Jurij Selan, PhD is an artist, an art theorist and an art teacher. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, where he also earned a doctoral degree in visual art theory. He is active in the fields of art, science and education. As a university professor, he passes knowledge of visual art theory to students of art education at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, where he is also a Vice-Dean for Quality Assurance and Arts.