Ursula Handleigh is a cameraless photographer working with alternative processes of image making, installation and writing. Handleigh’s practice explores questions of identity, loss, memory and kinship. Using experiential photography and the personal archive as a foundation for exploration, her work addresses the ways in which we create personal histories, while challenging traditional methods of documentation. ​
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Handleigh holds a Masters of Fine Arts from NSCAD University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University. Her work has been exhibited across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
Handleigh is a Toronto-born artist, currently living and working in Halifax, Nova Scotia.