Fabiola Naldi (PhD) is an art critic, curator, and lecturer in the field of contemporary art. A graduate of the D.A.M.S. programme at the University of Bologna, she specialised in the Phenomenology of Styles and earned her doctorate in the same discipline. She teaches Languages of Contemporary Art, Museology and the Management of Exhibition Systems, Latest Trends in the Visual Arts, and Expressive Problems of the Contemporary at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, as well as Contemporary Art Appreciation at the University of Bologna and Contemporary Art System within the second-level Master's programme in Curatorial Practice at IED in Florence. Her research focuses primarily on video art, performative practices, urban art, and contemporary forms of relationship between the artwork, space, and society. She has pursued a substantial curatorial career, collaborating with institutions and projects of national and international standing, including MAMbo – Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, SKY Arte, and the international project Frontier – La linea dello stile, devoted to Writing and Street Art. From 2017 to 2022 she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Istituzione Bologna Musei, and she is currently a member of the Commission for Art in Public Space of the Municipality of Bologna and of the Premio Campigna. She is also the author of numerous essays, publications, and critical texts on contemporary art and its practices. Her most recent book, NO! La negazione come pratica artistica, was recently published by DeriveApprodi.