For a period of fifteen years, 1960-1975, Albert Handell’s pastels were included in every book published on pastels in the U.S.A. His pastels enjoy international reputation.

In 1987, The Pastel Society of America elected him into the Pastel Hall of Fame, making him one of three living artists so honored.

In 2000, the Pastel Society of the West Coast honored him by electing to give him their first, ever, Life Time Achievement Award for Pastel.

He is well known for his Painting Workshops, which he conducts nationwide and abroad. He is now represented by the Ventana Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico; the Howard Portnoy Gallery in Carmel, California and the Third Canyon Gallery in Denver.

Mr. Handell has received grants from the John F. and Anna Lee Stacy Foundation and from the Elizabeth T. Greenshields Foundation, Montreal Canada. His paintings are in numerous private and public collections and museums.

• Since 1961, he has had over thirty one-man shows and has received over seventy prizes and awards, including the following partial listing from the annual exhibitions of:
• The Allied Artists of America, New York City
• The Audubon Artists of America, New York City
• The National Academy of Design, New York City
• Academie Artists of America, Springfield, Massachusetts
• The Pastel Society of America, New York City
• The Butler Institute of America Art, Youngstown, Ohio
• State University of New York, Albany, New York
• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
• National Arts Club, New York City
• The Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, New York
• The Berkshire Museum of Art, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York
• Artists of America (Denver- Rotary Club) 1983, 1984, 1990

Albert Handell lives and paints in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and teaches nationally and internationally.