STUDIES
EXHIBITIONS
COLLECTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
TEACHING / LECTURING
AWARDS & GRANTS
   

Born Sydney, Australia 1960
Currently lives and works in Thirroul, New South Wales

 


Studies

2004        Master of Fine Arts (by Research), College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
1982        Bachelor of Art Education, City Art Institute, Sydney

 


Solo Exhibitions

2004        M  E  R  G  E  -  Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, Australia
2004        Vagrancies and Virtual Artifice - COFA Exhibition/Performance Spaces,
               University of New South Wales, Sydney
2003        Quarks and Virtual Artifice - Lewis Gallery, Portland, ME, USA
2001        Latitude - Center for Cultural Exchange, Portland, Maine, USA
2001        New Paintings - Thos. Moser Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2000        Joanne Handley - Thos. Moser Gallery, Freeport, Maine, USA
1999        Joanne Handley - Davidson & Daughters Contemporary Art Gallery, Portland, ME, USA
1998        e n  r a p p o r t  -  Project Centre for Contemporary Art, Wollongong, Australia

   

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007        (collected) women - Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, Australia
2007        heat - AWESPACE ll, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2007        Mixed show - Wallspace Gallery, Surry Hills, Australia
2007        Stockroom show - Wallspace Gallery, Surry Hills, Australia
2006        liminal personae - Gallery 4a Asia-Australia Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia
2006        Shimmer - TransCultural Exchange, The Distillery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2006        dessiner aujourd'hui - Les Halles, La Frèche, France
2006        Din A4 The International Drawing Project - Kunstinitiatief L5, Roermond, The Netherlands
2006        liminal personae - Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong, Australia
2006        Festimage - International Image Festival, Chaves, Portugal
2006        Art4Refugees - SCARF, Thirroul, Australia
2005        World Year of Physics Art Prize - Macquarie University Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2005        Art On Paper - Hazelhurst Art Award, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Australia
2004        Without Reason - COFA Exhibition/Performance Spaces, University of New South Wales
2004        DNA: art and science - the double helix - Contemporary Art Museum,
2004        USF Institute for Research in Art, University of Southern Florida, USA
2003        Digital02 - Envisioning Time, Space, and the Future, Taranto Gallery, New York
2002        Digital02 - Envisioning Time, Space and the Future,
2004        The Technology Gallery, New York Hall of Science, New York
2002        Night of 1,000 Drawings - Artists Space, Green Street, New York
2002        Plugged In - Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport ME USA
2001        150 x 150 - Gallery@Green Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1998        Illawarra Institute of Technology Faculty Exhibition,
2004        Project Centre for Contemporary Art, Wollongong, Australia
1995        Illawarra Mercury Art Award - Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, Australia
1994        POSTCODES - Travelling Exhibition, Arts Council of New South Wales, Australia
1994        City of Liverpool Art Prize, Liverpool, Australia
1992        ARTWORKZ FOUR - Gallery 101, Melbourne, Australia
1992        Killarney Invitation Exhibition - Mosman Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
1991        Southern Cross Art Prize, Sydney, Australia
1991        Caltex Art Prize - Bega Regional Gallery, Bega, Australia
1991        Drummoyne Art Award - Sydney, Australia
1991        City of Liverpool Art Prize, Liverpool, Australia
1991        Tathra Gallery, Tathra, Australia
1991        Camden Art Prize, Camden, Australia
1990        Sydney Grammar Exhibition - Darlinghurst, Australia
1990        Doug Moran In Search Of Excellence Invitation Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
1990        Goulburn Regional Gallery, Goulburn, Australia
1990        Grolsch/Talens Selected Works - Power House Museum, Sydney, Australia

   
   
   

Selected Collections

Macquarie University
Wollongong City Gallery
El Gabinete de Hyde, Málagna, Spain
DIN A4 Institute - Roermond, The Netherlands
Maine Audubon, USA
LA Kennett Enterprises Pty Ltd
Heininger Pty Ltd
Thomas Creative
Pi Backus
Rissarti, Australia
Grolsch-Talens, Amsterdam
Center for Cultural Exchange, Portland USA


   
     
 
 

