Livia Dubon Bohlig via S.Reparata 87, Firenze 50129 34 Marley House, +39 3473109186 Henry Dickens Court, [email protected] London, liviadubon.wordpress.com W11 4DJ

ART WRITING AND ART RESEARCH • Conference Paper, LYNX , Lucca (Italy): “Negotiating Amnesia: Archives, Photography and the Colonial Gaze. A work by Alessandra Ferrini” Imaging The Past/Collecting The Future, 22-25 June 2016 • Conference Paper, UCL, London: “Memory runs away with Fantasy seeking adventure…”, Memories of the Future, 2-3 May 2014 • Reviews and interviews links: ARTTRIBUNE; MNEMOSCAPE; ARTKERNEL ; KRITICA INDEPENDENT PROJECTS AND EXHIBITIONS SKILLS: Ø Conceptualization, planning, marketing, press relations, research and catalogue editing EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS: • The impossible Black Tulip curated at the Murate – PAC with the support of the City of Florence, Dragon Film Fest, 6 May- 6Jun 2018. • Negotiating Amnesia curated at the Murate – PAC with the support of the City of Florence, 56th Festival Dei Popoli- International Documentary Film Festival, and the Alinari Archive, 28 Nov. - 09 Dec. 2015. www.alessandraferrini.info/negotiating-amnesia • Io non sono qui curated in San Pietro Martire (Piazza Santa Anastasia, Verona) for Legambiente, 3 -12 May 2013 • Three Gates curated at Hanmi Gallery (30 Maple Street, London, W1T 6HA), 14 -17 November 2012 • David Roberts Art Foundation (directed by Vincent Honoré), as curatorial intern, London 2009-2010 o History of Art, the, 7 May -10 July 2010 o The Sirens’ Stage, 19 March -24 April 2010 o Damien Roach: Shiiin, Jet Stream, White earphones, 15 January - 6 March 2010 o The Object of the Attack, 2 October-19 December 2009 • Solares Foundation, as Assistant Producer, Parma 2006 o Il Gusto nell’Arte di Walt Disney, Reggia di Colono, Parma - 28 October 2006 -7 January 2007 o Eduardo Galeano in Conversation, Teatro delle Briciole, Parma -21 October 2006 o Corrado Guzzanti incontra il pubblico, Teatro al Parco, Parma -28 Nov 2006 OTHER EXPERIENCE IN ART MANAGEMENT: February 2017-April 2017 Platform A (1306-1105, 100 Mokdongdong-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 08096) Assistant Curator (Coordination logistics and materials) • Coordinate transport of works from Lucca and London • Coordinate framing and liaising with artist and curator for materials • Communication and e-marketing • Coordinate de-installation

February 2013- October 2013 Giovanni Pratesi and Biennale dell’Antiquariato (via Maggio 13 & via del Parione 11 , 50123 Firenze) Development Officer and Administrative support • Created and developed international and national contacts to augment the client list • Researched the collection in order to prepare informative material • Curated the English version of the Catalogue of the Biennale dell’Antiquariato 2013 (Biennale of Antiques) • Public enquiries and Accreditation management

Oct – Dec 2006 Solares Cultural Foundation (Largo Otto Marzo, 9a – 43100 Parma, Italy - tel. 0521967088/ www.solaresonline.it) Assistant Art Projects Producer • Promotion of the cultural initiatives and preparation of advertising material (press releases, brochures) • Organization assistant for the exhibition “Gastronomy in the Art of Walt Disney” and other events (logistics, liaison with artists, administration)

October- December 2005 Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Italian Cultural Institute of Mexico City (Francisco Sosa 77, Col. Villa Coyoacan, México D.F, tel. 0052 55 55540044) Intern as Communication and Organization Assistant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Organised the Official Italian stand at the International Fair in Chiapas • Assisted Events Manager in the promotion and organization of events (liaison with artists, administration, press releases and promotion) Skills: Ability to manage deadlines and familiarity with governmental procedures.

June – September 2005 Architecture Festival (Parco Area delle Scienze,180 -43100 Parma, Italy - tel. 0521-905929) Public Relations Officer • Planning and coordinating the promotion of the Festival • Preparing and distributing press releases and building relationships with the local press Guest speakers included Marc Augé and famous international architects (more info at http://66.71.132.207/fa2/intro) Skills: Defining the target audiences and coordinating volunteers.

