Julia Mejnertsen (b. 1983)

Julia’s work explores family mythologies. Through her practice, she unravels the intricate stories and narratives that shape our familial connections, revealing the profound impact they have on our identities and perceptions of self. Julia’s exploration of family mythologies is sometimes a journey that start from self-discovery and introspection, inviting viewers to reflect on their own familial experiences and the profound human connections that define us all. Through her work, she exposes the falsehoods, paradoxes, and oppressive nature of learned narratives, while employing visual storytelling to subvert and critique their enduring power. Julia’s ideas challenge conventional norms and ignite crucial conversations about privilege, race, identity, and power dynamics. With each photographic project, she invites viewers to reevaluate their understanding of history by reminding us that the way we see is a function of our individual condition.

All photos on these pages are for viewing only. the copyrights belong to Julia Mejnertsen and cannot be printed elsewhere without consent.

julia(at)mejnertsen.dk

//Solo exhibitions//
2026
<The Shadow Fleet>
Solo-exhibition at Kult Books Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

2024
<HUN>
Solo-exhibition at Gallery Image, Aarhus, Denmark
Solo-exhibition at Spazio Labo, Bologna, Italy

//Selected group exhibitions//
2026
<HUN>
KG+ “Dwelling on Uncertain Ground: Essayistic Encounters between Fact and Fiction”, Kyoto, Japan

2022
<Petrichor (the smell of rain)>
Uncertain Covers, Gallery Vasli Souza, Oslo, Norway

2020
<Petrichor (the smell of rain)>
Encontros da Imagem’s Discovery Award 2020, Mosteiro de Tibães, Braga, Portugal

<The Year, Copenhagen 2018>
Curator of the exhibition ‘Året, København 2018 / The Year, Copenhagen 2018’ on Fotografisk Center’s online exhibition space “on the go”, online
Curator of the exhibition ‘Året, København 2018 / The Year, Copenhagen 2018’, DGI Byen, Copenhagen, Denmark

2019
<The Year, Copenhagen 2018>
Curator of the exhibition ‘Bag om Året, København 2018 / Behind The Year, Copenhagen 2018’ at Copenhagen Photo Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
Group exhibition, ‘Året, København 2018 / The Year, Copenhagen 2018’ at NW Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

2018
<The Year, Copenhagen 2018>
Curator of the exhibition ‘Året, København 2018 / The Year, Copenhagen 2018’ at The Library Project, Dublin, Ireland

2016
Group exhibition '...for Christmas' at Gallery Grundstof, Aarhus, Denmark
Group exhibition 'Addiction à l'ouvre' at Les Roches, Montreuil, France
PhotoIreland group exhibition ‘How to Flatten a Mountain’ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Juried exhibition at Copenhagen Photo Festival at Museumsbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Juried exhibition 'Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition' at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Denmark

2015
Juried exhibition 'The Artists' Autumn Exhibition' at Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark
Juried exhibition at Copenhagen Photo Festival in Carlsberg Byen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Juried exhibition 'The Artists' Easter Exhibition' at Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

//Publications//
2026. The Shadow Fleet, published by Kult Books
2024. HUN, published by Dalpine.
2022. Flatten, TLP Editions, published by PhotoIreland
2021. figure | ground, contributing photographer, published by Numbered Editions, Ireland
2018. Året, København, februar 2018 / The Year, Copenhagen, February 2018, contributing photographer, published by Blankt Papir Press
2018. M.M., hand-made artist book, published by Blankt Papir Press
2017. Nordisk Kvindelitteraturhistorie - over alle grænser 1990-2015, contributing photographer, published by University Press of Southern Denmark
2016. Tell me, how do you pronounce a hyphen?, hand-made artist book, self-published

//Honours//
2025. HUN, winner of the Maribor Photobook Award
2025. Danish Arts Foundation working grant recipient
2023. HUN
Fiebre Dummy Award 22 - winner
LUMA Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles 2023 - Special Mention by the Jury
Kassel Dummy Award 2023 - winner
Images Vevey Book Award 23/24 - shortlist
FE+SK Book Award 2023 - shortlist

//Collections//
2026. Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien / University of applied arts Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2019 and 2020. The Manuscripts and Rare Books/Artists' Book Collection of the Bavarian State Library, Munich, Germany
2016 and 2019. STM-GCBC Photobook Collection, San Telmo Museoa, San Telmo, Spain

//Education//

2020-2021 - paris, france. atelier smedsby (jh engstrom and margot wallard)
2016-2017 - paris, france. atelier smedsby (jh engstrom and margot wallard)
2014-2015 copenhagen, denmark. fatamorgana, the danish school of art photography
2010-2011 monterrey, mexico. tec de monterrey EGADE, graduated with a master in international business
2009-2011 copenhagen, denmark. copenhagen business school, graduated with a master in international business
2004-2008 copenhagen, denmark. copenhagen business school, graduated with a bachelor in japanese and asian business studies