Selected Bibliography

2007         Tauchid, R. Die Neuen Acrylfarben Strukturen und Kunstlerische Gestaltung, Ed. Michael Fischer, Sept.
2006         Miller, F. (Artforum Critic) Shimmer, TransCultural Exchange, Boston MA, art review, p 2, Nov.
2006         Weybury, S. Approaching Liminality: Aesthetics Beyond the Postmodern Good,
2006         Liminal Personae: exhibition catalogue, (p.3-4, June).
2005         Handley, J. Free Spaces, The College Voice, ARC @ COFA College of Fine Arts,
2005         University of New South Wales, (Volume 3, Issue 2, May).
2005         Tauchid, R. The New Acrylics: Complete Guide to the New Generation of Acrylic Paints,
2005         Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (page 58-59, January).
2004         Adie, K. Art meets technology in synthesis, The Illawarra Mercury, (p.3, November).
2004         Grant, I. Joanne Handley: MERGE, exhibition catalogue, Wollongong City Gallery, October.
2004         MERGE: Joanne Handley, Arts News, AbsoluteArts.com, December.
2004         COFA Annual CD Rom, College of Fine Arts, UNSW, December.
2004         Williams, M. & Wolifson, C. Joanne Handley: EELE, Without Reason exhibition catalogue, June.
2004         Handley, J. Vagrancies and Virtual Artifice, COFA SA GAS report, UNSW, May.
2002         Brown, B. Plugged In, exhibition catalogue, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, USA, March.
2002         Pannucci, C. Digital02, Art & Science Collaborations Inc. (ASCI), New York, online, Sept.
1999         Reef, P. Art Where Imaginary Ecosystem Coexist, CMN, New England, USA, Section D, May.
1999         Addison, L. Journeys, Art in Review: The Portland Phoenix, USA, December.


 

Teaching/Lecturing

2005-08    Drawing/Painting - Sessional lecturer, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney
2005-07    Digital Media - Short Courses Program, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
2007         Digital Media - Centre for Digital Media and Design, Illawarra Institute of TAFE, Wollongong
2001-02    Painting - Maine College of Art, Portland, ME USA
1997-98    Painting/Drawing - (Arts and Media) Illawarra Institute of Technology, West Wollongong
1990-91    Painting/Drawing - Dapto College of Technical & Further Education, NSW
1985         Visual Arts - Art Faculty, NSW Department of Education
1984         Painting/Drawing - Miranda Evening College, NSW
1983-84    Visual Arts - Multicultural Intensive Language Centre, Chester Hill, NSW


Selected Awards & Grants

2006         National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) Visual & Craft Artists' Grant
2005         Finalist - World Year of Physics Art Prize, Macquarie University Gallery, Sydney
2005         Finalist - Art on Paper Hazelhurst Art Award, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Art Centre
2004         COFA SA GAS Scheme Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
1998         NSW Ministry of the Arts Marketing Grant
1995         Finalist - Illawarra Mercury Art Award, Wollongong City Gallery
1994         Highly Commended - City of Liverpool Art Prize, Modern Abstract Award
1994         Highly Commended - City of Liverpool Art Prize, Open
1992         Finalist - ARTWORKZ FOUR - Gallery 101, Melbourne
1991         Winner - City of Liverpool Art Prize, Modern Abstract Award
1991         Winner - Southern Cross Art Prize, 400 Award (Judge: Idris Murphy)
1991         Highly Commended - Southern Cross Art Prize, Open
1991         Highly Commended - Caltex Art Prize, Bega Regional Art Gallery
1990         Finalist - Doug Moran In Search of Excellence Invitation exhibition, RAS
1990         Finalist - Grolsch/Talens Selected Works - Power House Museum, Sydney
1989         Highly Commended - Works on Paper, RAS exhibition, Sydney
1989         2nd Prize - Modern Figurative Award, RAS exhibition, Sydney

Membership & Professional Organisations

1992-08    National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) Australia
2001-08    Irving Sandler Artists File, Artists Space, Green Street, New York
2002-08    WorldWide Arts Resources Corporation, USA
2001-05    Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI) Staten Island, New York
2001-03    Maine Arts Commission MAINEARTISTACCESS Directory, USA


 
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