Emily Handley

Emily Handley is a Landscape Painter and Architect who explores the intersection of the built and natural environment one city at a time. Her work investigates vernacular architecture, building ornament’s relationship to local culture, flora, and fauna, and the interaction of functional buildings with their agrarian and industrial landscapes. Working primarily through Plen Air session collections focus on an Area or Structure with individual works highlighting different views and details that speak to a larger narrative.

After growing up in the Pacific Northwest exploring the outdoors, her interest in architecture has led her to live and work in several cities across the world. Her work has been shown in exhibitions in Chicago and Denver. Emily has over 10 years of experience in architecture with a focus in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and interior renovation projects. She holds a Masters and Bachelors in Architecture from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA, USA).

Tulane University - Tulane School of Architecture
Master of Architecture (2010), Bachelor of Architecture (2009)
August 2005 - May 2010

Glasgow School of Art - Mackintosh School of Architecture
Diploma of Architecture Program Year 1, Completed as Study Abroad Experience
August 2008 - June 2009

Stephanie Bower Good Bones Drawings Workshop - April 2019

Anderson Ranch Art Center - July 2014

2024 May - Las Lagunitas Gallery - Botanical 2024 - Group Show
2023 December - 2024 January - IdiomArt Cuenca - Flora Urbana - Solo Show
2023 September - November - Bridgeport Art Center - Ornament Is - Invited Group Show
2023 August – September - MVA Gallery - Landscape: Savage and Serene - National Group Show
2023 July – September - Exhibizone - Curves 2023 - International Online Group Show
2023 July – September - Gallerium - Aesthetics 2023 - International Online Group Show
2019 - AIA Chicago Made Exhibition
2017 - AIA Designed Objects (In partnership with 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial)
2017 - QuiltCon - Charity Quilt Exhibit
2014 - Interstice: Between Computation and Craft