BILLY-JAY STONEMAN
Curator & Head of Exhibitions
Royal Photographic Society (UK)
Billy-Jay Stoneman, Curator & Exhibitions manager at the Royal Photographic Society, responsible for the curation and delivery of exhibitions, call for entries, tours and other collaborative projects. Her curated exhibitions for The RPS have included most recently the International Photography Exhibition 166 at Saatchi Gallery, London, To Shine a Light / Who Dared to Dream, and Only Human: Aneesa Dawoojee.
Billy-Jay’s key interests are accessibility for all, supporting emerging artists and photographers, community engagement and contemporary storytelling.
Billy-Jay studied BA Documentary Photography at Newport (UWCN) with her degree show focusing on studies of a community in Ireland connected to her grandfather. She developed extensive experience in the commercial and advertising photography sector after graduating.
Billy-Jay is interested in seeing all kinds of work including documentary photography, fine art, portraiture, editorial and projects that focus on raising awareness to political and social issues.
Spoken languages: English