Our Team
Simi Launay
CEO & Founder
Simi Launay was educated as an economist at Queen Mary University in London and trained as a head-hunter whilst nurturing a passion for the arts. Launay is a collector and artist, collecting works by Cheri Samba, Moke, Steve Bandoma and Phillipe Pasqua as well as ancient African sculptures. As a practicing artist, inspired by her own cultural duality, Launay gained commissions for her portraits, but experienced difficulty when approaching galleries for representation. In 2017 Launay moved from London to Cascais, Portugal where the idea for Ungalleried was conceived.
Simi Launay
CEO & Founder
MARYAM BENOIT
Gallery Strategist & Sales Manager
Maryam Benoit grew up in France, South Africa, and the UK and earned her Bachelor's in Architecture and Contemporary Dance from Bennington College, Vermont, USA. Maryam has worked as a Junior Architect, Assistant Engineer and participated in various design projects in firms in the UK, USA, South Africa, France, Ecuador, Portugal, and Italy. Before settling in Portugal, she spent two years travelling and exploring the relationship between culture, climate, and urban and architectural spaces in South East Asia and Southern America.
MARYAM BENOIT
Gallery Strategist & Sales Manager
MANUELA PACELLA
Chief Curator
Manuela Pacella is a freelance art curator and writer based between Rome and Helsinki. She completed her MA in Contemporary Art at “La Sapienza” University of Rome and obtained her certification as Contemporary Art Historian at the Specialization School of the University of Siena. For years, Manuela has collaborated in the establishment of artist’s archives and worked for emerging artists, private galleries and public institutions, such as the "Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea" and the "Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica" , carrying out various duties as art historian and researcher.
MANUELA PACELLA
Chief Curator
CLAUDIA PREZA
House Curator
Claudia Preza is a curator whose collection for Ungalleried highlights a variety of artists working with new and traditional techniques in mixed media, photography, printmaking, paint, and other mediums. As a curator, she strives to promote and augment the voice of the artists she works with. The artworks of each artist have been chosen to incorporate the identity of the artists—each piece represents the artist's voice. Furthermore, the collection offers a balanced combination of the classical and the innovative, with selections from artists in the United States and Mexico border region.
CLAUDIA PREZA
House Curator
MARIJA RADOSAVLJEVIC
House Curator
Marija Radosavljević is a curator from Belgrade, Serbia, where she initially completed her studies in Photography at the Faculty of Applied Arts, Department of Applied Graphics. Marija has had numerous solo and group exhibitions, both in her hometown as well as abroad. Besides creating content, Marija works as an art director on various projects, curates for local magazines and international galleries, and participates in workshops and lectures on the local contemporary scene. Currently, she is between Tokyo, Belgrade and New York.
MARIJA RADOSAVLJEVIC
House Curator
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