Ms Julie Williams-Krishnan

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Julie Williams-Krishnan received her MA in Photographic Studies from University of Westminster in the UK and a BA in English from Juniata College in the USA.

Recently receiving a commendation in the juried Renaissance Photography Prize for an image from her series The Slow Burn and represented by Swiss Art Ventures, Julie is an emerging voice in the contemporary photographic art arena. Julie's academic studies in literature and photography provide the theoretical context for her personal work. She is particularly interested in pushing boundaries, showing new ways of viewing subjects and concepts, transgressive art, and the glorification of the every day.

In her recent work, Nevermore, she investigates the boundaries of photographic digital medium, pushing the “photograph” to questionable limits. Other projects such as Learning to Fly, Uncontained, and The Slow Burn combine personal and gender politics and performance, where one can see the artist engaged in attempting to fly or performing a burlesque dance in front of an abandoned town.

In addition to her artistic and academic pursuits, she is sole proprietor of her freelance photography business, JWK Photography (see www.jwkphotography.com for more information). Her clients include blowUP Media, The American University of Rome, Shillam & Smith Architects, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Bengali Community Development Project, and the Safer London Foundation. She also enjoys portraiture and has photographed several weddings and special events.

Her professional background includes educational administration, marketing, public relations, and volunteer management. Julie previously worked in the Admissions Office at Richmond for several years, and is delighted to be part of Richmond in this new capacity.

Exhibitions & Presentations

• 2009 The Slow Burn (05) – “Commended” Image for Renaissance Photography Prize, Ideas Generation Gallery, London (March 17-23) www.renaissancephotography.org
• 2008 Between Towns and Nevermore - Solo Show, Ark-T Centre, Oxford
• 2008 Nevermore - "Echoes" Joint Exhibition with Paul Anand, The Foundry, London
• 2007 The Invitation - "Interruptions in Time," Group Exhibition, London Gallery West
• 2006 Presentation to Folio Forum, The Photographers' Gallery
• 2006 The Slow Burn presentation on "breaking silence" - Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel
• 2006 Learning to Fly - Permanent Collection - University of Westminster
• 2006 The Slow Burn - "Scenes" Group Exhibition, The Bargehouse, London
• 2006 Uncontained - Group Exhibition, London Gallery West

Published Photographs

• Christopher Howell – Magician - "Time Out" London for Children 2008/2009
• Lloyds of London - Society Today Magazine, Nov/Dec 2005

Courses Taught

• ADM 106 Introduction to Photography