Emilia Valenza lectures in History of Contemporary Art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo. She has been active as a curator and critic of contemporary art since 1990. She has published numerous essays and articles, which mainly concern photography, sculpture and women artists. She is Co-Curator of the project ‘Madonie-Paesaggi, 1973-2021’ (‘Madonia-Landscapes, 1973-2021’), which in 2021 won the Ministry of Culture (MIC) National Competition ‘Strategia Fotografia’