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Jason Archer is an American contemporary artist, living in Austin TX . He achieved an early successful career in animation with collaborator, Paul Beck. Since then, Archer has pioneered the contemporary Austin art scene as visual artist, painter and muralist. .Jason has received a Grammy and MTV Video of the Year Award

In April 2011 Archer participated in the <>, presenting a collection of hand pulled screen prints, photographs and animations called Jesus Cornbread and the Alcoholics at <>. Following that presentation, Archer was offered a teaching position at Texas State University. He taught Digital Animation in the School of Art and Design from Fall 2011— Fall 2014   .

In September 2011, Archer’s work was featured on an outdoor mural at 407 S. Colorado Street in Austin, TX. The 30 x 10 foot painting was installed over 48 hours by Archer and a small production team, and captured by time lapse cameras. The Installation of Archer’s piece titled, “Serape Sunset” marked the inauguration of an on going outdoor mural project called “Frank Public Art” which has showcased large scale outdoor installations by noteworthy American artists, including Jeremy Fish and Michael Seiben.

In October 2011, Archer presented a new collection of solo work, in Marfa, TX. The exhibition was held on Highland avenue in a space formerly occupied by actor Randy Quiad and his wife Evie. “The Marfa Mashup,”  imagines encounters between legendary West Texas characters and their commentary on the contemporary landscape. The exhibit features limited edition hand pulled silkscreen prints, signed and numbered on archival deckle-edged cotton paper.

Other solo work includes Camp Capitol Hill,  a collection of hand pulled screen prints that depict presidential candidates as children at summer camp with US forefathers playing roles as youth counselors . Camp capitol hill debuted in Oct 2012 during Chinati Weekend in Marfa, Texas and presented later in austin during the 2013 EAST Austin Studio Tour

In February 2012, Archer teamed up with Austin based designer, Josh “Row” Robertson, to form Show Goat Mural Works, a design and branding firm specializing in outdoor mural installations. Show Goat Mural Works has received commissions for custom art work from brands such as Fender Guitars, Converse, Topo Chico, Cuvee Coffee, Antone’s and Alamo Drafthouse in Austin TX.

In October 2014, Archer was invited to participate in POP Austin International Art Show, an art show and interactive event in Austin, TX. POP Austin brought together both emerging and renowned contemporary artists from around the world such as Andy Warhol, Takashi Murakami and Arno Elias. ] Archer contributed animation and installed multiple large scale murals for the POP Austin Event, Including “Conservatorium of Infinite Wisdom Sustenance and Guidance”.

Archer’s influences include Helmut Newton,Bugs Bunny and Texas.