Livia Dubon Bohlig via S.Reparata 87, Firenze 50129 34 Marley House, Henry Dickens Court, London, W11 4DJ +39 3473109186 07776420717 [email protected] liviadubon.wordpress.com

INDEPENDENT PROJECTS AND EXHIBITIONS SKILLS: Ø Conceptualization, planning, marketing, press relations, research and catalogue editing EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS: • Negotiating Amnesia as curator of Alinari Air (at Alinari Archives, Florence), 26 Nov- 16 Dec 2015 (in production) • Io non sono qui curated in San Pietro Martire (Piazza Santa Anastasia, Verona) for Leagambinte, 3-12 May 2013 • Three Gates curated at Hanmi Gallery (30 Maple Street, London, W1T 6HA), 14-17 Nov 2012 • David Roberts Art Foundation (directed by Vincent Honoré), as curatorial intern, London 2009-2010 o History of Art, the, 7 May-10 Jul. 2010 o The Sirens’ Stage, 19 March-24 April 2010 o Damien Roach: Shiiin, Jet Stream, White earphones, 15 Jan.- 6March 2010 o The Object of the Attack, 2 Oct-19 Dec 2009 • Solares Foundation, as Assistant Producer, Parma 2006 o Il Gusto nell’Arte di Walt Disney, Reggia di Colono, Parma - 28 Oct. 2006-7 Jan 2007 o Eduardo Galeano in Conversation, Teatro delle Briciole, Parma -21 Oct 2006 OTHER EXPERIENCES IN ART MANAGEMENT: Feb 2013- Oct 2013 Giovanni Pratesi and Biennale dell’Antiquariato (via Maggio 13 & via del Parione 11 , 50123 Firenze) • Development Officer and Administrative support • Create and develop international and national contacts to augment the client list • Research the collection in order to prepare informative material • Curate the English version of the Catalogue of the Biennale dell’Antiquariato 2013 (Biennale of Antiques) • Public enquiries and Accreditation management

Oct – Dec 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 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.

Jun – Sept 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: Define the target audiences and coordinate 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; 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) SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE:

April -December 2011 (2 days/ week) Chisenhale Gallery (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- Jun 2009 The British Library (96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB - (0)20 741277315) • 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- 2008 Cepu (Piazz.le C.A.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.

Jan– Jun 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 Experience in coordinating and planning a collection management project Ø Skilled in editing catalogue records (MODES and V&A’s CMS); Familiarity with Auditing; attention to detail Ø Experience 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

SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE: Jun 2014 -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-to present (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 week), pest control (1day /monthly), simple furniture cleaning.

September 2011- May (1 day/week) Charles Dickens Museum (48 Doughty Street, 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

ART WRITING AND ART RESEARCH • Conference Paper at 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

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2008 – 2009 Masters 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 1996 – 2004 BA and Masters Degree in Art History, Laurea VO in Conservazione dei Beni Culturali, University of Parma, Italy 2002 – 2003 Course in Vocational Skills for Museum Officers, Maniani-Rocca Art Foundation, Parma, Italy

REFERENCES • On request