Alexandra Sophia Handal

Alexandra Sophia Handal (born 1975) is a Palestinian artist and film-maker who lives and works in London and Jerusalem. The daughter of Palestinian parents, she was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She received a BFA in painting and art history from Boston University, a MA in studio art from New York University and a Phd in Fine Arts from the Chelsea College of Arts. Handal was an artist in residence at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and at Altos de Chavón in the Dominican Republic. She was a finalist for the Hassan Hourani Young Artist of the Year Award of the A.M. Qattan Foundation.

Alexandra Sophia Handal

Alexandra Sophia Handal (born 1975) is a Palestinian artist and film-maker who lives and works in London and Jerusalem. The daughter of Palestinian parents, she was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She received a BFA in painting and art history from Boston University, a MA in studio art from New York University and a Phd in Fine Arts from the Chelsea College of Arts. Handal was an artist in residence at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and at Altos de Chavón in the Dominican Republic. She was a finalist for the Hassan Hourani Young Artist of the Year Award of the A.M. Qattan Foundation.