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| Born: | 1958, Concord, Massachusetts |
| Education | |
| 1985-87 | Boston University, Boston, MA |
| 1980-83 | B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, CA |
| 1977-79 | Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2006 | Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | Julie Nester Gallery, Park City Utah |
| 2002 | Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA (also 96) |
| 2001 | Relief Sculpture: 1989 - Present, St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco, CA |
| 1998 | SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, CA |
| 1997 | Kurt Lidtke Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 1996 | Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1994 | Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1991 | Introductions 1991, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1983 | Senior Show, Bridge Gallery, U.C. Santa Cruz, CA |
| Selected Group Exhibitions: | |
| 2007 | Re-Covery, The Brighton Press, San Diego, CA |
| 2006 | The Figure, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah |
| 2005 | Hernandades Escultoricas, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Ateneo de Yucatan, Merida, Mexico |
| Summer Reading, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Spice Boxes, The Jewish Contemporary Museum, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2004 | New Work Gallery Artists, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO |
| Contemporary Perspectives, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA | |
| Hearts In San Francisco, Selected Artists Outdoor Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2000 | Hackett-Freedman Gallery Artists, Shasta College Gallery, Redding, CA |
| Current Works SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, CA | |
| 1999 | Fin de Siecle, Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1998 | Select Works: Emerging and Established Artists, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Sculpture Walk, Center for the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1997 | 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Pacific Rim Sculptors, Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, CA | |
| 1996 | Art Fair Miami '96, Miami Beach, FL |
| Sculpture Walk, Center for the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA | |
| Previews, Kurt Lidtke Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 1995 | The Gold Show, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA |
| 1994 | California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA |
| Dancing on the Continuum: A Survey of Bay Area Sculpture, Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA | |
| 1993 | Crocker-Kingsley Annual Expo, Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA, award |
| Ancestors, College of Marin Gallery, Kentfield, CA | |
| 1992 | Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Elena Baskin Art Center, U.C. Santa Cruz, CA | |
| Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, U.C. Santa Cruz, CA | |
| 1991 | Open Studio, Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA |
| 1990 | Open Studio, Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA |
| 1989 | Group Show, Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Small Works of Hunter's Point Artists, The Art Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| East Meets West: San Francisco and New York Sculptors, The Space, San Francisco, CA |
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| Three Dimensional Reality, juried show, San Jose Art LeagueDowntown Gallery, CA | |
| AIDS Day of Remembrance/Images of St. Sebastian, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA | |
| Open Studio, Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA |
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| 1987 | S.F.A. Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA |
| 1986 | S.F.A. Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA |
| Selected Bibliography: | |
| 2008 | Artworks Magazine, Spring 2008, “Tor Archer Inner Life,” p. 51-6 |
| 2004 | San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook 8/29/04 "Heart monitor" p. 21 |
| 2003 | Artweek, News p.3 "New Monumental Sculpture for Walnut Creek" |
| 2002 | Gallery Guide West Coast Edition, p. 37, photo |
| 1996 | Datebook image, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Sep. 25 |
| 1995 | Mayfield, Signe, The Gold Show, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA (catalog) |
| 1994 | Sherman, Ann Elliott, "3-D Explorations," Metro, August 11-17 |
| 1989 | Brunson, Jamie, "Materiality to Deflect Deconstruction," Artweek, September 9, p. 9 (reproduction) |
| Hurley, Anne, "Group Vision," The San Francisco Bay Guardian, August 30, p. 29 (reproduction) | |
| Mykleson, P., "Sebastian - Gay Cult Hero," San Francisco Sentinel, November 2, p. 19 | |
| Awards: | |
| 2003 | Public Art Award, City of Walnut Creek, CA |
| SECA Award Nominee, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2001 | SECA Award Nominee, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 1999 | SECA Award Nominee, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 1994 | Award of Merit, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA |
Tor Archer
1641 Page Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Studio (415) 822-2826
tor@toracher.com
Gallery Representation:
Julie Nester Gallery
Park City, UT
(435) 649-7855
www.julienestergallery.com
