Dr. Julia Stachura is an art historian, independent curator, and Fulbright Ambassador. In 2025, she completed her PhD studies at the School of Humanities at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and in 2026 she defended her PhD with distinctions. In 2023–24, she was a Fulbright Junior Research Award grantee at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She has curated exhibitions in Poland and the United States, collaborating with art institutions and non-governmental organizations. Her research and curatorial practice focus on the photography of BIPOC women artists and artists from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as on the invisibility of power structures and the tangibility of memory.
-
Fulbright Ambassador in Poznan, Poland
2024—26 Lecturer, Department of History, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
2023—24 Visiting Researcher, Department of Photography & Imaging (DPI), Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, Fulbright Junior Research Award
2023 Visiting Researcher, John-F.-Kennedy-Institut für Nordamerikastudien, Freien Universität Berlin, funded by Initiative of Excellence – Research University AMU
-
Julia Królikowska, HOST at historical villa in Poznan
Julia Królikowska’s HOST exhibition at the Villa of Art History in Poznan showcases transformative, layered artwork using textile and paint, exploring bodily boundaries and interspecies identity from October 1-3, 2025.
-
Amelia Marzec’s performance + pop up exhibition in an abandoned library
Amelia Marzec’s performance and exhibition at Wroniecka 15 explored the queer Eastern European diaspora. It combined traditional themes with technology and addressed climate migration issues.
-
Julia Królikowska, Czułe powłoki
Wystawa “Czułe powłoki” Julii Królikowskiej bada złożoność cielesności w malarstwie, łącząc delikatne materiały z organicznymi formami i kwestionując granice tożsamości.
-
Joanna Czarnota, I Remember Through the Image / Pamiętam obrazem, opening
Joanna Czarnota’s exhibition “Pamiętam obrazem” explores memory, family, and art reproduction through photography and sound, engaging multiple senses and addressing intimate and monumental contexts.
-
Paul Mpagi Sepuya’s “Dark Room A-Z”
Excerpts from my academic article on Paul Mpagi Sepuya’s photographic work are published in “Dark Room A-Z,” celebrating connections in photography. Honored to contribute!
-
Holiday Reception for USG Alumni
On December 17, 2024, I attended the USG Alumni Holiday Reception in Warsaw, reconnecting with Fulbrighters and meeting Ambassador Mark Brzezinski. Happy Holidays!
-
Agnieszka Grodzińska’s CUTOUTS & FALLOUTS, curated by Julia Stachura, Villa of Art History Institute AMU, Poznań, Poland
The “CUTOUTS & FALLOUTS” exhibition by Agnieszka Grodzińska explores the intersection of art and science from October 1-2, 2024, in Poznań, Poland.
-
CUTOUTS & FALLOUTS, solo show of Agnieszka Grodzińska, opening
Photos from the opening of CUTOUTS & FALLOUTS, pop-up exhibiiton of Agnieszka Grodzińska Artist: Agnieszka Grodzińska (@anezka_grodzinska)Curator: Julia Stachura (@neonli) Collaboration: Institute of Art History, Faculty of Art Sciences, AMU (@sztuczny_element; @uam.poznan)Consultants: Katarzyna Glixelli (@kateglixelli), Stephen…
-
IN THE REAL TIME solo exhibition by Jevijoe Vitug curated by Julia Stachura, AnkhLave Arts Alliance, Governors Island, New York
IN THE REAL TIME Art: Jevijoe Vitug (@jevijoe) Curator: Julia Stachura (@neonli) Collaboration: AnkhLave Arts Alliance, Governors Island, New York 408 B Colonels Row, Governors Island, New York, NY (https://ankhlavearts.org, @ankhlave) Exhibition dates: August…
Polish art historian and independent curator with a passion for photography.
- academic (6)
- art (12)
- memory (3)
- painting (6)
- performance (3)
- photography (4)
- sculpture (1)
- varia (19)
© 2025, All rights reserved.
Julia stachura 