Selma Feriani

Scouting out emerging and established talent since 2013, Selma Feriani is raising the profile of African art.

This Tunisian gallery owner gets invited to the most prestigious international fairs. This year she is opening a 2,000 m2 space in the Lac 3 business district of Tunis. After her London gallery and her gallery in residence for artists in Sidi Bou Saïd, this third space is an artistic link between the market and the museum, in a country where access to art all too often continues to be the privilege of the few. It's a challenge that reflects the calibre of this talent scout, who has been guiding and representing emerging and established artists since 2013, with the ambitious aim of striking up a conversation between Africa and Europe through art. After a successful career in finance in the City of London, she decided to take up the family torch and put her skills to work for artists, whom she brilliantly nurtures through the stages of their careers and successfully places in prestigious private and institutional collections around the world.