Julia Curl is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Art & Archaeology. Her research focuses on 20th century avant-garde photography and film, particularly in relation to literature. She received a B.F.A. in photography from Parsons School of Design and a B.A. in literary studies from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School.

Curl currently serves on the Board of Directors for the New York Film-Makers’ Cooperative, where she regularly curates film screenings. She is the 2023-2024 McCrindle Intern in photography at the Princeton University Art Museum. In her spare time, Curl writes art criticism and book reviews for Hyperallergic.