bio
Julia Arstorp is a fine art photographer whose work explores memory, history, and the passage of time through black-and-white imagery. Storytelling and research are central to her practice, which draws on literature, family archives, and historical artifacts to examine how the past continues to shape the present.
Working with layered imagery, collage, and diptychs, Arstorp brings photographs into conversation with text and archival materials. Her practice extends beyond photographic prints to include handmade books and assembled works.
Arstorp’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States. Her series Coquettish Decayand Inheritance were selected as Photolucida Critical Mass finalists in 2025 and 2026, respectively. Her cyanotype work appears in the book Cyanotype Toning.
Her current exhibition, Ellis Island: Arriving, is a two-person show at the Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Upcoming exhibitions include Keepsake, a two-person show at BAU Gallery in Beacon, New York, in January 2027, and a solo exhibition of Coquettish Decay at Soho Photo Gallery in New York City in March 2027.