William Handley
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William Handley
Lives and works in Porto
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Super Natural Voices, Mono, Lisbon
with Alice dos Reis, Daniel Godínez Nivón,
Joana Patrão, Rosanna Helena Bach and
Solimán López. Curated by Jule Kurbujeweit
2023
Human is a Cosmic Plant, Frappant, Hamburg
with Lukas Kindermann and Paula König
Curated by Judith Hofer
2022
Postscript, Atelier Concorde, Lisbon
Myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm, Espaço Pontes,
Fundação with Inês Teles. Curated by Dose
2021
Plant Data, Galeria da Biodiversidade,
MHNC–UP, Porto
Trauma Response, Duplex AIR, Lisbon
with Catarina Simão, Filipe Cortez,
Juliana Matsumura, Maria Máximo, Marie
Antoinette and Theodore Ereiria-Guyer
Curated by Judith Hofer
2019
Continuity Forum, Galeria do Sol, Porto
Learning without language, RDC516, Porto
Omega, Artes, Mota Galiza, Porto
VIA ABERTA, Mota Galiza, Porto
with Aglaïze Damasceno, Ailsa Heil,
Ana Pérez-Quiroga, André Alves,
António Lago, Artistas (Joana Ribeiro,
Gonçalo Araújo, Miguel Ângelo), Avelino
Sá, Celeste Cerqueira, Cláudia Lopes,
Cristina Regadas, Curbanco, Felícia
Teixeira and João Brojo, Fernando
Sebastião, Filipa Araújo, Filipe Cortez,
Francisco Babo, Francisco Laranjeira,
José Almeida Pereira, Joana Dark e
Vicente Cego, José Oliveira, Josep Maynou,
Luísa Abreu, Luísa Mota, Manuel Santos
Maia, Maria Sottomayor, Mauro Cerqueira,
Max Fernandes, Nette Burnett, Nuno
Ramalho, Pava Música, Paulo Lisboa,
Paulo Mendes, Porto Post Doc, Ricardo
Bueno, Sérgio Leitão, Silvestre Pestana,
Sónia Carvalho, Tales Frey, Vera Mota,
Vítor Israel. Curated by Luísa Mota,
José Maia, José Almeida Pereira
TQMS, Two Queens, Leicester, UK
with Bogdan Anda, Lucy Andrews, Gino
Attwood, James Chantry, Daniel Cowlam,
Penny Davis, Jane Domingos, Mateus
Domingos, Luke Elson, Johnny Green,
Jack Halford, Les Hayden, Tim Hardman,
Sam Harriman, Austin Higgins, Leila
Houston, Kate Jackson, Kerry Jackson,
Khush Kali, Julie Kilminster, Daniel
Sean Kelly, Ashok Mistry, Tim Neath,
Tony Walker and Emma Willis
2016
Sponsored Content, Century, London, UK
2015
5 floors 18 artists, Century, London, UK
Leo Babsky, BJ Broekhuizen, Jessica Dolby,
Clare Hoddinott, Cat Ingrams, Gala Knorr,
Inga Loyeva, Antonia Mckenzie, Samantha
Mogalonsky, Bethany Murray, Simao
Romualdo, Brendan Murphy, Jane Elizabeth
Smith, Rikki Turner, Su Wang, Mary Yacoob
and Jwan Yosef
2014
Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia
2010
Tape Modern No.13, Tape Modern, Berlin
Guillaume Airiaud, Maxime Ballesteros,
Patrick Cierpka, Dominique Faix, Marcus
Knupp, Alexa Kreissl, Roman Kutzowitz,
Melanie Manchot, Nik Nowak, Anton
Stoianov, Tulip Enterprise, Ulrich Vogl,
Kandis Williams and Christopher Winter.
Curated by Amir Fattal
2008
Bridge Art Fair, OTA Berlin, Germany
with Cat Auburn, Kevin Capon, Liyen Chong,
Scott Eady, Gill Gatfield, Young Sun Han,
Sam Hartnett, John Hurrell, Matt Molloy,
Jessica Pearless and Kate Woods.
