ELEONORA LELE BONIZZI
ELEONORA LELE BONIZZI
Eleonora Lele Bonizzi is a fine arts documentary photographer and mixed media artist whose work explores critical social issues, with particular emphasis on LGBTQ+ rights and immigration.
Bonizzi has exhibited their work nationally and internationally.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Magna Cum Laude, Photography & Art, minor in Economics, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Cinematography Certificate, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
General Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Exchange Year Abroad, Lehi, UT
English-Intensive Study Abroad, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
EDUCATION
2024
2023
2021
2018-19
2017
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Mães Unidas, USU Projects Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Ananda Marga through the Lens of Malta, USU Projects Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2024
2023
Contacts and Connections, LoosenArt, Millepiani, Rome, Italy (upcoming)
New Grounds, Guest Room: The Sustainable Darkroom & Tamsin Green, Der Greif, Online
Monochrome Exhibition, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland
A Letter from a Friend, Bacio Collective, Bacio Gallery, Bern, Switzerland
Reciprocity: Expanding Ideas of Community, 2024 SPE Southwest & West Chapter Conference, Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Fall Open Theme 2024 Awards Exhibition & Competition, Art-Collide, Online
The Bear Lake Needs Assessment Documentation & Visualization Project, Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Unleaded, BFA Capstone Exhibition, Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, Utah State University, Logan, UT
The Impact Art Exhibition, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA), Logan, UT
Annual USU Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Here There Everywhere Exhibition, Gallery East, Utah State University Eastern, Price, UT
The Unforeseen Wilderness, USU Projects Gallery, USU, Logan, UT
Highlights Exhibition, Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Leftover Exhibition, Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Portraits of the Self, COPA Gallery, Lat Phrao, Bangkok, Thailand
Learning/Process, USU Projects Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Annual USU Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Downtown Logan Gallery Walk, The Alley on Center, Logan, UT
Grest, Oratorio Sant’Antonio, Porto Mantovano, Mantova (MN), Italy (solo)
Fiera Millenaria Gonzaga Exhibition, Fiera Millenaria Grounds, Gonzaga MN, Italy
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
2024
2023
2019
2016
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Award of Excellence, International Picture Story Category, 79th College Photographer of the Year Competition, CPYO, University of Missouri, Colombia, MO
Talent of the Year, Robins Awards, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Creative Bursary Grant, Supporting Act Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Peak Summer Research Fellowship, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Summer Art Research Grant, With the Women of Mães Unidas: Promoting Agency and Collaboration through Documentary Photography and Photo-Elicitation Interviews, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Summer Art Research Grant, Dark Box, Bright Star: A One-Act Play on Photography, Spectacle, and Death, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Student Travel Award, Office of Research, Utah State University, UT
First Place, The Impact Art Exhibition, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT
Notable Mention, Fall Open Theme 2024 Awards Exhibition & Competition, Art-Collide, Online
Caine College of the Arts Differential Tuition Student Travel Grant, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Summer Art Research Grant, Ananda Marga through the Lens of Malta, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Ralph T. Clark Photography Scholarship, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Caine College of the Arts Differential Tuition Student Travel Grant, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Estel & Leah Mouritsen Scholarship, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Dean’s List, Utah State University, Logan, UT
First Place, Narrative Photography: Tell me a Story, Lost Creator Academy Awards, Online
Dean’s List, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Academic Scholarship, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2024
2023
2022
2021-24
2021
RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024
2023
Peak Summer Research Fellow, Utah State university, Logan, UT
Undergraduate Teaching Fellow (UTF), Photography Department, CCA, USU, Logan, UT
Solo Researcher/Photographer, With the Women of Maes Unidas: Promoting Agency and Collaboration through Documentary Photography and Photo-Elicitation Interviews, Porto Seguro, Brazil
Researcher/Photographer, What Stillness Tells Me, Project: Dark Box, Bright Star: A One-Act Play on Photography, Spectacle, and Death, Black Box Theatre, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Researcher/Photographer, The Bear Lake Needs Assessment Documentation & Visualization Project, Documentation and Visualization Team, USU, Logan, UT
Solo Researcher/Photographer, Ananda Marga through the lens of Malta, Valletta, Malta
2024
2022
2024
2023
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker, Credimi, Chiamami, Vedimi/Believe Me, Call Me, See Me, 2024 SPE Southwest & West Chapter Conference, Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Presenter, Credimi, Chiamami, Vedimi/Believe Me, Call Me, See Me, 2024 SPE Southwest & West Chapter Conference Portfolio Review (SPE), Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Presenter, Credimi, Chiamami, Vedimi/Believe Me, Call Me, See Me, Society for Photographic Education Annual Conference Portfolio Review (SPE), St. Louis, MO
Creator/Performer, What Stillness Tells me, Black Box Theatre, Caine College of the Arts, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Research Author/Presenter, Ananda Marga through the Lens of Malta, Caine College Faculty Retreat, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Speaker, Ananda Marga through the Lens of Malta, Fall Student Research Symposium, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Speaker, Ananda Marga through the Lens of Malta, CCA Art & Design Undergraduate Annual Meeting, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Selected Artwork, Guest Room: The Sustainable Darkroom & Tamsin Green, New Grounds, Hannah Fletcher and Alice Cazenave, Der Greif
Feature, USU Senior Lele Bonizzi to Debut Innovative One-Act Play on Aug. 24, Bryan Stalvey, Utah State Today
Image Credits, Characteristics of Gender Fluid Fashion on Instagram, by Min, S., Lee, J., Chun, J., Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Image Credits, Bear Lake Needs Assessment Project Documentation & Visualization Lightening Presentation, by Jared Ragland, Bear Lake Science Symposium, ILWA, Garden City, UT
Feature, USU Photography Faculty, Students Document Key Issues in Bear Lake Needs Assessment Project, Brooklyn Williams, Utah State Today
Feature Interview, Meet Lele Bonizzi, Featured Artist, Voyage Utah Magazine
PUBLICATIONS
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Photographer, Self-employed, Logan, UT
Website Designer, TalkBusiness, Remote/Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator, TalkBusiness, Remote/Italy
Study Abroad Tutor, TalkBusiness, Valletta, Malta
Internship Translator, Italian and Spanish, Xirect Software Solutions, American Fork, UT
Website Designer, Ottica Oftalmica Labor, Porto Mantovano (MN), Italy
Internship Graphic Designer, Alfaomega - HIV Aid Organization, Mantova (MN), Italy
2024-P
2023-24
2023
2020
2019
2018
Photography Representative, ADUB, Arts Student Advisory Board, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Official Photographer, Festa Italiana SLC, Italian American Civic League, Salt Lake City, UT
Co-organizer, Photo Guild Print Sale, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Co-organizer, Street Photography Workshop, Lost Creator Academy, New York City, NY
Official Photographer, GREST, Porto Mantovano MN, Italy
Volunteer Photographer, Centro Mamu, Scampia, Napoli (NA), Italy
Ambassador, WEP Study Abroad, Italy
Charity Fundraiser Organizer, AGESCI P.to Mantv.no 1, Porto Mantovano, MN, Italy
Crisis Volunteer, Telefono Giovane, Mantova (MN), Italy
Art Therapy Volunteer, Casa del Sole, MN, Italy
Scout Leader, Porto Mantovano, MN, Italy
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2024
2023
2022
2021
2019
2018
2017
2015-18
MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES
2024-P
2023-24
2022-P
2008-P
Member, Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
Co-president, USU Photo Guild
Member, Lost Creator Academy
Member, AGESCI, Italy
