Adam Handler American, b. 1986

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"Within these intimate confines I feel free to experiment with new concepts. Many of the tiny works on display represent a purging of my thoughts, passions, insecurities, nightmares and dreams.” - Adam Handler
Adam Handler was born in NYC and grew up on Long Island, NY. As a young child and adolescent, he spent countless hours at his grandparents framing factory in Brooklyn. There, his passion for the arts grew and it became inevitable that he too would discover the many possibilities of art. Handler studied Classical Life Drawing in Italy and went on to graduate from Purchase College with a degree in Art History. He has also studied Craft Design, Art Restoration, Sculpture and printing color photography with Debra Mesa-Pelly.
 
Curator Janet Lehr states about Handler’s work: His characters are reduced to puristic shapes and textures reminiscent of uninhibited adolescence. However, echoing a similar sophistication to Willem de Kooning’s figures, Handler competently and intriguingly allows figure and background to integrate at moments. This compositional choice is particularly inspiring for introspection. His technical expression in stroke resonates in his color palette. He skillfully builds a pointedly dynamic atmosphere within the canvas utilizing an impressive range of hues. Some pieces focus in rich, deep colors and others whose find resonance in pastels to further internal conversation.
 
Handler has mounted major solo exhibitions globally. His work has also been shown extensively at major art fairs which include Art New York, Art Taipei, Art021, DNA Shenzhen, Jing Art Fair, KIAF and the Armory Fair NY.  In more recent years, Handler’s works have been sold through Sothebys, Christies and Phillips. Currently Handler is working towards his first major Museum Exhibition in Asia.

 

Education

BA in Art History: State University at Purchase, NY, 2008

 

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Solo Exhibitions

2024
Artelli- Always Near You...Always- Macau, China 2023
Villazan Gallery- For You- Madrid, Spain
Gallery JJ- Girl and The Ghost- Seoul, Korea 2022
Guy Hepner Gallery- Ghost Poems- NYC
Cohle Gallery- Love Land- Paris, France Helwaser Gallery- Hanami Party- NYC
Granada Gallery- Spanish Hearts- Madrid, Spain

FNG ART at the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall- Near You Someday - Taiwan Caelis Galeria- Parallel Universe- Shanghai, China
Galerie COA- A Little Lost- Montreal, Canada
2021

D’Stassi Art- Ghost- London, UK
Trinity Gallery- Love at First Sight- Seoul, South Korea
42 Art Space- Sweet Stranger- Beijing, China
CB Gallery: CUT- Katonah, NY
Morton Contemporary- Day Dream- Philadelphia, PA Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- HUG- Scarsdale, NY
Cohle Gallery- Twinkling Unknowns- Paris, France
2020
Spring/Break Art Show with CB Gallery- NYC
D’Stassi Art- London, UK
2019
Artual Gallery-Under Softer Summer Skies-Beirut, Lebanon Janet Lehr Fine Art- New Girls-East Hampton, NY

Rarity Gallery- Mykonos, Greece
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- Between Nightmares and Fairy Tales-Scarsdale, NY Ober Gallery- Angels Around Here-Kent, CT
2018
The Lane Contemporary- Things we dream about- Katonah, NY
One River School of Arts and Design- Smiling Eyes- Harstdale, NY
Brega Artist Space- Love Sick - Seoul, Korea
Janet Lehr Fine Art- Sweet Things- East Hampton, NY
2017
Janet Lehr Fine Art- Art Market Hamptons- Bridgehampton, NY
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- Rebel, Rebel- Scarsdale, NY
Maison 10- Sweet Thing- NYC
Gold Coast Arts Center-Creative Crossroads- Great Neck, NY
2016

Children's Museum of Westchester- Bat and Ghost paintings- Rye, NY

The Bendheim Gallery, Adam Handler: Flowers, Gardens and Little Things, Green- wich, CT

2015

Vered Gallery, Adam Handler: New Works, East Hampton, NY Fred Torres Gallery- All Saints Here- NYC

The Bendheim Gallery and Fred Torres Gallery, How Long Can I Keep You, Greenwich CT

2014

Fred Torres Gallery- American Children- NYC

Fountain Art Fair with Monica Buckle Gallery- NYC

Cutlog Art Fair with Monica Buckle Gallery-NYC

2013

The Bendheim Gallery in association with the Greenwich Art Council-Women paint- ings- Greenwich, CT

