After a Law degree in European Public Law from the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and an MA in History and Business of Art and Collecting from Warwick University and the Institut d'Études Supérieures des Arts in Paris, Valentina joined Sotheby’s Private Client Group in 2012 assisting international high-net-worth individuals with building their art collections. In 2013 she moved to the Contemporary Art Department where she was put in charge of Sotheby’s newly created private sales space, the S¦2 Gallery, offering curated selling exhibitions throughout the year. In Spring 2016 she relocated to the Netherlands where she joined Unseen Photo Fair in Amsterdam. As the Head of VIP & External Relations Valentina has been responsible for fostering productive long-term relationships with Unseen’s key external relations including private collectors and donors, professionals and artistic institutions as well as developing the international strategy of the fair. Valentina holds a Classical Ballet Diploma from the John Cranko School in Stuttgart and is fluent in English, German, Italian, French and Dutch.