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Curator of contemporary art and photography projects

She has been involved in curating exhibitions and art books since 2004.

She has collaborated with important Italian and international companies.

Since 2017 she has been involved in artistic curating for the project of the NNC Gallery London artistic collective.

Since 2022 she has created the magazine within the NNC Art Gallery London project.

 

My services for artists, galleries, curators, and magazines.

Curatorial and Exhibition Direction Activities

2025: NNC Art Gallery London Project, installation and curatorship of the interactive virtual exhibition by Monica De Mitri.
Catalogue: “The Secret Room”. Website: www.nonamecollectivegallery.co.uk

2022: POSTFOTOGRAFIE. Photographers reflect on contemporary Grosseto, exhibition curated by Vanessa Rusci, Museo Luzzetti, Polo Museale Le Clarisse, Grosseto. Within “La Città Visibile”. Dates: 17–24 September. Supervision: Mauro Papa.

2014: Sdoppiamento. L’altro me della fotografia, curatorship of the exhibition of students from the school “Metodo Vanessa Rusci. Approach to Photography Through the 5 Senses”, Mediateca di Asciano.

2014: Lesa dignità, co-curatorship, Galleria Senza Limiti Arte, Colle Val d’Elsa.
2014: Rosso di Donne, exhibition, Siena, Galleria Senza Limiti Arte — organization and installation.

2012: Sfuocata al 100 percento, curatorship of a student exhibition, Mediateca di Asciano.

2012: Assedi d’Arte, curatorship of a student exhibition, Montalcino section, Siena.

2011: Dono, curatorship of a student exhibition, Mediateca di Asciano.

2009: L’Arte, falsa modestia, curatorship of a student exhibition, Mediateca di Asciano.

2008: L’arte della Birra, curatorship of the workshop student exhibition, Villaggio della Birra, Bibbiano, Siena.

2006: Approccio alla fotografia attraverso i 5 sensi, curatorship of the workshop exhibition, Comune di Buonconvento, Festa della Val d’Arbia, Siena.

2005: Approccio alla fotografia attraverso i 5 sensi, curatorship of the workshop exhibition, Comune di Buonconvento, Festa della Val d’Arbia, Siena.

2004: Approccio alla fotografia attraverso i 5 sensi, curatorship of the workshop exhibition, Comune di Buonconvento, Festa della Val d’Arbia, Siena.

2003: Approccio alla fotografia attraverso i 5 sensi, curatorship of the workshop exhibition, Comune di Buonconvento, Festa della Val d’Arbia, Siena.

Projects and Historical Collectives

2006: Corrente, Buonconvento, Siena. Group show with 30 artists. Collaborations: Alessandra Poggialini, Emanuel Masciello, Sangsin Jeong. Production: ProNewart.
2005: Corrente, Buonconvento, Siena. Group show with 20 artists. With: Alessandra Poggialini.

2004: Corrente, Buonconvento, Siena. Group show with 14 artists. With: Alessandra Poggialini.

2004: Tune, interactive art project in non-conventional spaces, Milan.
2004: Esperiarte Siena, TNT ART project, Buonconvento, Siena.

2003: Tune, artist collective, Milan, Via Tibaldi 1.

2003: Esperiarte, Libreria Tikkun, Milan.

Social Net Art and Research on Digital Languages

2007–2016: organization and collaboration with crews ACF Color vjing, MRK vjing and dance theatre, Red Hot Artist Berlin Social Net Art. Social Net Art actions with Instagram, Facebook and blog accounts, in collaboration with university groups studying the role of social networks in underground movements. Cities involved: Venice, Vicenza, Rome, Siena, Arezzo, Berlin, Paris, San Francisco.

2008–2014: organization and collaboration with various artistic crews in group exhibitions within the same Social Net Art research. Cities involved: Venice, Vicenza, Rome, Siena, Arezzo, Berlin, Paris, San Francisco.

Artistic Direction and Competition Coordination

2018: FOFO 18, Foiano Foto Festival, portfolio reviewer.

2016–2018: Artistic Director and President, photography contest “La Via Francigena”, Associazione Ponte in Festa, Siena.

2014 Co-artistic direction, Galleria Senza Limiti Arte, Colle Val d’Elsa.

Publishing, Magazines and Cultural Production

2025: NNC Art Gallery London Project, exhibition catalogue for Monica De Mitri, The Secret Room.

Since 2022: 100 Art Photography Mag and Book for NNC Gallery London, founder and curator of the photo book-magazine on contemporary photography.
Website: https://www.nonamecollectivegallery.co.uk

Since 2017: NNC Art Gallery Magazine London. Curator of the art columns Column Art.
Formats: Special Guest and Artist of the Month.
Activities: exhibition curatorship, scouting and development of emerging artists, curator of the gallery magazine’s art sections.

2014: Art catalogues for Galleria Senza Limiti Arte, Colle Val d’Elsa.

