Archer Gallery
About
Archer Gallery serves the students and community of Clark College by exhibiting contemporary art in a not-for-profit educational setting. In order to exhibit work that has a strong interest for an academic institution, the gallery brings work that fulfills at least one of the following criteria.
- Regionally, nationally or internationally exhibiting professional artists
- Artwork that has a strong connection to new contemporary art concepts or methods
- Artwork that connects to Clark College Art Department curriculum and programs
- Works by artists with significant historical influence on contemporary art practices
Directions
The Archer Gallery is located in the Penguin Union Building (PUB) attached to Gaiser
Hall on the Clark College campus in Vancouver, Washington.
Pull into the Parking Lot south of Gaiser Hall. Park in any of the unmarked spaces.
F/S spaces are reserved M–F until 5:30. Enter at the SW corner of Lower PUB.
Look for "Archer Gallery" lettering on the outer doors of the building. The gallery
is just inside the door.
Contact
Exhibitions
Artist in Residence: David Eckard
For the month of May artist David Eckard will use half the gallery to exhibit his work and the other half will be his artist studio where he to share his process with Clark Students. A collaborative project will be also be a part of this unique opportunity. As an artist and educator, Mr. Eckard has a lot of experiences and stories to share with the Clark Community.Exhibit Dates: May 1 - 31, 2024
Viewing hours: Mon. - Sat., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Artist Talk: May 9th, 10am - 11am, in Archer Gallery
- Workshop: May 16th, 10am - noon, in Archer Gallery
- Reception: May 18th, 11 - 1pm, in Archer Gallery
Artist Statement:
David Eckard utilizes diverse materials, techniques and presentational strategies in his studio practice. Futility, function, authority, queer masculinity and persona are the primary notions investigated, critiqued, and exploited in his work. Eckard fabricates fictive artifacts and enigmatic objects with a variety of materials and techniques. These sculptures exist as singular objects, installation components and performance props.
His rendered works on panel and paper are biomorphic, sexualized schematics that address the body as carrier of histories, fantasies, potential and trauma. Through performance, Eckard orchestrates transient theatrics and deploys temporary monuments in civic spaces for incidental audiences.
Eckard has exhibited internationally and his work has been reviewed in Art in America, Sculpture, Flash Art, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and Artnews. He is the recipient of multiple fellowships and awards including the Individual Artist Fellowship (2015, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR), the Hallie Ford Fellowship in the Visual Arts (2010, Ford Family Foundation, Portland, OR) and the Bonnie Bronson Fellowship (2010, Portland, OR).
David will be using the gallery as an exhibition and studio space throughout the month.
Exhibitions and art talks are free and open to the public.