Archer Dougherty
I live and work in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Out of academia, I have
pursued my own education in the arts in many different places around the world and in many different forms.
As a writer, avid reader, and perpetual studio practice student, I not only work to consistently further
my technical knowledge but also believe a holistic understanding of the arts:
including art history, literature, poetry, science, and philosophy - isessential to be able to comprehend my own motivations and articulate clearly the intentions behind my artistic practice.
This constant learning has resulted in many periods of transition and growth in my work, which
have provided me with a solid foundation of knowledge on which to
continually experiment, challenge, and build upon my own fluid notions of what
visual communication is, and the concepts within contemporary artistic evolution.
pursued my own education in the arts in many different places around the world and in many different forms.
As a writer, avid reader, and perpetual studio practice student, I not only work to consistently further
my technical knowledge but also believe a holistic understanding of the arts:
including art history, literature, poetry, science, and philosophy - isessential to be able to comprehend my own motivations and articulate clearly the intentions behind my artistic practice.
This constant learning has resulted in many periods of transition and growth in my work, which
have provided me with a solid foundation of knowledge on which to
continually experiment, challenge, and build upon my own fluid notions of what
visual communication is, and the concepts within contemporary artistic evolution.
b. 1982 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Upcoming:
2017: Stanley Kubrick, Creature Features Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibitions:
2016: Eidolon, Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2013: Bound, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
2011: Anima, Stranger Factory Gallery, NM
2011: In the Attic, Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2009: A Place to Fly, Matrix Fine Art Gallery
2008: Illumination, Matrix Fine Art Gallery
2007: Curiosities, Yale Art Center, NM
Conference Talks/Lectures:
2015: The Spaces Between: Thoughts on the Nature of Composition. Lecture delivered at the The Representational Art Conference (TRAC), www.trac2015.org
Master Curatorial Exhibitions:
2016: The Contemporary Figure, international group exhibition curated by Archer Dougherty, hosted by Matrix Fine Art
2014: Penumbra, international group exhibition curated and showcased by Archer Dougherty, hosted by Matrix Fine Art Gallery
Museum Exhibitions:
2013: Visions of OZ, international tribute exhibition curated by Taylor White and the Disney Archives, Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles, California
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2017: Lover's Eye, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016: Wanderlust IV, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016: Amblin 35, Creature Features Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016: Portraits of Friends, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015: Grimm, Dream Factory Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
2015: Golden, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015: Silvas Carpacitas, Dacia Gallery, New York City, NY
2014: AAF Singapore, represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2014: Wanderlust II, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
2014: A Few Small Nips, Distinction Gallery, LA California
2014: Works on Paper, Dacia Gallery, New York City NY
2014: Olympus, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
2014: Forgotten Futures, Screaming Sky Gallery, Detriot MI
2014: Through Dangers Untold, Arch Enemy Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014: Penumbra, Matrix Fine Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2014: AAF, NYC NY represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2014: Equinox, Arch Enemy Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013: Out of the Shire, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra CA
2013: AAF, Seattle WA represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2013: American Icons, Dream Factory Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
2013: Wanderlust, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013: Broken Lines Lost in Translation, WWA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013: Tetrachromatic, Arch Enemy Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013: AAF, Seattle, WA. Represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2013: Chronicle: Tales From the Sea, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013: 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013: CAJA, Gallery 423 West, LA, California
2013: Draw, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2013: The Language of Flowers, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013: AAF, New York City, New York. Represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2012: Runaway Circus, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2012: In the Center Ring, Alternative Gallery, Monterey, CA
2012: The Altar Project, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
2012: The Ballad of Molly Woad, Fine Grime Gallery, Bath UK
2012: Surreal Salon IV, Baton Rouge Center for Contemporary Art, Louisiana
2012: Menagerie, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011: Winter Salon, Stranger Factory Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2011: Genus; Species, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011: The Agile Rabbit, Fine Grime Gallery, Bath UK
2011: Bewitched, Stranger Factory Gallery, NM
2011: Affordable Art Fair, London, UK
2011: Group Monthly Invitational, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011: The New Surrealism, Modern Eden Gallery, CA
2011: Modern Vintage Narrative, Stranger Factory Gallery, NM
2011: Group Monthly Exhibition, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2011: Affordable Art Fair, New York City, NY