Curated by Young Sun Han
Education
2024
Super Natural Voices, Mono, Lisbon
with Alice dos Reis, Daniel Godínez Nivón,
Joana Patrão, Rosanna Helena Bach and
Solimán López. Curated by Jule Kurbujeweit
2023
Human is a Cosmic Plant, Frappant, Hamburg
with Lukas Kindermann and Paula König
Curated by Judith Hofer
2022
Postscript, Atelier Concorde, Lisbon
Myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm, Espaço Pontes,
Fundação with Inês Teles. Curated by Dose
2021
Plant Data, Galeria da Biodiversidade,
MHNC–UP, Porto
Trauma Response, Duplex AIR, Lisbon
with Catarina Simão, Filipe Cortez,
Juliana Matsumura, Maria Máximo, Marie
Antoinette and Theodore Ereiria-Guyer
Curated by Judith Hofer
2019
Continuity Forum, Galeria do Sol, Porto
Learning without language, RDC516, Porto
Omega, Artes, Mota Galiza, Porto
VIA ABERTA, Mota Galiza, Porto
with Aglaïze Damasceno, Ailsa Heil,
Ana Pérez-Quiroga, André Alves,
António Lago, Artistas (Joana Ribeiro,
Gonçalo Araújo, Miguel Ângelo), Avelino
Sá, Celeste Cerqueira, Cláudia Lopes,
Cristina Regadas, Curbanco, Felícia
Teixeira and João Brojo, Fernando
Sebastião, Filipa Araújo, Filipe Cortez,
Francisco Babo, Francisco Laranjeira,
José Almeida Pereira, Joana Dark e
Vicente Cego, José Oliveira, Josep Maynou,
Luísa Abreu, Luísa Mota, Manuel Santos
Maia, Maria Sottomayor, Mauro Cerqueira,
Max Fernandes, Nette Burnett, Nuno
Ramalho, Pava Música, Paulo Lisboa,
Paulo Mendes, Porto Post Doc, Ricardo
Bueno, Sérgio Leitão, Silvestre Pestana,
Sónia Carvalho, Tales Frey, Vera Mota,
Vítor Israel. Curated by Luísa Mota,
José Maia, José Almeida Pereira
TQMS, Two Queens, Leicester, UK
with Bogdan Anda, Lucy Andrews, Gino
Attwood, James Chantry, Daniel Cowlam,
Penny Davis, Jane Domingos, Mateus
Domingos, Luke Elson, Johnny Green,
Jack Halford, Les Hayden, Tim Hardman,
Sam Harriman, Austin Higgins, Leila
Houston, Kate Jackson, Kerry Jackson,
Khush Kali, Julie Kilminster, Daniel
Sean Kelly, Ashok Mistry, Tim Neath,
Tony Walker and Emma Willis
2016
Sponsored Content, Century, London, UK
2015
5 floors 18 artists, Century, London, UK
Leo Babsky, BJ Broekhuizen, Jessica Dolby,
Clare Hoddinott, Cat Ingrams, Gala Knorr,
Inga Loyeva, Antonia Mckenzie, Samantha
Mogalonsky, Bethany Murray, Simao
Romualdo, Brendan Murphy, Jane Elizabeth
Smith, Rikki Turner, Su Wang, Mary Yacoob
and Jwan Yosef
2014
Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia
2010
Tape Modern No.13, Tape Modern, Berlin
Guillaume Airiaud, Maxime Ballesteros,
Patrick Cierpka, Dominique Faix, Marcus
Knupp, Alexa Kreissl, Roman Kutzowitz,
Melanie Manchot, Nik Nowak, Anton
Stoianov, Tulip Enterprise, Ulrich Vogl,
Kandis Williams and Christopher Winter.
Curated by Amir Fattal
2008
Bridge Art Fair, OTA Berlin, Germany
with Cat Auburn, Kevin Capon, Liyen Chong,
Scott Eady, Gill Gatfield, Young Sun Han,
Sam Hartnett, John Hurrell, Matt Molloy,
Jessica Pearless and Kate Woods.
