Justin Archer
Sculpture professor
Education
- M.F.A., studio art - sculpture, University of North Texas
- B.F.A., studio art - sculpture, University of North Texas
Credentials
- Professor of foundation studies, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
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Adjunct professor, Fall 2016–Spring 2018
Teaching assistant, 2012–Spring 2016, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Finalist, CADD (Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas) FUNd, 2017
- Honorable mention, Sculpture Magazine's Outstanding Student Achievement, 2016
- Toulouse Graduate School AAT Scholarship, 2016
- Voertman's Prize, Voertman’s Annual Juried Exhibition, 2016
- Toulouse Graduate School AAT Scholarship, 2015
Publications and presentations
Solo and two-person exhibitions
- All Is Becoming, RO2 Gallery, Dallas, 2019
- Objects with James Zamora, Mason Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, 2018
- Already, Not Yet, The Village Church, Denton, Texas, 2018
- Composite of the Soul with Dan Black and Erik Beruvides, Greater Denton Arts, Denton, Texas, 2017
- Sustained, 500X, Dallas, 2016
- Learning to Swim Upstream, Blue House Too Gallery, Allen, Texas, 2016
- Composite of the Soul with Dan Black, Evers Building, Denton, Texas, 2015
- Turning Point with Seth Lawrence, Panhandle House, Denton, Texas, 2012
Selected group exhibitions
- For the Nations, Coram Deo Academy, Flower Mound, Texas, 2018
- Group Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas, 2018
- Aspen Art Fair, RO2 Art, Aspen, Colo., 2018
- Chaos, RO2 Gallery, Dallas, 2018
- Sideshow, RO2 Gallery, Dallas, 2018
- February, Mason Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, 2018
- November, Mason Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, 2017
- Young Sculptors Competition, Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 2017
- Raw Material, CVAD Faculty Exhibition, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas, 2017
- 4th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas, 2016
- The Surrounding Spaces, ArtTravels Gallery, Love Field Airport, Dallas, 2016
- Four, Brik, Fort Worth, Texas, 2016
- New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, 2016
- Voertman's 56th Annual Student Competition, Denton, Texas, 2016
Publications and press
- "Michelle Illuminato's Art Factory," NT Daily, 2018.
- "Meet Justin," The Voyager, 2017.
- "Photo Set: Composite of the Soul at PAAC," The Dentonite, 2017.
- "Upcoming Exhibit: Composite of the Soul," We Denton Do It, 2017.
- "Art Tooth," FOUR Gallery Catalog, 2016.
- "Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Art: Honorable Mention," Sculpture Magazine, 2016.
- "UNT Alumnus Justin Archer's Sculptures Displayed at Love Field," The North Texan, 2016.
Professional development
- "Digital Fabrication Workshop," 2018.
- Juror, Friend of the Artist, vol. 6, 2018.
- Organizer, Michelle Illuminato's Lost and Found Factory, 2018.
- "Composite of the Soul." Panel at Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas, 2017.
- CADD FUNDd Finalist, 2017.
- Juror, Friend of the Artist, vol. 5, 2017.
- Juror, Friend of the Artist, Summer 2017.
- Artist lecture and 3D scanning workshop, 2017.
Collections
- Methodist Health System Foundation, Dallas
- Texas Tech University Private Collection, Lubbock, Texas
- Anya Tish Gallery, Houston
- Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas
- Music Bed, Fort Worth, Texas
- Paul Rich, Dallas
- Jason Lee, Denton, Texas