| Date of Birth | 30th June 1963 |
| Nationality | British |
| EDUCATION | |
| 1996-1999 | Royal Academy Schools, Postgraduate Diploma in Painting. |
| 1982-1985 | Leeds Polytechnic, BA(Hons) |
| 1981-1982 | Mid-Cheshire College, Foundation Studies. |
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AWARDS |
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| 2002 | 1st Prize, Hunting Art Prizes. |
| 2000 | Commissioned by ‘The Mill’ film production company |
| 1999 | "Cyril Sweett Award," Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers, for the most outstanding Post-graduate degree show of 1999 |
| Haite Travel Scholarship | |
| "London Prize", Hunting Art Prizes. | |
| 1998 | "Commended" BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London. |
| Discerning Eye Award for figure painting | |
Elizabeth Scott-Moore Watercolour Prize, RWS. |
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Richard Jack And George Isted Prizes for portraiture, Premiums Exhibition, |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2005 | Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London W1 |
| Royal Overseas League, London W1 | |
| 2004 | Beaux Arts, Bath |
| 2003 | Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London W1 |
| 2001 | Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London W1 |
| 2000 | Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax, W. Yorks. |
| Long and Ryle, London | |
| 1995 | Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2006 | Art Projects Space, London Art Fair |
| 2005 | Gibsone Jessop Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
| Sea Voices, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery | |
| 2004 | AAF New York |
| Arts Futures Exhibition, Contemporary Art Society, London | |
| 2003 | Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood space, London |
| Cast Iron Gallery, New York | |
| 2001 & 2002 | Beaux Arts, Bath |
| 2000 | Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London |
| 1998,1999,2002 & 2004 |
BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London. |
| 1990,1993, 1999, 2001 & 2002 | Hunting Art Prizes, RCA London. |
| 1998 & 1999 | The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London. |
| 1998 | Singer & Friedlander Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, London. |
Royal Overseas League Annual Exhibition, Overseas House, London. |
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| 1997 & 1998 | Premiums Exhibition, Sackler Galleries, RA, London. |
| 1997,1998,2001, 2002 &2004 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London |
| 1994 | Whitechapel Open, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London. |
| CAREER HISTORY | |
| 2006 | National Portrait Gallery 150th Anniversary – contributed towards mystery portrait postcard collection |
| 2005 | Guest speaker on contemporary portraiture, National Portrait Gallery London |
| 2001 – present | Part-time Lecturer- Heatherley School of Art, Chelsea, London |
| 1999-2000 | Artist in Residence, London Business School, Regents Park, London. |
| 1999 | Visiting Lecturer- Loughborough University, Winchester School of Art & John Moores University, Liverpool |
| 1997-1998 | President of Students Union, RA Schools. |
| 1994 & 1986 | Leeds Metropolitan University, Visiting Lecturer, Printmaking. |
| 1991 | Florence Trust, London- 10 Month Residency. |
| 1990 | Cyprus College of Art |
| 1988-1996 | Private commissions in Florida, New York, Austria, Sweden and Switzerland. |
| 1987 | St Paul’s Gallery, Leeds- Artist in Residence. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
| 2003 | John Holden, Galleries Magazine, April 2003 |
| Sue Hubbard, ‘Forever England’, Independent, 8 April | |
| Martin Gayford Catalogue introduction April 2003 | |
| 2000 | Jay Merrick. ‘Reflections in a darkling eye’, The Independent, 14 March |
| 1999 | Martin Gayford. 'Freudian tendency', Daily Telegraph, 30 June |
| Morgan Falconer. 'Archer quietly hits the bullseye- yet again', Highbury and Islington Express, 8 February. | |
| 1998 | William Packer. 'Changing face of contest', Financial Times, 7 July. |
| Martin Gayford. 'Choose from lively, quirky or accomplished', Daily Telegraph, 22 July. | |
| Martin Gayford. 'Painting in the rain', Daily Telegraph, 30 September | |