Provincetown: The oldest continuous
art colony in America; a vibrant, diverse
and exciting art community that today
is home to over 50 galleries --
we're proud to be one of them.
Gallery Ehva represents exciting roster
of Provincetown and Outer Cape contemporary artists and offers
year-round workshops for beginners
and edvanced students of all ages.
We also work with local art collectors and show Early Provincetown Art and
Modern Art on consignment basis.
Our shows change every two weeks
with openings on every other Friday
evening 6 to 8pm.
Stephen Aiken
Tracey Anderson
James Bakker
Rachel Brown
Daniel Cleary
Barbara Cohen
Didier Corallo
Daniel Dejean
Donna Dodson
Mona Dukess
Rob DuToit
David Ellis
Nathalie Ferrier
Jenny Fragosa
Wendelin Glatzel
Irén Handschuh
Myrna Harrison
Alicia Henry
Jenny Humphreys
Leslie Gillette Jackson
Zehra Khan
René Lamadrid
Jonggeon Lee
Bill Liebeskind
Kevin McDermott
Andy Moerlein
Ewa Nogiec
Janice Redman
Jackie Reeves
Meg Shields
Richard E. Smith
Lisa Ventre
Michael Walden
Rob Westerberg
Tim Winn
Cyndi Wish
Ewa Nogiec, Director
art@galleryehva.com
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WHAT WE DO WHEN WE
DON'T
MAKE ART
Gallery Ehva
74 Shank Painter Road
Provincetown, MA 02657
508 487-0011
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Irén Handschuh
Sculpture is my self-defense.
Irén Handschuh, studio portrait, 2010
Irén Handschuh (l) with Norma Holt
Eve & Yves, dalle & solder
Mobile (Red), glass, wood, steel
Dalle & solder
Dalle & solder
Dalle & solder
Dalle & solder
Dalle & solder
Biography
Born and educated in Paris, Iren Handschuh (b. 1951) immigrated to the United States in 1971. She has worked as a furniture and cabinetmaker as well as in general construction in the area of Boston, Cape Cod and the Islands. Since the 1980s, she has worked as a sculptor. She has also taught sculpture at the Fine Art Work Center in Provincetown and at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. Handschuh has participated in many group exhibits and her work has also been featured in one-person shows. Her sculpture is in various private collections as well as in the permanent collection of the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park.
Artist’s Statement
Sculpture is my self-defense. Making it allows me to function in a world that I feel is beyond my control and at times overwhelming, enabling me to create an alternate universe where I feel empowered and where I find relief from ‘reality’ and the material/physical world. I was born to cut – whether it be wood, construction materials, or glass. I devote much effort to and derive great pleasure in the pursuit of fine craftsmanship.
I am inspired by Surrealism and feel an affinity with abstraction and the absurd. I have an interest for the “mechanical aspect of sculpture – structure, rotation, and balance... The small scale of my work reflects an instinctual affinity for the miniature or diminutive, but also answers the practical necessities of a life that requires portability, travel, and moving… I must be able to carry tools and materials in a suitcase.
artist website: irenhandschuh.com