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Arthur (Mickey) Handy

Brief Biography
1933 Born New York, New York.
1959 B.F.A. New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York.
1960 M.F.A. Alfred University.
Came to Canada.
1960-66 Head, Ceramic Department, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario.
1971-76 Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.

Exhibition History
1965 "New Sculpture"; Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
1977 "Retrospective"; McLaughlin Art Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario.
1980 Drawing Show; A.C.T. Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
1981 Arthur Handy Installation; Mercer-Union Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
1985 "Arthur Handy Ceramic Sculpture 1962-65, and 1985"; Macdonald-Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario.
1997 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario.
1998 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
"Arthur Handy: Recent Work"; Burlington Art Centre.
2000 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2001 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; The Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
2002 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Publications
"Clay: Medium-Based Practices." Dalhousie Art Gallery. Guelph, Ontario, Essays, Robert Fulford and Barrie Hale.
"Arthur Handy Ceramic Sculpture 1962-65 and 1985," Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario.
"Arthur Handy Retrospective," London Art Gallery, Essay, Robert Fulford.
"Arthur Handy's New Sculpture," Arts Canada, Barrie Hale, Spring 1972.

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