Marc Handelman (American, born )

Marc Handelman (American, b.1975) is a Contemporary painter, known for his large-scale abstractions derived from Lockheed Martin advertising, historical propaganda, and contemporary news broadcasts, among other sources. Born in Santa Clara, CA, Handelman would go on to receive his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1998, and his MFA from Columbia University in 2003. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Sikkema Jenkins in New York, Marc Selwyn Fine Art in Los Angeles, and Reception in Berlin, among others. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the 2011 Printed Matter award, the 2004 Herman EveGellman Award, and the Brevoort Eickemeyer Grant. His work can be found in the public collections of the Goethe-Institute in New York, the Orlando Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles Museum of Art, among others.

Timeline

1975
Born, Santa Clara CA
1997
Yale Norfolk Program, Norfolk, CT
1997–1998
European Honors Program, Rome, Italy
1998
BFA, Painting, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1998
Art History Concentration, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2003
MFA, Visual Arts, Columbia University, New York, NY
Lives and Works in Brooklyn, NY

Exhibitions

2006
New Trajectories I, Recent Painting, Drawing and Multimedia Work from the Ovitz Collection Los Angeles, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, Portland OR
2006
Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY
2005
The General’s Jamboree, Guild & Greshkul, New York, NY
2005
Fast Forward: Passion for the New, House of Campari, Venice, CA
2005
ATOMICA, Lombard-Freid Fine Arts and Esso Gallery, New York, NY
2005
This Hard, Gem-Like Flame, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005
Exploding Plastic Inevitable: 40 Fun Galleries, Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
2005
Scenes From the New Miasma, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Ciao Manhattan, Perugi Arte Contemporanea, Padova, Italy
2004
The Sublime is Still (Now), Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Artists in Harlem, Triple Candie, New York, NY
2003
The 2003 Wight Biennial, Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Lordship and Bondage, Columbia University, New York, NY
2003
The Burnt Orange Heresy, Space 101, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Painting as Paradox, Artists Space, New York, NY
2002
Marc Handelman: Project Room, Rare, New York, NY
2001
Texas National 2001, Stephan Austin State University, Narcoganges, TX
2000
Marc Handelman, Anthony Bevilacqua, Four Corners Art Center, Tiverton, RI
2000
Smorgasbord, Transient Space, Boston, MA
1999
Monotype and Beyond, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA
English (US)

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