecturer in fashion and portraiture, Australian Centre of Photography
2006 – Lecturer in Photojournalism at the University of Technology, Sydney
(reference from UTS available upon request)
2014 – Attained Workplace Training and Assessment Cert IV (Learning Lab, Sydney)
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSOCIATIONS
1995 – Member ACMP
COMMERCIAL
1980 – 1989 – fashion, portrait, still life, and features photographer
Organisation: Australian Consolidated Press
1989 – Present – Freelance commercial photographer
Organisation: Permanent Wave Media P/L
Position: Company Director
· Magazine and Newspaper – Staff photographer for the Sydney Morning Herald’s Metro section. Photographed features for Rolling Stone, Who Weekly, HQ, Qantas, Virgin, The New Scientist (UK) and WWD (New York) plus a variety of client media publications
· Music Industry – Photographed album/CD covers and promotional material
· Book Publishing – cover art for various titles and book style
2000 – 2003– Weekly and monthly columnist and features writer with The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Qantas and Virgin in-flight magazines
Organisation: Fairfax and PBL Publishing
2006 – 2010 - Creative Director generating multi platform content for commercial mobile phone entertainment company
Organisation: Mobileactive
Position: Creative Director
Summary of the Responsibilities/ Duties:
· Directed animator, musician and designers in the creation of ring tones, novelty videos/sound boards and applications
· Produce and direct television commercials, including all pre and post production, editing etc.
· Post production supervisor re: the creation of all product and corporate based video production
· Photograph and video a variety of product and corporate based assignment
2002 – Present – Regular contributor to International Photo Agency (Headpress)
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
2002 – 2015 – Digital Media consultant to newspaper groups
Organisation: APN Group
Position: Training Consultant
Summary of the Responsibilities/ Duties:
· Developed ongoing workshop training series for staff photographers across the entire APN group, including on-site training
2012- Organisation: Fairfax (Sydney Morning Herald)
Position: Training Consultant
Summary of the Responsibilities/ Duties:
· Developed workshop training series for staff photographers across the Sydney Fairfax Media group, including on-site training
2012 – 2013 – Newspaper Photographer Mentor
· Organisation: APN Group
· Position: On-site/online mentor
Summary of the Responsibilities/ Duties:
· Developed ongoing mentorship program for staff photographers across the entire APN group, including on-site training, site specific assignment designation and bespoke individual needs assessment and training
· Online weekly assessment, reporting and conferencing for each individual photographer ( 3-4 photographers per 3 month block)
· Regular reporting and conferencing with site editors and upper management re: individual performance progress and evaluation
BOOK PUBLISHING (under Permanent Wave Media banner)
2016 – When A Man Snaps
2021 – Yield
FINE ART
SOLO SHOWS
1992 – Portrait exhibition, Salute, Regent Gallery(s) Sydney and Melbourne.
1994 – Portrait exhibition, Lost in Face Regent Gallery, Sydney.
1997 – Photographic portrait exhibition Hidden Salute, Toast 2 Gallery, Sydney.
2007 – As Yet Unclear, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
2008 - As Yet Unclear, (with interpretations), Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, QLD
2009 - As Yet Unclear, (with interpretations), Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern, Sydney
2009 - As Yet Unclear, (with interpretations), MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne
2010 - What Gives, Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern, Sydney
2011 – What Gives, MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne
2012 – Into the Mystic, Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern, Sydney
2013 – No Mean Feet, SUN Studios, Sydney
2015 – Looking Up, 583 Elizabeth St. Projects, Sydney
2018 – When A Man Snaps, Oxford St shopfront installations, HeadOn festival
2019 - When A Man Snaps, 583 Elizabeth St. Projects, Sydney
2019 – Unclear, Becoming Clearer, (with interpretations), Manly Art Gallery and Museum
2021 – Truro, Nanda Hobbs Gallery
2023 – Hold It, Stirrup Gallery, Addi Rd.
GROUP SHOWS
2004 – Love, Contacts Gallery, Sydney
2010 – Cross Projections, Tusculum House, Sydney
2009 – In the Kitchen Sink, MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne
2010 – A Little Bird Told Me, MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne
2010 – Support, Shapiro Gallery, Sydney
2020 – Light Year 57, DUMBO, New York City
COLLECTIONS
Portraits held in the National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection
Portraits held in the National Library of Australia’s permanent collection
Portraits held in the Bundanon Trust’s permanent collection
GRANTS
2011 -New Work-Emerging- Visual Arts grant awarded by the Australia Council for the Arts