Alessa Widmer is a Curator, Art Historian and Photography Enthusiast, who is always looking for new projects, challenges and collaborations. She is based in Zurich, Switzerland.


February 2021 – May 2026
PhD candidate, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Theory and History of Photography
Thesis: Der Beitrag von Rosellina Burri-Bischof zur Internationalisierung der Schweizer Fotografie

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February 2017 – January 2020
Master of Arts, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Theory and History of Photography and Art History
Master thesis: I’M A KINGBEE. Eine Auseinandersetzung mit drei zentralen Werkserien von Alex Kayser, 1971 – 1981

September 2013 – December 2016
Bachelor of Arts, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Theory and History of Photography and Art History
Bachelor thesis: Lichtbild und Schattenspiel. Das posthume Aufsehen um Vivian Maier

 

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