Alessa Widmer is a curator, PhD candidate and photography enthusiast, who is always looking for new projects, challenges and collaborations. She is currently based in Zurich, Switzerland and working on her PhD in Photography History at the University of Zurich.

Since 2021
PhD candidate, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Theory and History of Photography
Working title: Die Rolle von Rosellina Burri-Bischof für die Internationalität der Schweizer Fotografie: Netzwerke, Strukturen, Akteur:innen

February 2017 – January 2020
Master of Arts, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Theory and History of Photography
Master thesis: I’M A KINGBEE. Eine Auseinandersetzung mit drei zentralen Werkserien von Alex Kayser, 1971 – 1981

September 2013 – December 2016
Bachelor of Arts, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Theory and History of Photography and Art History
Bachelor thesis: Lichtbild und Schattenspiel. Das posthume Aufsehen um Vivian Maier