2012

Vered Gallery- Love Junkies- East Hampton, NY

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2011

Media Loft Gallery- Excitable Boy- New Rochelle NY

2010

The Bendheim Gallery in association with the Greenwich Arts Council-Born in the 80’s- Greenwich, CT

Adrian J Falcon Gallery-Words and Lips- Del Rio, TX

2009

POST Exhibit space-So smile- Calgary, Canada

 

Group Exhibitions
2024

Morrison Gallery -Reopening Group Exhhibition, Kent, CT
One Small Gallery- Warm Winter Night- Boston, Massachusetts
The Hyundai Pangyo- Whats Makes Me Happy (Window Installation)- Seoul, Korea Eternity Gallery- Art Wynwood- Miami, Florida
Opera Gallery- New Works- Beirut, Lebanon
Galleri Christoffer Egelund- Christmas Show- Copenhagen, Denmark
LOY Contemporary- Dragon Is My Middle Name: Curated by Lexing Zhang- Singapore Gallery JJ- Galleries Art Fair- Seoul, Korea
Vroom and Varossieau- KunstRAI - Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023
Verduyn Gallery- Thread The Needle- Belgium
Caelis Galeria- T & Art Con- Shanghai, China
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary- Palm Beach, FL

Caelis Galeria- Westbund Art Fair- Shanghai, China
Gallery JJ- KIAF-Seoul, Korea
It’s Ready Space- Future Kit- Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Voda Gallery, Curated by The Pit LA- Hidden Mind- Seoul, Korea Gallery Afternoon- Untitled- Seoul, Korea

Cohle Gallery- When Your Eyes Looked Up-2 Person Show with Ludovic Meyers-Paris Night Out Gallery- Party People- Tokyo
The Hamptons Fine Art Fair with SM Fine Art- Southampton, NY

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BAIK Art- Never Ending Story- Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Moments Jakarta with Gallery Afternoon- Jakarta, Indonesia
Urban Break Art Fair with Gallery Bandi Trazos- Seoul, South Korea
Hello Gallery- Refractions- Tokyo
Caelis Galleria- Musing by the Riverbank- Shanghai
42 Art Space- Summer Group- Beijing
2022
FNG Art- AHAF- Taipei, Taiwan
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art - Art Now - Scarsdale, NY
Urvanity Art Fair with Granada Gallery- Madrid, Spain
Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary -Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- Palm Beach,FL 571 Art Space- The View from the eyes- Hangzhou, China
Mozuku Gallery - Breath - Taiwan
Artual Gallery- The New - Beirut
Volery Gallery - Childhood Memories - Dubai
Cohle Gallery- 3 Person Show with Bijijoo and Zac Yeates- Paris
Morton Contempoary at The Hamptons Fine Art Fair- Southampton, NY
FNG Art- One Art Taipei Art Fair- New Taipei City, Taiwan
Ascaso Gallery- 2 Person Exhibition- Miami, FL
Galerie COA- Papier Art Fair- Montreal, Canada
Marquee Projects- Seeing Red, Looking Blue, Feeling Green- Curated by Paul Laster- Bellport, NY GR Gallery- 2 Person Exhibition- NYC
Madelyn Jordon- For the love of Paint- Scarsdale, NY
Powerlong Art Center- Art021- Shanghai, China
Cohle Gallery- Inaugural Opening of new space- Paris, France
Villazan Gallery- Mirage- Madrid, Spain
L21 Gallery- You Met Me at a very Strange Time- Mallorca, Spain
2021
Art Taipei with FNG Art- Taipei, Taiwan
Gallery Ascend - Satellite Village- Hong Kong
FNG Art- Red Show- Taiwan

WWA Art Expo with Caelis Galeria - Shanghai The Pit- LA - Run with the wolves - Los Angeles Cohle Gallery- New Works - Paris
42 Art Space - Ambiguous Identity - Beijing Maison 10 - Greatest Hits - NYC

Morton Contemporary- Hamptons Fine Art Fair- Southampton, NY Laputa Art Space- International Survey- Shanghai, China
Cohle Gallery: Summer Group Show- Paris, France
Morton Contemporary- Art Market and Design- Bridgehampton, NY Uncurated Gallery- WOP- New Mexico

