Education
BFA University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. 1995.

Artist Statement
Inspired by the complexity of human interaction with the world, I create irregularly shaped multiple panel paintings that evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia about memory and place. I produce and combine discrete images that collectively exist as loose and fragmented narratives reflecting my (and our) recollection about and experience with the environment. I photograph my source images in my own surroundings – shooting digital pictures of urban and rural landscapes and people engaged with everyday activity. I fix select photos onto wood panels and paint directly over these digital prints to alter the appearance of each image, creating a multiplicity of new juxtapositions and meanings. My work is a testimonial to the human experience on Earth and our struggle to reconcile and find balance with the world around us.

Bio
Handy has exhibited throughout the Midwest and has been featured in New American Paintings. Her work is included in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN as well as other private and public collections.