SPENCER, Hazel Mary

1945 - ?

Hazel Mary Spencer was born at Surbiton, Surrey on 30 July 1945, daughter of David Lansley Blakey Spencer (8 March 1916-9 March 1983), a lecturer, and his wife Mary Pamela née Rose (17 March 1913-13 July 2013), a teacher of French languages. In 1939 David was living at 19 Speer Road, Esher, Surrey and the following year married Mary Pamela Rose. Hazel was educated at St Christopher School, Letchworth and at Holborn Day College, London before studying at Chelsea School of Art 1962-1963 and Twickenham College of Art, now Richmond upon Thames College, 1963-1964 where she studied lino prints as an Intermediate NDD student and studied Fine Art at Liverpool Regional College of Art for an honour's degree in painting and art history in 1967 and for a teaching diploma in 1968. As Hazel Spencer, she married at Newark, Nottinghamshire in 1972, David M. Pye and they had two children, Daniel David Spencer and Suzi Pye. Hazel commenced her teaching career at Arundel Comprehensive School, Liverpool in 1968 before moving on to Robert Pattinson Comprehensive School, Lincoln in 1971 and in 1981 to Kirkley High School, Lowestoft and was a Suffolk and Norfolk County Councils Specialist Primary Art Supply Teacher 2001. Her work includes equine painting in acrylics but paints in all media, including drawing, lino-prints also a series of hand-knitted textiles, photographic prints, and greetings cards. Hazel has her studio at 14 Ivy Lane, Oulton Broad, with its views over Suffolk farmland and open skies and her love of the countryside and horses has inspired her work. A member of the Norwich Twenty Group since 1989 and with whom she exhibits at the Forum and at the Bridewell Musuem, both in Norwich. A member of the Suffolk Open Studios and with her daughter Suzi Pye, exhibited at the Ferini Art Gallery, Pakefield, Lowestoft. Hazel has exhibited nationally for over 35 years with large colourful abstract paintings, figurative drawings, mixed media, textiles, prints and photography.
Website: https://www.hazelspencerartist.com

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