Woaw Gallery- WOP- Hong Kong
Art Why Gallery- WHY ART- Shanghai, China
Cohle Gallery- Lille Art Up!- Lille, France
FNG Art- Blue- Taipei, Taiwan
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- Look Forward, Look Back- Scarsdale, NY
FNG Art- One Art Taipei Art Fair- New Taipei City, Taiwan
Morton Contemporary- Girls and Ghosts- Philadelphia, PA
2020
Granada Gallery- Swab Art Fair- Barcelona, Spain
Cohle Gallery- Beyond the Walls- Paris, France
Rarity Gallery- Mykonos, Greece
Galerie COA- Échafaudage- Montreal, Canada
ZQ Gallery- Needs More Salt- Hamptons Art Fair- South Hampton, NY
Saint Maison Gallery- Blessing in Disguise- Tokyo, Japan
2019
CB Gallery- POW!- Katonah, NY
Janet Lehr Fine Art - The Philadelphia Fine Art Fair- Philadelphia, PA
LC Gallery- Inaugural Exhibition (Adam Handler, Taylor White, Rob Tucker and Jean Philippe Duboscq). Brussels Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- Staging Nature- Scarsdale, NY
Janet Lehr Fine Art- Texas Contemporary- Houston, TX
2018

Janet Lehr Fine Art- Art on the Edge- East Hampton, NY
Art Market Hamptons showing with Janet Lehr Fine Art- Bridgehampton, NY
Maison 10- Top Ten- NYC
Moniker Art Fair showing with Janet Lehr Fine Art- Brooklyn, NY
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- Local/Global-Scarsdale, NY
Artual Gallery- The Urban Experience- Beirut, Lebanon
Untitled Gallery in association with EK Gallery- Dreams of la la land- Los Angeles, CA The Lane Contemporary- Small works- Katonah, NY
Artual Gallery- Holiday show- Beirut, Lebanon
O’Silas Gallery at Concordia College- Flower Power- Bronxville, NY
Massey Klein Gallery and Groupe- 3 Artists- NYC
Texas Contemporary with Janet Lehr Fine Art- Houston, TX
2017
Artual Gallery- Contemporary Survey- Ivory Coast, Africa
Undercurrent Projects (Curated by Savannah Spirit)-Hotter than July-NYC
Cheryl Hazan Gallery-Graphic Identity- NYC
Janet Lehr Fine Arts- Art on the Edge- East Hampton, NY

Ober Gallery- Forces of Nature, Kent, CT
ZQ Gallery- Modern Girls- Mana Contemporary- Jersey City, NJ

2016

ZQ Art- Pattern and Symmetry- Mana Contemporary- Jersey City, NJ Madelyn Jordon Fine Art-Nature Show- Scarsdale, NY
Outsider Art Fair with ZQ Art- NYC
The Bendheim Gallery- ex·is·ten·tial- Greenwich, CT

Context Art Fair with Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- NYC Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- !In with a POP”, Scarsdale, NY The Bendheim Gallery-Dog Days of Winter- Greenwich, CT Art Context Miami with Madelyn Jordon Fine Art- Miami, FL

2015

Vered Gallery- Boaz Vaadia and Adam Handler, East Hampton NY

2014

Fred Torres Gallery, Holiday Show, NYC
Fred Torres Gallery, Please don"t stop loving me!, NYC

2013

Vered Gallery- Art On the Edge- East Hampton, NY Armory Print Fair with Dorianne Hutton Fine Art- NYC Vered Gallery- Say it with flowers- East Hampton, NY 2012

The Bendheim Gallery- Look who"s here- Greenwich, CT Vered Gallery- Art on the Edge- East Hampton NY

Spacewomb- NY: Fashion Photography- Long Island City, NY

2010

Vered Gallery- Art on the Edge- East Hamptons NY
6x6 Gallery- Small Works- Long Island City, NY
PooL Art Fair with Veaux gallery- NYC
The Bendheim Gallery-Americana- Greenwich CT
Walter Wickiser Gallery- Confluences of Culture VI: Chelsea NYC- Walter Wickiser Gallery- Confluences of Culture III- NYC

Climate Gallery-Never Think SMALL- Long Island City, NY Lana Santorelli Gallery-Gastronomy- NYC
The Blue Door Gallery-Play it again, Sam- Yonkers NY, Climate Gallery- Focal Length- Long Island City, NY 2008

Walter Wickiser Gallery -“Grand”- NYC