Matthew Spencer is a queer illustrator from southeast Michigan.

He works primarily in ink, watercolor and gouache (often embellished with metal leaf), creating pieces inspired by folklore, history, and nature.

Outside of his freelance work, he has been slowly but surely been illustrating his own tarot deck. The Courtly Beasts Tarot- along with a good deal of Matthew’s other personal work- depicts a fantastical world populated by anthropomorphic animals in elaborate costume, set within lush environments both botanical and architectural.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Art, Illustration, College for Creative Studies, 2014
graduated summa cum laude

PROJECTS & CLIENTS
2023 - Neon Hemlock - Baffling Magazine Issue 11 - Cover
2023 - Neon Hemlock - Finding Echoes - Cover illustration
2022 - Matthew Baker - The Way of the Mystic-Wizard - Cover & Interior Illustrations
2022 - Atthis Arts - Alia Terra: Stories from the Dragon Realm
2022 - Neon Hemlock- 2022 Novella Series- Chapter Header Illustrations
2021 - The Corrupted Tarot (Wyrmwood Gaming) - Knight of Wands
2021 - The Chromatic Fates Tarot - The 8 of Coins
2021 - Neon Hemlock - Unfettered Hexes Anthology & Oracle Deck Illustrations
2017 thru Present - Shard RPG - Interior Guidebook Illustrations
2020 - Neon Hemlock - Baffling Magazine Issue 1 - Cover