Curators

Davide Ferri (b. Forlì, 1974), an art critic and independent curator, lives in Rome. He teaches Museography at Bologna’s Academy of Fine Arts. Since 2020, he has curated the “Pittura XXI” section at Arte Fiera, Bologna.

The works regularly as a curator at Palazzo De’ Toschi - Banca di Bologna and at the Coppola Foundation in Vicenza. Since 2012, he has curated the Art Section at the Ipercorpo Theater Festival. He has curated numerous exhibits and projects in galleries and contemporary art museums, including: Peggy Franck, In a Naked Room, Palazzo De’ Toschi, Bologna, 2025; Hm, He, Ha (with Elena Volpato) / Luca Bertolo, Manuele Cerutti, Pesce Khete, Michele Tocca, Coppola Foundation, Vicenza, 2024; Patrick Tuttofuoco, Abbandona gli occhi, Palazzo De’ Toschi, Bologna, 2024; Quadri come luoghi, exhibit in five locations organized for Bergamo Brescia Capitale italiana della Cultura, 2023; Bettina Buck, Finding Form, Palazzo De’ Toschi, Bologna, 2023; Italo Zuffi, Fronte e retro (with Lorenzo Balbi), Museo MAMbo and Palazzo De’ Toschi, Bologna, 2022; Markus Schinwald – Misfits, Coppola Foundation, Vicenza, 2020; Le realtà ordinarie, Palazzo De’ Toschi, Bologna, 2020; Neo Rauch - Rosa Loy, La Torre, Coppola Foundation, Vicenza, 2019; Solo figura e sfondo / Courtesy Emilia Romagna, Arte Fiera, Bologna, 2019; Afro. Pensieri nella mano, Musei San Domenico di Forlì, 2015; Tutta l’Italia è silenziosa, Villa Massimo – German Academy, Royal Academy of Spain, Brazilian Embassy, Polish Institute, Russian Center for Science and Culture, Rome, 2015; Franco Guerzoni – Nessun luogo, da nessuna parte. Viaggi randagi con Luigi Ghirri, Milan Triennial, 2014; La figurazione inevitabile. Una scena della pittura oggi, Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art, Prato, 2013; Sentimiento Nuevo (with Antonio Grulli), MAMbo, Bologna, 2011