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ARCHER - the graphic studio started its journey as a small atelier in Ahmedabad in 1978. The studio was founded by Anil Relia, a Fine Arts Major in Applied Arts, Serigraphy and Photography from the M.S. University of Baroda. Under his able guidance, Archer has been professionally involved in screen printing activities for a number of renowned designers and companies.

Anil Relia has also come out with his own serigraphs and exhibited them in Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Delhi. His passion for art has allowed him to enjoy homely relations and art discussions with the likes of M.F. Husain, Jogen Chowdhary, Bhupen Khakhar, Amit Ambalal and Manu & Madhvi Parekh to name a few.

Aware of his background in screen printing and an inclination towards fine arts prints, it was M F Husain who motivated him to venture in the publication of serigraphs with collaboration of contemporary artists.

Hence, with the vision of enhancing Indian art market and giving in the best to the art connoisseurs, Archer initiated the printing of Limited Edition Graphics from 1997. Since then, Archer has worked on the path to bring out the finest work on both artistic and technical level, completing numerous editions for some of the most popular and demanding artists of the day including M F Husain, S H Raza, Jogen Chowdhary, Manjit Bawa, Manu Parekh, Madhvi Parekh, Thota Vaikuntam and Amit Ambalal. This in turn has played an important role in the development of the art scenario and hence, popularizing the demand for fine arts prints in a new segment of class, who could enjoy the artists work at an affordable price compared to the paintings.

With the use of technology at its best, we have come out with the largest serigraph ever done in India - Husain's Mother Teresa, which was launched at Paris in the year 2004.

In the past 30 years, Archer’s commitment towards quality has brought it a plethora of awards like -

• 1985 : 25th National Award from the Govt. of India for Excellence in printing & designing
• 1991 : PAMEX - All India Master Printers Association Award, Kolkata.
• 1994 : All India Printers Conference & Print Expo, Kochi.
• 1996 : Award for Excellence in Printing at South Asia Print Congress.
• 1998 : National Award for Excellence in Printing, New Delhi.

All the Limited Edition prints executed by Archer are carefully examined and signed by the respective artist making it a collectable piece of art. The materials used in producing a Limited edition print are of archival quality. This is done to preserve the life of the print and to prevent discoloration. This genuine works of art released by Archer comes along with a Certificate of Authenticity.