2010: International Juried Painting and Mixed Media Competition, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Residencies and Awards
2016: Arte Studio Ginestrelle, selected AIR (artist in residence), Assisi, Italy
2016: Arte Studio Ginestrelle, selected WIR (writer in residence), Assisi, Italy
2014: Dacia Gallery Painting Residency, Sibiu, Romania
Publications
2016: Breaking the Boundaries: The Challenges in Making Art, 13 April 2016. Featured artist writer, v. 2 p. 74-75
Selected Press:
2013: The New York Optimist: Archer Dougherty, 10 July 2013. www.thenewyorkoptimist.com
2012: Nothing to Nobody Magazine, October 2012, Issue 10
2012: Catapult Magazine, October 2012, v. 14
2011: Anima: A Conversation with Archer Dougherty, by Amy Greenwood. www.vinylgoddess.ca, August 29
2011: A Conversation With Archer Dougherty, by Shawn Danielle. Artseen, July 23 2011
2008: A Fine Showing in Nob Hill, by Wesley Pulkka. Albuquerque Journal, Sunday, April 6
Upcoming:
2017: Stanley Kubrick, Creature Features Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibitions:
2016: Eidolon, Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2013: Bound, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
2011: Anima, Stranger Factory Gallery, NM
2011: In the Attic, Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2009: A Place to Fly, Matrix Fine Art Gallery
2008: Illumination, Matrix Fine Art Gallery
2007: Curiosities, Yale Art Center, NM
Conference Talks/Lectures:
2015: The Spaces Between: Thoughts on the Nature of Composition. Lecture delivered at the The Representational Art Conference (TRAC), www.trac2015.org
Master Curatorial Exhibitions:
2016: The Contemporary Figure, international group exhibition curated by Archer Dougherty, hosted by Matrix Fine Art
2014: Penumbra, international group exhibition curated and showcased by Archer Dougherty, hosted by Matrix Fine Art Gallery
Museum Exhibitions:
2013: Visions of OZ, international tribute exhibition curated by Taylor White and the Disney Archives, Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles, California
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2017: Lover's Eye, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016: Wanderlust IV, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016: Amblin 35, Creature Features Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016: Portraits of Friends, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015: Grimm, Dream Factory Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
2015: Golden, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015: Silvas Carpacitas, Dacia Gallery, New York City, NY
2014: AAF Singapore, represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2014: Wanderlust II, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
2014: A Few Small Nips, Distinction Gallery, LA California
2014: Works on Paper, Dacia Gallery, New York City NY
2014: Olympus, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
2014: Forgotten Futures, Screaming Sky Gallery, Detriot MI
2014: Through Dangers Untold, Arch Enemy Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014: Penumbra, Matrix Fine Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2014: AAF, NYC NY represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2014: Equinox, Arch Enemy Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013: Out of the Shire, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra CA
2013: AAF, Seattle WA represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2013: American Icons, Dream Factory Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
2013: Wanderlust, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013: Broken Lines Lost in Translation, WWA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013: Tetrachromatic, Arch Enemy Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013: AAF, Seattle, WA. Represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2013: Chronicle: Tales From the Sea, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013: 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013: CAJA, Gallery 423 West, LA, California
2013: Draw, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2013: The Language of Flowers, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013: AAF, New York City, New York. Represented by Matrix Fine Art Gallery, NM
2012: Runaway Circus, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2012: In the Center Ring, Alternative Gallery, Monterey, CA
2012: The Altar Project, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
2012: The Ballad of Molly Woad, Fine Grime Gallery, Bath UK
2012: Surreal Salon IV, Baton Rouge Center for Contemporary Art, Louisiana
2012: Menagerie, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011: Winter Salon, Stranger Factory Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2011: Genus; Species, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011: The Agile Rabbit, Fine Grime Gallery, Bath UK
2011: Bewitched, Stranger Factory Gallery, NM
2011: Affordable Art Fair, London, UK
2011: Group Monthly Invitational, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011: The New Surrealism, Modern Eden Gallery, CA
2011: Modern Vintage Narrative, Stranger Factory Gallery, NM
2011: Group Monthly Exhibition, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2011: Affordable Art Fair, New York City, NY
2010: International Juried Painting and Mixed Media Competition, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Residencies and Awards
2016: Arte Studio Ginestrelle, selected AIR (artist in residence), Assisi, Italy
2016: Arte Studio Ginestrelle, selected WIR (writer in residence), Assisi, Italy
2014: Dacia Gallery Painting Residency, Sibiu, Romania
Publications
2016: Breaking the Boundaries: The Challenges in Making Art, 13 April 2016. Featured artist writer, v. 2 p. 74-75
Selected Press:
2013: The New York Optimist: Archer Dougherty, 10 July 2013. www.thenewyorkoptimist.com
2012: Nothing to Nobody Magazine, October 2012, Issue 10
2012: Catapult Magazine, October 2012, v. 14
2011: Anima: A Conversation with Archer Dougherty, by Amy Greenwood. www.vinylgoddess.ca, August 29
2011: A Conversation With Archer Dougherty, by Shawn Danielle. Artseen, July 23 2011
2008: A Fine Showing in Nob Hill, by Wesley Pulkka. Albuquerque Journal, Sunday, April 6