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Tor Archer Biography
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1958 |
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Born in Concord, Massachusetts
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1977 - 1979 |
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Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
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1980 - 1983 |
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B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
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1985 - 1987 |
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Boston University, Boston, MA
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1994 |
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Award of Merit, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
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1999 |
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SECA Award Nominee, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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2001 |
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SECA Award Nominee, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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2003 |
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Public Art Award, City of Walnut Creek, CA
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2003 |
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SECA Award Nominee, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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Palm Springs Fine Art Fair (Scott Richards Contemporary Art), Palm Springs, CA
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2012
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Trees of Life, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
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2012
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Marin Masters, The Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley, CA
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2011
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Nature’s Effigies, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2010
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Figurative Perspectives, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT (solo)
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2010
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Magna Carta: Art/Paper, Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2010
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The Art of the Book, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
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2009
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The Altered Book: Artists Re-imagine the Book, Reed Whipple Cultural Center Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
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2009
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Figurative Archetypes, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City UT (solo)
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2009
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Old Stories, New Images, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
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2009
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The Art of the Book, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
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2009
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Codex International Book Fair, University of California, Berkeley, CA
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2008
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Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA (solo)
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2007
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Re-Covery, The Brighton Press, San Diego, CA
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2006
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Introductions, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2006
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Archaic Visions, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2006
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The Figure, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
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2005
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Julie Nester Gallery, Park City Utah (solo)
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2005
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Hernandades Escultoricas, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Ateneo de Yucatan, Merida, Mexico
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2005
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Summer Reading, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2005
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Spice Boxes, The Jewish Contemporary Museum, San Francisco, CA
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2004
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New Work Gallery Artists, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO
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2004
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Contemporary Perspectives, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
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2004
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Hearts In San Francisco, Outdoor Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA
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2004
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Arcadia, SOMAR Gallery, Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA
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2002
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Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2001
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Relief Sculpture: 1989 - Present, St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2000
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Hackett-Freedman Gallery Artists, Shasta College Gallery, Redding, CA
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2000
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Current Works, SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, CA
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1999
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Fin de Siecle, Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1998
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Select Works: Emerging and Established Artists, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1998
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Sculpture Walk, Center for the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
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1998
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SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, CA (solo)
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1997
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Kurt Lidtke Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
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1997
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10th Anniversary Exhibition, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1997
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Pacific Rim Sculptors, Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, CA
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1996
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Art Fair Miami '96, Miami Beach, FL
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1996
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Sculpture Walk, Center for the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
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1996
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Previews, Kurt Lidtke Gallery, Seattle, WA
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1996
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Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1995
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The Gold Show, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
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1994
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California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
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1994
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Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1994
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Dancing on the Continuum: A Survey of Bay Area Sculpture, Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
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