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Diane Archer

The Arts Center Exhibit(s):

• '9th Around Oregon Annual Exhibition,' October, 2011

Statement, ' Around Oregon Annual 2011:'

My work is influenced by the philosophies of Deep Ecology and Bioregionalism. Very simply explained, Deep Ecology is concerned with a deeper (more spiritual) understanding of our relationship to the world we live in. Bioregionalism encourages us to define places using physical characteristics rather than political boundaries. 

Because this body of work is so much about place, I use topographical maps and objects found in the areas defined by those maps. The paper maps are copied onto acid free paper and stained with dyes I make from native plants.  The dyed paper is then soaked in an acrylic/water mixture.  The finished piece is coated with four or more layers of acrylic medium as protection from sun and dirt.

Found objects are dipped in acrylic or dried in silica, and then placed in glass vials.  Each vial sits in a niche created by cutting into the substrata of the piece. The vial is then attached to the piece with a (removable) wire wrapping. 

My formal training is in jewelry/metalsmithing.  However, I enjoy working in a variety of formats including mixed media assemblage, jewelry and installation art. I also enjoy working on commissioned pieces for clients that celebrate and commemorate significant places, events, experiences and/or relationships.  I work with individuals and groups to create uniquely personal art by combining relevant maps, imagery, mementos, collections, and sacred objects.

All of my work, regardless of form, is meant to acknowledge and celebrate our connections to the world around us and the world within us.  I believe that the most important issue of our time is the task of seeing our world and all things in it as an inter-connected whole, of which the human species is but one small part.  

Education:

• 1997 MFA, Metalsmithing, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
• 1993 BFA (summa cum laude), Metalsmithing, The University of Akron, Ohio

Selected Exhibitions:

2011

• The Heart of the Matter (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
• For the Love of Science & Technology (Invitational), Ozone Fine Art, Newport, OR

2010 

• Drawn from Nature, Sitka Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
• 10th Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
• Your Heart's Desire Art Literacy Benefit (Invitational),  Pacific City, OR
• The Heart of the Matter (Group Show), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR

2009 

• Shrines & Reliquaries (Invitational), The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• Lake Oswego Chronicle Show (Invitational), Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego
• Diane Archer & Jill Torberson, Recent Work, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
• Sitka Invitational: Conversations with Nature (Invitational), World Forestry Center, Portland, OR

2008 

• Community Showcase, Contemporary Craft Museum, Portland, OR
• Keep Portland Weird, City Hall, Portland, OR
• The Art of Recycling (Invitational), 9th St. Gallery, Newport, OR  
• Grantitudes 2, Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, OR
• Sitka Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
• 8th Annual Little Things (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR

2007 

• Diane Archer: Recent Work, (Solo show), Ogle Gallery, Portland, OR
• Featured Artist - 9th St. Gallery, Newport, OR
• Salmon for the Sandy River, (Juried) Various Locations around Portland, OR  
• It’s All About Maps, (Invitational), Beppu Wiarda Gallery, Portland, OR
• Diane Archer & Alisa Looney, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR

2006 

• Columbia Slough Benefit Show, First Congregational Church, Portland, OR  
• Markings, (3 Person Show), Artcentric Gallery, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR
• Separate Lives - Four Women, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
• Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
• Little Things Show (Invitational), Guardino Gallery, Portland, 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
• Structures of Experience (Invitational) Kent State Univ, OH    

2004 

• 22nd Annual Visual Arts Showcase (Best of Show Award)  Beaverton City Library, Beaverton, OR
• Off The Beach, (Invitational), Axis Gallery, Florence, Oregon
• Art Moves (Invitational), Wilkes Art Gallery, N. Wilkes, N. Carolina            

2003 

• SQUARE (Group Show), Asheville Area Arts Council Front Gallery, Asheville, N. Carolina
• Axis Gallery (2 Artist Show), Florence, Oregon
• Nehalem Land Trust Show (Invitational), Manzanita Community Center, Manzanita, Oregon

Selected Professional Experience:

• 2007  Interview on PBS TV  Oregon Art Beat
• 2006  Juror, Salem Art Fair & Festival
• 2005 - 11 Workshop Instructor, 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  

Selected Awards:

• 2006  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

Visit Diane Archer's website.