American drawer and sculptor, Haendel graduated from the University Of Wisconsin at Madison With a MS degree. He then pursued an advanced study in Seattle and London. He received a Fulbright Award in 1960 to study silversmithing and sculpture in England. He now serves as Professor Emeritus in Sculpture from Northern Illinois University. He has had exhibitions in Canada, Sweden, Italy, and England as well as several in the United States. Haendel’s work conveys narratives and commentaries on many aspects of contemporary life, and he is known for working with cast paper.