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT, MUSEUM EDUCATION AND TUTORING SKILLS: Ø Skilled in qualitative and quantitative evaluation in order to identify and develop opportunities Ø Experience of informal learning in museums Ø Experience of working with a wide range of audiences RESEARCH: Conference paper: “Culturegoers: An Interdisciplinary Model To Interpret The Audience For Exhibitions”, 16th ACEI International Conference 2010, Copenhagen. Co-authored with prof. Michele Trimarchi (University of Catalina and member of ECOM) Conference paper: ‘Artists Working With Archives: Old Story, New Participatory Narratives. The case study of the Negotiating Amnesia project in the Alinari’s Archive’. Curatorial Challenges. University of Copenhagen. 26-27 May 2016 SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE:

November 2015- to present Artediffusa (Via Carissimi 35 -50127 Firenze)

Learning Curator: conceptualization, planning, delivering of education museum event and programmes.

April -December 2011 (2 days/ week) (64-84 Chisenhale Road, London E3 5QZ - +44 (0)20 8981 4518) Audience Developer • Conducting visitor surveys and inputting survey data into Audiences London’s online system • Researching and Identifying development opportunities Skills: familiarity with statistical methodology and sound understanding of Quantitative Evaluation

January - July 2011 (2-3 days/ monthly) Oxford University Museums (Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW - 01865 282456) Volunteer • Delivering creative workshops to audiences with different backgrounds Skills: Approaching audiences in a friendly manner and familiarity with different learning styles

May 2009- June 2009 The (96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB - 44 (0)20 74127797) Intern in the Learning Team • Evaluating and coordinating learning workshops • Market research for learning workshops Skills: Knowledge of all the phases of the promotion, organization and evaluation of a learning programme.

September 2006- September 2008 Cepu (Piazz.le Dalla Chiesa, 1, Parma, Italy - tel. 0521 775280) Art History Tutor & Personal Tutor • Tutored university students to prepare for course exams for bachelor degrees in art history and humanities. Tutored high school students privately in art history, Italian literature and history Skills: Organizational skills, timekeeping; ability to work under pressure; ability to motivate others.

January - June 2006 Botticelli Instituto-Fundación (Calle Tabachin 132, Col. Bellavista, Cuernavaca, México) Art History Tutor • Taught Medieval and Italian Renaissance art history to Mexican students of Painting Conservation and to the general public. The courses were taught in Spanish Skills: Communicating complex information to students; fluent Spanish using technical language.

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT SKILLS: Ø Skilled in editing catalogue records (MODES and V&A’s CMS) Ø Experience in coordinating and planning a collection management project Ø Experience in pest and environmental monitoring and familiarity with preventive conservation treatments Ø Experience of packing, transporting and handling art objects Ø Experience of photography for documentation Ø Familiarity with auditing and paying attention to detail SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE: June 2014- June 2015 Fratelli Alinari I.D.E.A Spa (Largo Fratelli Alinari 15, 50123 Firenze) Collection Management Officer • Plan, coordinate and carry out the physical and digital re-organization and storage of circa 30,000 Albums prints, part of the Alinari’s Archive , in line with Best Practice: 1. Develop procedures for the safe handling and accurate digitalization and storage of the collection; 2. Stabilizing the Albums; 3. Ensure effective physical and environmental storage; 4. Input the information into the collections information system; 5. Provide training, guidance and direction to volunteers. August 2011- December 2012 (4 days/week) Victoria and Albert Museum (Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL - 02079422625) Intern in Documentation and Collection Management Services • Documentation: Cloth workers Project: Check and edit catalogue records of V&A’s textile and fashion collection (7 months, 2day/w); Photographic inventory (10 months, 2 day/w) • Technical Services: Packing, transport and installation (3 months, 2 day/w) • Conservation: Basic Paper conservation (2 weeks), pest control (1day /monthly), simple furniture cleaning.

September 2011- April 2012 (1 day/week) Museum (48 , London WC1N 2LX - 02074052127) Volunteer • Environmental monitoring (temperature, relative humidity and lux levels) and pest monitoring Skills: understanding of preventive conservation in a historical house. Identification of source of infestation.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2008 – 2009 Master's Degree in Art Museum and Gallery Studies, Newcastle University, UK 2005 – 2006 PgDip in International Cultural Management, University of Genoa, Italy In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2002 – 2003 Course in Vocational Skills for Museum Officers, Maniani-Rocca Art Foundation, Parma, Italy 1996 – 2004 Master’s Degree and BA in Art History, Laurea VO in Conservazione dei Beni Culturali, University of Parma, Italy REFERENCES • Ria Bartlett, Learning Programmes Manager - The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB; +44 (0)20 74127797 [email protected] • Zoe Allen, Senior Guilding Conservator/Supervisor- Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7 2RL, +44 (0)207 942 2104, [email protected] • Maria Possenti, Collection Manager – Alinari Archive, Largo Alinari, Firenze 15,+39 055 2395218, [email protected]