Selma Parlour, b.1976, Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives and works in London. Graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London (PhD Art) in 2014, University of Reading (MFA) in 2002, and De Montfort University, Leicester (BA Art) in 1998. Exhibitions include: ‘Parlour Games’ solo, a year-long site-specific commission with Marcelle Joseph Projects, The Soho Room, House of Saint Barnabas, London (2016-2017), ‘The Marmite Prize for Painting V’, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, Ireland, and Block 336, London (2016), ‘100 Painters of Tomorrow’, One Art Space, New York (2014), ‘Selma Parlour’ solo, MOT International Projects, London (2012). Collections include: Creative Cities Collection, Beijing, and the Saatchi Collection, London.