Jenny Christensson

Currently based in London
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Jenny Christensson is a London-based independent curator, editor, and publishing project manager whose practice is research-led and socially engaged, with a particular focus on documentary photography, visual culture, and ethical representation. Her work frequently addresses themes of displacement, environmental degradation, human rights, and the politics of visibility, and often unfolds over long timeframes through exhibitions, publications, and collaborative methodologies.

She works closely with artists and photographers from the early research and conceptual stages of projects through to exhibition-making and publication. Since 2006, Christensson has collaborated extensively with documentary photographer Alan Gignoux through Gignouxphotos Studio and Publishing, where she has led or co-led major projects including Bruised Lands (Glasgow, 2021), exhibited during COP26; You can see me, but I don’t exist (2022–23), an Arts Council supported exhibition-in-a-book developed with people seeking asylum and presented in public libraries during Refugee Week 2023; and Homeland Lost, a long-term project pairing portraits of Palestinian refugees with images of their former homes, currently in development as a photobook for publication in 2026.

Christensson’s curatorial work combines visual research with careful attention to methodology, ethics, and collaborative authorship. Her projects frequently integrate photography, film, writing workshops, archival research, and publishing formats that extend the life and reach of exhibitions.

Alongside her work in documentary photography, she has curated exhibitions in contemporary art contexts, including Aidan Salakhova: Revelations at Saatchi Gallery, London (2016), and led large-scale public art and participatory projects, notably for the London 2012 Olympic Games. She holds an MA in Contemporary Art (Distinction) from Sotheby’s Institute of Art and a BA (Hons) in History of Art from Bryn Mawr College. She is a patron of The Photographers’ Gallery.