Joanne Handley is a Sydney
born Thirroul based artist
whose practice employs
painting, drawing and digital
technologies. Her work
explores the emotional and
psychological stories of her
subjects within their
socio-political landscape and
addresses issues of human
connectedness, denial and loss
of innocence. She is
interested in the personal
responses that leave us
bare-boned and transport us to
disquieting in-between places
beyond our known experience -
moments of fragility,
vulnerability and resilience.

Joanne has held solo shows in
Australia and the United
States and participated in
numerous international group
exhibitions and projects. Her
work has been shown at venues
including the New York Hall of
Science, New York; the
Contemporary Art Museum at the
Institute for Research in Art,
USF, USA; Art House Tacheles,
Berlin; Artists Space, New
York; Dynamic International
Museum of Contemporary Art,
Belforte del Chienti, Italy;
the Centre for Maine
Contemporary Art, USA; SoFA
Gallery, Australian National
University; Macquarie
University Gallery; Gallery 4A
Asia Australia Arts Centre and
the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

Joanne graduated with a Master
of Fine Arts from the
University of New South Wales,
College of Fine Arts in 2004,
for which she undertook
research in the United ...

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