Curated by Young Sun Han
Super Natural Voices, Mono, Lisbon
with Alice dos Reis, Daniel Godínez Nivón,
Joana Patrão, Rosanna Helena Bach and
Solimán López. Curated by Jule Kurbujeweit
2023
Human is a Cosmic Plant, Frappant, Hamburg
with Lukas Kindermann and Paula König
Curated by Judith Hofer
2022
Postscript, Atelier Concorde, Lisbon
Myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm, Espaço Pontes,
Fundação with Inês Teles. Curated by Dose
2021
Plant Data, Galeria da Biodiversidade,
MHNC–UP, Porto
Trauma Response, Duplex AIR, Lisbon
with Catarina Simão, Filipe Cortez,
Juliana Matsumura, Maria Máximo, Marie
Antoinette and Theodore Ereiria-Guyer
Curated by Judith Hofer
2019
Continuity Forum, Galeria do Sol, Porto
Learning without language, RDC516, Porto
Omega, Artes, Mota Galiza, Porto
VIA ABERTA, Mota Galiza, Porto
with Aglaïze Damasceno, Ailsa Heil,
Ana Pérez-Quiroga, André Alves,
António Lago, Artistas (Joana Ribeiro,
Gonçalo Araújo, Miguel Ângelo), Avelino
Sá, Celeste Cerqueira, Cláudia Lopes,
Cristina Regadas, Curbanco, Felícia
Teixeira and João Brojo, Fernando
Sebastião, Filipa Araújo, Filipe Cortez,
Francisco Babo, Francisco Laranjeira,
José Almeida Pereira, Joana Dark e
Vicente Cego, José Oliveira, Josep Maynou,
Luísa Abreu, Luísa Mota, Manuel Santos
Maia, Maria Sottomayor, Mauro Cerqueira,
Max Fernandes, Nette Burnett, Nuno
Ramalho, Pava Música, Paulo Lisboa,
Paulo Mendes, Porto Post Doc, Ricardo
Bueno, Sérgio Leitão, Silvestre Pestana,
Sónia Carvalho, Tales Frey, Vera Mota,
Vítor Israel. Curated by Luísa Mota,
José Maia, José Almeida Pereira
TQMS, Two Queens, Leicester, UK
with Bogdan Anda, Lucy Andrews, Gino
Attwood, James Chantry, Daniel Cowlam,
Penny Davis, Jane Domingos, Mateus
Domingos, Luke Elson, Johnny Green,
Jack Halford, Les Hayden, Tim Hardman,
Sam Harriman, Austin Higgins, Leila
Houston, Kate Jackson, Kerry Jackson,
Khush Kali, Julie Kilminster, Daniel
Sean Kelly, Ashok Mistry, Tim Neath,
Tony Walker and Emma Willis
2016
Sponsored Content, Century, London, UK
2015
5 floors 18 artists, Century, London, UK
Leo Babsky, BJ Broekhuizen, Jessica Dolby,
Clare Hoddinott, Cat Ingrams, Gala Knorr,
Inga Loyeva, Antonia Mckenzie, Samantha
Mogalonsky, Bethany Murray, Simao
Romualdo, Brendan Murphy, Jane Elizabeth
Smith, Rikki Turner, Su Wang, Mary Yacoob
and Jwan Yosef
2014
Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia
2010
Tape Modern No.13, Tape Modern, Berlin
Guillaume Airiaud, Maxime Ballesteros,
Patrick Cierpka, Dominique Faix, Marcus
Knupp, Alexa Kreissl, Roman Kutzowitz,
Melanie Manchot, Nik Nowak, Anton
Stoianov, Tulip Enterprise, Ulrich Vogl,
Kandis Williams and Christopher Winter.
Curated by Amir Fattal
2008
Bridge Art Fair, OTA Berlin, Germany
with Cat Auburn, Kevin Capon, Liyen Chong,
Scott Eady, Gill Gatfield, Young Sun Han,
Sam Hartnett, John Hurrell, Matt Molloy,
Jessica Pearless and Kate Woods.
Curated by Young Sun Han
2018
Sculpture, Faculdade de Belas Artes
da Universidade do Porto
2004
Architecture, Victoria University,
Wellington, Unitec, Auckland
Residencies
2021
AE Residency, Faculty of Science
University of Porto, Portugal
2020
Mobility Research Residency, Cripta747
Turin, Italy
2019
Data Research Residency
Laboratory of Plant Ecology
Ghent, Belgium
Texts
2023
A humanização da autonomia de uma máquina
Essay by Sara Magno, ARTECAPITAL
Published Dec–1
English
2022
myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm, KUBAPARIS
Published Oct–3
2021
Plant Data, Plant Communication
Essay by Alice Bonnot, Contemporary Hum
Published Jul–22
Biography
2018
Sculpture, Faculdade de Belas Artes
da Universidade do Porto
2004
Architecture, Victoria University,
Wellington, Unitec, Auckland
Sculpture, Faculdade de Belas Artes
da Universidade do Porto
2004
Architecture, Victoria University,
Wellington, Unitec, Auckland
2021
AE Residency, Faculty of Science
University of Porto, Portugal
2020
Mobility Research Residency, Cripta747
Turin, Italy
2019
Data Research Residency
Laboratory of Plant Ecology
Ghent, Belgium
AE Residency, Faculty of Science
University of Porto, Portugal
2020
Mobility Research Residency, Cripta747
Turin, Italy
2019
Data Research Residency
Laboratory of Plant Ecology
Ghent, Belgium
William Handley (b.1981 New Zealand) lives and works in Porto, Portugal. His artistic practice is informed by philosophical inquiry through the engagement of form, material and digital media.
