Vanessa is an art historian and educator. She received her PhD in 2016 at the Institute of Art History at FCSH-Universidade Nova de Lisboa in contemporary art. She previously graduated in Literature in Palermo, and then received her MA in History of art and Heritage in Genoa. Her academic research – interacting with her curatorial practice – explores the entanglements between plant life, environmental issues and artistic practices, with an approach informed by the sciences, ecocriticism and new materialism, focusing mainly on the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America in a transnational perspective. Among her curatorial projects, there are different exhibitions in Portugal and France. She is also dedicated to editing and writes for exhibitions and magazines.
After spending a period of time in Barcelona between 2004 and 2005, she lived in other countries and recently moved to Madrid.