Elda Oreto is an art historian and art critic. She has written about contemporary art for the Italian newspaper La Repubblica Napoli, and for the magazine Flash Art. She worked freelance for press offices and for exhibitions in public and private institutions. Elda has a degree in Philosophy, and she completed her Post-Grad in History of Art at University 'Federico II' of Naples. After finishing her Post-Grad, she moved to Berlin. Since 2014, she has lived in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, where she is a full-time author.