‘The Simpsons,’ ‘King Of The Hill’ Director Wes Archer Exhibit Hits Hollywood’s Pauhaus Gallery Oct. 4

Iconic animation director and artist Wes Archer — whose credits date back four decades and include The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Rick and Morty — is stepping away from the small screen and into the gallery space with a new solo exhibition titled Tinseltown in the Membrane. The show opens October 4 at Pauhaus Gallery in Hollywood.

Known for helping define the look and tone of modern TV animation for adults, Archer now turns his sharp visual storytelling to painting. The exhibition spans early works and new pieces created for the show, capturing Los Angeles through a lens that’s both affectionate and biting — from iconic landmarks to imagined spaces that echo the city’s strange mix of glamour and grit.

Archer is an Emmy-winning animation director who was a founding animator on The Simpsons shorts for The Tracey Ullman Show. He went on to direct early episodes of the series, served as supervising director on King of the Hill, and later worked on Futurama, Bob’s Burgers, and Rick and Morty. Trained as a painter before entering animation, Archer continues to explore storytelling through fine art now, blending humor, critique, and a well-trained cinematic atmosphere on canvas.

“Animation has always been about exaggerating reality — stretching it until its truths become clear,” says Pauhaus Gallery of the upcoming exhibit. “Wes Archer’s work reveals that same sensibility in another register, where the immediacy of his hand brings new dimension to the familiar worlds he’s helped animate.”

Tinseltown in the Membrane runs October 4–31, with a public opening reception on October 5 at 6 p.m.

More info is available on the gallery’s website: pauhausgallery.com