2019 brings a new arrival
Ever had a truly inspiring teacher? At 21, having completed a largely theoretical Arts degree in Fine Arts and Philosophy at Sydney University, I did...
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April 14, 2018: Studio warming!
Around forty-five people came to the warming of Carol Archer’s new art studio. The event doubled as Carol’s first studio exhibition – a...
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Finalist: Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2018
Carol Archer is a finalist in the Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, 2018, with her nine-panel work, Drawing Breath (Markwell, 2017). Archer writes of...
Exhibition opens: Drawing Breath / Desenhar. Respirar SNBA, Lisboa, June 5 – July 14, 2017.
Carol Archer’s current exhibition, Drawing Breath – through branches / Desenhar. Respirar – por entre árvores opened in Lisbon on June 5, 2017...
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Exhibition highlights, May 2017: Kópavogur, Reykjavik, Hafnarborg
May is a great time to see new art in Iceland. In most places, graduation exhibitions are tucked away in art schools and universities. Not so in...
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Residency at Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.
Carol Archer was granted a month-long residency in May 2017 in Iceland. The residency is located at Hafnarborg – Hafnarfjörður Centre of Culture...
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Artist’s talk and workshop: Malmö University, April 25 2017
Carol Archer presented a talk about her current ink drawing series, Drawing Breath, for art education students at Malmö University. A practical class...
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A working holiday in Macao
Carol Archer returned to Macao for the first six weeks of 2017, seeing in the Year of the Rooster with old friends and colleagues. The trip also gave...
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Return to Sender – collaborative postcard exhibition (July 1-7, 2016)
‘Return to Sender’ is an exhibition that celebrates six years of extraordinary postcards, each of which was made by a pair of artists who...
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Artist Residency at Mas Els Igols, Barcelona, Spain (January and February, 2016)
In January and February 2016, Carol Archer was artist-in-residence at Mas Els Igols, an art residency located in the vineyards of the Penedes region...
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Artist Residency at Boubouki Cottage, Mesana, Cyprus (November – mid-December 2015)
From October until mid-November 2015, Carol Archer was artist-in-residence at Boubouki Cottage in the tiny Cypriot village of Mesana. Nestled in...
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Artist Residency at Messen Kunstnarhuset Art House, Ålvik, Norway (Sept 1 – Oct 29, 2015)
Carol was invited to spend September and November 2015 at Messen Kunstnarhuset (http://www.khmessen.no). Her second residency at Messen, she was...
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