Julie Bonzon
Brief Biography
Born in Switzerland, Julie Bonzon (Ph.D.) is a London-based photography historian, curator, and advisor. Following a Masters in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art (2015), she completed an AHRC-funded Ph.D. in History of Art at University College London (2020), specialising in South African photography. Bonzon has led curatorial and education projects at Magnum Photos, The Photographer’s Gallery, The Ian Parry Scholarship, and Phillips Auction House and worked at Messums London as Director of Photography. She founded The Photographic Collective, a platform featuring lens-based artists living and working in Africa, in June 2020.
Current Projects
Bonzon is currently working as Photo Curator on a photography programme with The Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, as Curatorial Consultant with the Sharjah Architecture Triennial and as Co-Editor of the Contemporary African Photography (CAP) Prize. She regularly collaborates with private collectors interested in contemporary photography, approaching collections from a curatorial and academic perspective. A book based on her research, titled 'The Market Photo Workshop in South Africa and the 'Born Free' Generation: Remaking Histories' was published by Routledge Photography in 2023.