Curator and manager of interdisciplinary projects, Valentina studied ethics, aesthetics and art management and graduated from the Philosophy Department of the Ural Federal University. She headed the department of development of the Ekaterinburg Puppet Theater, and since 2017 joined the team of the Ural branch of the Pushkin Museum (former NCCA). Since 2021 she has also joined Pro Helvetia Moscow as a sepcialist in contemporary artistic and cultural projects.