Diane A. Archer
Resumé
Education:
1997 MFA, Metalsmithing, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
1993 BFA (summa cum laude), Metalsmithing, The University of Akron, Ohio
1986 AAB Data Processing (With Distinction), University of Akron, Ohio
Selected Professional Experience:
2007 Oregon Art Beat (PBS TV) Interview
2006 Juror, Salem Art Fair & Festival
2005 – 12 Workshop Instructor, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
1999 – 2000 Staff, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
1999 Resident Artist, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
1993 – 98 Adjunct Faculty, Kent State University, Teaching Jewelry/Metals Classes
1996 – 97 Adjunct Faculty, University of Akron, Teaching Jewelry/Metals
1993 – 97 Exhibition Assistant, Akron Art Museum
Selected Exhibitions:
2023 Small Wonders, (Juried) Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR
Sitka Art Invitational, Oregon Contemporary Gallery, Portland, OR
23rd Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2022 Around Oregon Annual, (Juried) The Art Center, Corvallis, OR
Sitka Art Invitational, Oregon Contemporary Gallery, Portland, OR
The Beaverton Arts Mix (Juried), Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR
2021 21st Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
Winter Show (Juried), Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR
2020 Your Arts Desire, Kiwanda Community Center, Pacific City, OR
20th Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2019 Birds: Diane Archer & Nancy Abens, Chessman Gallery, Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, OR
Day of the Dead (Portland Style!), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2018 18th Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2017 Inside/Outside the Box, (Juried) The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
2016 Around Oregon Annual, (Juried) The Art Center, Corvallis, OR
Pack it Up!, (Juried) Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR
2015 Diane Archer & Michelle Gallagher, “Recent Work”, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
15th Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2014 The Art of Science & Language (Group Show), Ozone Fine Art, Newport, OR
Oregon Art Beat Exhibit (Artists from the PBS show), Pioneer Place Galleries, Portland, OR
2013 For The Love of Art & Science (Group Show), Ozone Fine Art, Newport, OR
Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
2012 Renew, Reclaim, Remind (Group Show), Ozone Fine Art, Newport, OR
12th Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2011 Around Oregon Annual, (Juried), The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
Project H2O @ Art In The Pearl (Invitational), Portland, OR
2010 Drawn from Nature, Sitka Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
Shrines & Reliquaries (Invitational), The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
2009 Lake Oswego Chronicle Show (Invitational), Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR
Diane Archer & Jill Torberson, Recent Work, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Community Showcase, (Invitational),Contemporary Craft Museum, Portland, OR
8th Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Diane Archer: Recent Work, (Solo show), Ogle Gallery, Portland, OR
Diane Archer & Alisa Looney, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Markings, (3 Person Show), Artcentric Gallery, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR
Separate Lives – Four Women, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
2005 Topologies: Recent Work, (Solo show), Ogle Gallery, Portland, OR
Language & Maps: Zel Brook & Diane Archer, Jacobs Gallery at the Hult Center, Eugene, OR
2004 Art Moves (Invitational), Wilkes Art Gallery, N. Wilkes, NC
2003 SQUARE, Asheville Area Arts Council Front Gallery, Asheville, NC
Axis Gallery (2 Artist Show), Florence, OR
2002 Things Remembered (2 Artist Show), Wilkes Gallery, N. Wilkesboro, NC
2001 Bone Country (Solo Show), Beppu Gallery, Pacific City, OR
Art at the Port (Juried), Creative Excellence Award, Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes, WA
2000 Diane Archer : Featured Artist, Triad Gallery, Seal Rock, OR
Environment 2000, (Juried), Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
1998 Best of ’98 (Juried), Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
1997 Despite The Odds, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH (Juried Invitational)
1996 New Generation Exhibit (Juried), Shaw Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI
1995 Anthrogeomorphology Installation (Solo), Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH
1993 Diane Archer: Vocation Modification, (Solo show), The Grand Exchange Gallery, Akron, OH
1992 Recent Works in Plastics, Diane Archer & Linda DeMinico, Grand Exchange Gallery, Akron, OH
1991 Primitive Mannerisms and Ornamentations, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Lectures, Slide Shows, & Other Programs (Selected):
2015 Gallery Talk, Guardino Gallery, Portland, Oregon – Talk about personal work in show
2015 My work appeared on a “Portlandia” segment, filmed at Guardino Gallery, OR
2007 PBS Television, Oregon Art Beat
2007 Gallery Talk, Beppu Wiardia Gallery, Portland, Oregon – discussion regarding work in show
2006 Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon – lecture & slide show on personal work
2005 Jacobs Gallery, Eugene Oregon – lecture on personal work
2004 Tillamook Community College, Oregon – slides and presentation of personal work
2000 Creative Metal Arts Guild – Slides and presentation of personal work
1997 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana – Slides of personal and student work
1997 Cleveland School of the Arts – Presentation of personal work involving the Cuyahoga River
1994 & 93 University of Akron, Ohio – Lecture on personal work
1992 Penland School of Crafts – Lecture on personal work
Books & Articles (Selected):
2023 Giving Birth to an Empty Nest, Samantha Song, Shanti Publishing
2021 Ghost Topologies (Augmented Reality Poems), Ger Killeen, Headlandia Press
2017 A Sense of Place, Earth Island Journal, December, 2017
2014 A Different Beat Generation, Oregonian, April 20
2011 Poster Artist for Da Vinci Art Fair, Portland, OR
2010 Changing Mediums, Sunshine Artist Magazine, August, 2010
2009 Cover Art, Flyway: A Journal of Writing & Environment, Fall, 2009
2007 The Art of Diane Archer, Oregon Coast Magazine, March/April 2007
2005 Structures of Experience, (catalog), Scott A. Sherer, Phd.
2005 Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects, Marthe LeVan, Lark Books
2003 Art & Thought, Wildheart Journal, Spring/Summer 2003
1999 SNAG (Selected Artist) Exhibition in Print
1998 Wear Where You Live, The Beacon Journal, July, 1998
1996 & 95 Women Environmental Artists Directory, Akamine, Hanson & Steinman,
1995 Out of Order and Disorder, The Cleveland Free Times, Utter, Douglas; May, 1995
Honors, Scholarships & Awards (Selected):
2023 Harvard Map Library Collection Acquisition
2006 & 07 William T. Colville Memorial Grant
2004 Best of Show, 22nd Annual Visual Arts Showcase (Juried), Beaverton, Oregon
2002 Merit Award, Bele Cher Festival, Asheville, NC,
2002 Jurors Award, 24th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona
2001 Creative Excellence Award, Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes, WA
1998 Second Place, Art in the Park, Kent, Ohio
1998 Best of Show (Crafts), Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
1993-96 Kent State University Graduate Teaching Assistantship
1992 First Prize, Scholarship Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Ohio
1991-92 Folk Endowment
1991 University of Akron, School of Art Restricted Scholarship
1990 Fritch, Erwin & Ada Scholarship
1989 Kessler, Alice & George Memorial Scholarship