Handley’s foundation in drawing and painting (2006–2014), exploring theology and philosophy, evolved into a ten-year period of conceptually driven and collaborative work, culminating in the development of the anonymous, process-based platform Yota Ayaan (2019–2024) focused on conceptual initiatives via web-based media, sound, video and installation.
Handley has been an artist-in-residence at the Faculty of Science, FCUP, University of Porto, Portugal (2021); awarded a Mobility Research Residency at Cripta747, Turin, Italy (2020); and completed a Research Residency on Data of Acoustic Emissions at the Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Belgium (2019).
His work has been shown in exhibitions including: Super Natural Voices, Mono Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (2024); Human is a Cosmic Plant, Frappant e.V., Hamburg, Germany (2023); Postscript, Atelier Concorde, Lisbon, Portugal (2022); myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm, Espaço Pontes, Fundão, Portugal (2022); Plant Data, Galeria da Biodiversidade, MHNC-UP, Porto, Portugal (2021); Trauma Response, Duplex AIR, Lisbon, Portugal (2021); Two Queens Members Show, Two Queens, Leicester, United Kingdom (2019); Sponsored Content, Century, London, United Kingdom (2015, 2016); Melbourne Art Fair, Australia (2014); Tape Modern, Berlin, Germany (2010); City Art Rooms, Auckland, New Zealand (2008) and Bridge Art Fair, Berlin, Germany (2008).
Yota Ayaan: https://yotaayaan.org/
William Handley (b.1981 New Zealand) lives and works in Porto, Portugal. His artistic practice is informed by philosophical inquiry through the engagement of form, material and digital media.
Handley’s foundation in drawing and painting (2006–2014), exploring theology and philosophy, evolved into a ten-year period of conceptually driven and collaborative work, culminating in the development of the anonymous, process-based platform Yota Ayaan (2019–2024) focused on conceptual initiatives via web-based media, sound, video and installation.
Handley has been an artist-in-residence at the Faculty of Science, FCUP, University of Porto, Portugal (2021); awarded a Mobility Research Residency at Cripta747, Turin, Italy (2020); and completed a Research Residency on Data of Acoustic Emissions at the Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Belgium (2019).
His work has been shown in exhibitions including: Super Natural Voices, Mono Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (2024); Human is a Cosmic Plant, Frappant e.V., Hamburg, Germany (2023); Postscript, Atelier Concorde, Lisbon, Portugal (2022); myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm, Espaço Pontes, Fundão, Portugal (2022); Plant Data, Galeria da Biodiversidade, MHNC-UP, Porto, Portugal (2021); Trauma Response, Duplex AIR, Lisbon, Portugal (2021); Two Queens Members Show, Two Queens, Leicester, United Kingdom (2019); Sponsored Content, Century, London, United Kingdom (2015, 2016); Melbourne Art Fair, Australia (2014); Tape Modern, Berlin, Germany (2010); City Art Rooms, Auckland, New Zealand (2008) and Bridge Art Fair, Berlin, Germany (2008).
Yota Ayaan: https://yotaayaan.org/
Handley’s foundation in drawing and painting (2006–2014), exploring theology and philosophy, evolved into a ten-year period of conceptually driven and collaborative work, culminating in the development of the anonymous, process-based platform Yota Ayaan (2019–2024) focused on conceptual initiatives via web-based media, sound, video and installation.
Handley has been an artist-in-residence at the Faculty of Science, FCUP, University of Porto, Portugal (2021); awarded a Mobility Research Residency at Cripta747, Turin, Italy (2020); and completed a Research Residency on Data of Acoustic Emissions at the Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Belgium (2019).
His work has been shown in exhibitions including: Super Natural Voices, Mono Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (2024); Human is a Cosmic Plant, Frappant e.V., Hamburg, Germany (2023); Postscript, Atelier Concorde, Lisbon, Portugal (2022); myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm, Espaço Pontes, Fundão, Portugal (2022); Plant Data, Galeria da Biodiversidade, MHNC-UP, Porto, Portugal (2021); Trauma Response, Duplex AIR, Lisbon, Portugal (2021); Two Queens Members Show, Two Queens, Leicester, United Kingdom (2019); Sponsored Content, Century, London, United Kingdom (2015, 2016); Melbourne Art Fair, Australia (2014); Tape Modern, Berlin, Germany (2010); City Art Rooms, Auckland, New Zealand (2008) and Bridge Art Fair, Berlin, Germany (2008).
Yota Ayaan: https://yotaayaan.org/