Julie Thompson is a photographer and production manager, currently based in New York City since 2008, with emphasis on documentary projects. She has a wide spectrum of professional experience of over ten years in the creative industry. As a photographer, her work can be found online, on Instagram, and in publications such as Columbia Magazine. She was raised in rural New England and is a transnational adoptee from South Korea. She earned a BFA in fashion design and a minor in photography in 2006 from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
This exhibit is connected to Queens through history, tradition, and intimate stories and experiences; three lens based artists – Anthoula Lelekidis, Salvador Espinoza, and Julie Thompson – explore themes of personal history of diaspora and memory, the impacts of development and gentrification, and the unique culture of local communities.
Learn More