Magda Archer studied at Ravensbourne College of Art, Chelsea School of Art and The Royal College of Art. Since her first solo exhibition Crazy Mad at The Cornerhouse, Manchester in 2011, Archer has shown across the UK and abroad including in Peter Blake: About Collages at Tate Liverpool (2000), the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts (2012-13; 2018; 2020) and her breakthrough exhibition #givemeeverythingandnothingbaby at HOME, Manchester and Chapter Arts, Cardiff (2015).

Archer has collaborated with Comme des Gar ons, Jenny Packham, and most recently Marc Jacobs; she has made acclaimed street posters as part of the renowned Flying Leaps project, and Jack Arts are currently running a poster campaign involving one of her pieces, 'Is It Over Yet', across the UK.