Curatorship of Physical and Virtual Exhibitions and Specific Co-curations with Partners

2025 Monica De Mitri 2025 2026 The Aesthetics of Fragility, the Gesture of the Everyday
Catalogue: The Secret Room, virtual solo exhibition Monica De Mitri, NNC Gallery London

2022 Gordon Coldwell 2022 Retrospective, The Secret Room, virtual solo exhibition, NNC Gallery London

2022 Eghosa Raymond Akenbor 2022 The Secret Room, virtual solo exhibition, NNC Gallery London

2022: La fotografia è donna, curatorship with Antonio Manta for Castiglion Fiorentino Photo Festival

2022 ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021, Pejman Norouzy 2022 The Secret Room, virtual solo exhibition, NNC Gallery London

2021 NNC Gallery group show Debora Barnaba, Suzanne Lastrina, Raffaella Stringa The Secret Room, virtual solo exhibition, NNC Gallery London 

Catalogue NNC Gallery group show Debora Barnaba, Suzanne Lastrina, Raffaella Stringa

2021: La fotografia è donna, curatorship with Antonio Manta for Todi Immagina.
Reference: 2021.todimmagina.it/mostre

2020 Group show Virtual Exhibition Covid 19 Art 20, co-curated with The Secret Room NNC Gallery London, The Secret Room, virtual solo exhibition, NNC Gallery London
Exhibition catalogue

2020 Yaxer Brad, ARTIST OF THE YEAR, solo exhibition, The Secret Room, virtual solo exhibition, NNC Gallery London

Scientific Committees and Selections

2023 Castiglion Fiorentino Photo Fest, scientific committee with Antonio Manta and Carlo Landucci. Role: curator and selector. Reference: https://www.stampafotoarte.it/blogbam/post/castiglion-fiorentino-photo-fest-edizione-0.html
 

Juries and Awards

2025: Judge, “Disabilità Invisibili. Quando la disabilità c’è ma non appare”.
Call: https://www.photographers.it/bandi-call/disabilita-invisibili-open-call/

2017–2025: Judge, NNC Gallery London Annual Challenge.

2023: International judge, National Media Awards Foundation, Digital Publishing Awards Canada, Best Photo Storytelling section.
Reference: https://digitalpublishingawards.ca/2023-digital-publishing-awards-jury/

2022: Jury member, FermHamente Photo Contest, Festival della mente, Fermo AP, Italy.

2013: Judge, “Scatto in corsa” competition, artistic direction by Joel Meyerowitz.
 

Portfolio Reviews, Mentoring, Consulting

2018: portfolio review, Foiano Foto Festival.

Since 2004: artistic consulting for photographers and artists. Services: portfolio development, presentations to galleries, competitions and collectors.
 

Studio Direction and Art Services

Since 2004: VR Comunicazione Fotografia Marketing. Direction and services in communication, photography, publishing and curatorship. Operative between Rome, Grosseto and London.

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Since 2017
NNC ART GALLERY

2025: Judge, “Invisible Disabilities. When disability is present but not apparent”.

https://www.photographers.it/bandi-call/disabilita-invisibili-open-call/

2022
100 Photography Art book and Mag NNC Gallery London

Monica De Mitri, Virtual Solo Exhibition.

https://www.nonamecollectivegallery.co.uk

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Since 2017
NNC ART GALLERY

SINCE 2017 curator of emerging contemporary artists for NNC Gallery London

www.nonamecollectivegallery.co.uk

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2023: Judge at the Canadian Digital Publishing Awards.

Canadian Digital Publishing Awards

Judge for DPA Best Photo Storytelling

https://digitalpublishingawards.ca/2023-digital-publishing-awards-jury/

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2023
Castiglion Fiorentino Photo Festo
Scientific Committee with
Antonio Manta and Carlo Landucci.
Curator and artist selector.

2022
100 Photography Art book and Mag NNC Gallery London

From 2022 creates and edits the book magazine for contemporary photographers

https://www.nonamecollectivegallery.co.uk

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2022: Curator of the exhibition POSTFOTOGRAFIE, under the supervision of Mauro Papa, Museo Luzzetti, Polo Museale Le Clarisse, Grosseto, Italy.

2022: Exhibition within the event La città visibile.

Here’s the link for reference: https://www.vanessa-rusci-arte.com/progetto22laboratorioclarisse

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2022: Jury Member, FermHamente Photo Contest.

Festival of the Mind, Fermo (AP), Italy.

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Curatorship of the exhibition “Todi Immagine – La fotografia è donna” for the Todi Immagina festival.

Curatorship of the exhibition “Todi Immagine – La fotografia è donna” for the Todi Immagina festival.
Curated with Antonio Manta.
2021
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2018: FOFO 18, Foiano Foto Festival, Portfolio Reviewer.

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Social Net Art Collective

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Since 2017: NNC Art Gallery Magazine London, Columns Art: Special Guest and Artist of the Month.

Since 2017: Curator of emerging contemporary artists for NNC Gallery London and curator of the art columns of the gallery’s magazine.

www.nonamecollectivegallery.co.uk

Current 2006

In Siena, Buonconvento — group exhibition with 30 artists, in collaboration with Alessandra Poggialini, Emanuel Masciello, and Sangsin Jeong.
Production: ProNewart.
Corrente 2006 press release.

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Current 2005

In Siena, Buonconvento — group exhibition with 30 artists, in collaboration with Alessandra Poggialini, Emanuel Masciello, and Sangsin Jeong.
Production: ProNewart.
Corrente 2005 press release.

Current 2004

In Siena Buonconvento

14 collective artists

in collaboration with Alessandra Poggialini

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Esperiarte Siena 2004

A group of artists who practice interactive art in unconventional spaces

Event Venue

Buonconvento Siena Italy

TNT ART

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Tune 2004 Milan

A group of artists who practice interactive art in unconventional spaces

TUNE press release

Tune 2003

Milan 2003

Artistic collective Milan

Via Tibaldi 1

 

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