Gallery Selvin began its life in Ankara, in 1985, founded by Selvin Cuhruk Gafuroğlu, before opening in Arnavutköy.

The work shown over the years is quite astonishing. Artists have included Bedri Rahmi – Eren Eyüboğlu, Turan Erol, Naile Akıncı, Kristin Saleri, Ruzin Gerçin, Mehmet Pesen, Selim Turan, Cihat Burak, Adnan Varınca, Neşet Günal, Avni Arbaş, Mürşide İçmeli, Aliye Berger, Nejad Devrim, Zühdü Mürüdoğlu, Abidin Elderoğlu, Abidin Dino, Hoca Ali Rıza, Süleyman Saim Tekcan, Duran Karaca, Hamza İnanç, Leman Tantuğ, Nur Koçak, Mevlüt Akyıldız, Can Göknil, Berna Türemen, Gencay Kasapçı, Feridun Oral, and Nejdet Vergili.