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CURRENT
EMPLOYMENT
MISS CRIT, LLC | May 2011 - Present
Founder; Owner
St. Petersburg, Florida
Offering Illustration and Design Services for a broad range of private and commercial clients, non-profit organizations, exhibitions, and special events. Specializing in Illustration, Murals, Fine Art, Digital Art, Gallery Exhibitions, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Sculpture Installation, and Design Consultancy.
STAR TROLLEY - ARRIVE IN STYLE | January 2024 - Present
Mural Tour Guide
St. Petersburg; Tampa; Clearwater, Florida
Sharing the comprehensive history and technical prowess of the Tampa Bay Area’s most iconic works of Art in Public Spaces. Aboard Star Trolley’s vintage open-air trolley, explore the internationally renowned Street Art Scene that the Tampa Bay Region has to offer.
FLORIDA CRAFT ART GALLERY | December 2021 - Present
Mural Tour Guide
St. Petersburg, Florida
Telling the stories, secrets, and techniques behind the legendary murals throughout the Central Arts District and Edge District of Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.
2025 The Sunshine City Mosaic | Florida’s Longest Mosaic | Sunset Park | St. Petersburg, Fl
Posters for Purpose | Poster Design | Tampa Bay Rowdies | St. Petersburg, Fl
Outside In: Murals Inspired by Dali | Muralist | The Dali Museum | St. Petersburg, Fl
Learning By Living Mural | Leadership St. Pete 2025 Community Project
Infinite Potential Learning Academy | St. Petersburg, Fl
Lakewood High School | CAT + Spartan Campus Mural | St. Petersburg, Fl
Bay Area Street Collective | Featured Artist | St. Petersburg, FL
Red Thread Murals, Graphics, Artwork | Red Thread Restaurant | St. Petersburg, FL
Outdoor Art Installation | “Obeliral” Sculpture Installation w/ George Retkes
Barbara S. Ponce Public Library | Pinellas Park, FL
RECENT
PROJECTS
SELECT
EXHIBITIONS
2024 The Attic: Installation + Exhibition | Saint Paint | Pinellas Park, FL
SHINE 10 Exhibition | The Morean Art Center | St. Petersburg, FL
Summer Invitational | Kress Contemporary | Tampa, FL
A Celebration of Prince Exhibit | Studios @ 5663 Gallery | Pinellas Park, FL
Four Decades: PCCA Alumni + Faculty Exhibition
Morean Art Center | St. Petersburg, FL
The Mandala Project | Florida CraftArt Gallery | St. Petersburg, FL
2023 Arts Annual | The Gallery at Creative Pinellas | Largo, FL
Hot Box | SPACE St. Pete | St. Petersburg, FL
Poetic Portals | Wayward Walls at The Factory | St. Petersburg, FL
Rite of Spring | The Werk Gallery | St. Petersburg, FL
SOLO
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Arts Annual 2021: Beyond The Walls | Belleview Inn | Clearwater, Florida
SPORES: New Paintings by Miss Crit | The Wayward Goose | St. Petersburg, Florida
2021 Arts Annual 2021: Beyond The Walls | Belleview Inn | Clearwater, Florida
2020 Arts Annual 2020: Beyond The Walls | Alden Suites | St. Pete Beach, Florida
2015 SPOOKED: New Works by Laura Spencer | The Bends | St. Petersburg, Florida
2011 Idol Worship: A Senior Thesis | Ringling College of Art + Design | Sarasota, Florida
2007 Circles [Senior Thesis] | Morean Art Center [Formerly The Art Center]
St. Petersburg, Florida
Ringling College of Art + Design | August 2007 - May 2011
Bachelor of Fine Art – Illustration
Sarasota, Florida
Trustee Scholar Recipient | 2010-2011
Co-Coordinator for Illest of Ill (Juried Art Exhibit) | Fall 2005; Fall 2006.
Society of Illustrators - Student Competition, 2009.
Sint Lucas Antwerpen (Karel de Grote-Hogeschool) | January 2010 - May 2010
Foreign Exchange Program – Illustration.
Antwerp, Belgium
Pioneer Student for first-ever student exchange program with Sint Lucas Antwerpen.
Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School | August 2003 - May 2007
High School Diploma - Suma Cum Laude | Major in Visual Arts.
St. Petersburg, Florida
National Honor Society | Spring 2007.
Solo Exhibit | “Circles” A Senior Thesis – Morean Art Center, April 2007
EDUCATION
AWARDS / RECOGNITION
2019 | Emerging Artist Grant Recipient - $2,000 [unrestricted]
Creative Pinellas | Largo, FL
2014 | Best Art Party – SexXx Dreams | Best of the Bay 2014
Creative Loafing, Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL
Best Perversion Diversion – SexXx Dreams | Best of the Bay 2014
Creative Loafing, Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL
2011 | 20 Under 25
Creative Loafing, Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL
2010 | Trustee Scholar Recipient | 16th Annual Trustee Scholar Awards
Ringling College of Art + Design | Sarasota, FL
2009 | 2009 Student Competition | Society of Illustrators
New York, NY
2025 St. Pete Catalyst. DeYoung, Bill. “Arts Alive! podcast: Three Dali Museum muralists.”
https://stpetecatalyst.com/arts-alive-podcast-three-dali-museum-muralists/
St. Pete Catalyst. DeYoung, Bill. “Artists create mosaic ‘love letter’ to natural St. Pete.”
https://stpetecatalyst.com/artists-create-mosaic-love-letter-to-natural-st-pete/
iLovetheburg. Styza, Aaron. “A 175-foot mosaic walkway is transforming Sunset Park
into a storybook of Florida wildlife”
https://ilovetheburg.com/175-foot-mosaic-nears-completion
Spectrum BayNews9. Rojas, Josh. “Sunshine City mosaic installation starts at
Sunset Park.”
https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2025/06/13/sunshine-city-mosaic-installation-
2024 St. Pete Catalyst. DeYoung, Bill. “CreatePinellas Park artists invite visitors to step
into ‘The Attic’.” December 4, 2024
https://stpetecatalyst.com/pinellas-park-artists-invite-visitors-to-step-into-the-attic/
Tampa Bay Times. Lazor, Gabrielle. “Why are there so many murals in St. Petersburg?
A brief history”
https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/arts/visual-arts/2024/06/28/mural-st-petersburg
-downtown-tour-shine-festival-art/
2022 VoyageTampa Magazine. “Check out Laura ‘Miss Crit’ Spencer’s Story.”
http://voyagetampa.com/interview/check-out-miss-crit-laura-spencers-story/
St. Pete Catalyst. DeYoung, Bill “Artist Laura Spencer adding a fresh touch of
color to Lealman.”
https://stpetecatalyst.com/artist-laura-spencer-adding-fresh-touch-of-color-to-lealman/
2021 Good Morning St. Pete. “Negotiating with Wasps.” Interview by Soudabah Moayedi
https://stpeteissupercool.com/ Instagram: @stpeteissupercool | Clearwater, FL
St. Pete Catalyst. DeYoung, Bill “Meet the SHINE Mural Festival Class of ’21”
https://stpetecatalyst.com/meet-the-shine-mural-festival-class-of-21/