Gabrielle Selz

Gabrielle Selz has worked in the arts for more than 30 years as an art historian, writer, and fine art appraiser specializing in Modern and Contemporary art. She is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) with the American Society of Appraisers and an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), and she maintains current certification in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).

Her expertise spans 19th century, 20th century, and contemporary American and European art across a wide range of media, including paintings, sculpture, assemblage, drawings, prints, photographs, video, and digital and new media art.

Selz is deeply engaged in the leadership of her profession. She serves as Vice President of the Northern California Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers and as the Personal Property representative on ASA’s National Ethics Committee, where she helps uphold the standards of integrity and impartiality on which the appraisal profession depends.

Selz is the author of two award-winning nonfiction books on the art world, Unstill Life and, most recently, Light on Fire, the first comprehensive biography of the artist Sam Francis. She has published numerous art reviews and is a contributing writer to Artforum. She is also a member of ArtTable, the national organization for women in leadership positions in the visual arts.