The Complete Guide to New York Art Galleries
The Most Comprehensive Resource of its kind on New York City Art Galleries
Detailed profiles of NYC galleries, private dealers, alternative exhibition spaces, non-profit organizations, museums and more.
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ABA Private Dealer / Russian Art
47 East 19 St., 10003 T: 212-677-2367
F: 212-677-2410 E: fineart@abagallery.com
Open: By appointment Year established: 1985
Work shown: 19th and 20th century Russian Art. Also a select number of
important American Modernists.
Focus/Mission: To place rare and important paintings and sculptures in private,corporate and museum collections throughout Europe and the U.S. To help select a single work of art, build a collection, or augment an existing one. Work by: Boris Anisfeld; Anatoly Arapov; Leon Bakst; Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné; and Romare Bearden; among others. Additional information: They offer free and confidential consultations, advice on buying and selling, expert appraisals on individual works of art or entire collections, and help in building and managing collections. The ABA Gallery is also interested in acquiring fine examples of 19th and 20th Century Russian Art.
ABC NO RIO Non-profit / All Media
156 Rivington St., 10002 T: 212-254-3697
W: www.abcnorio.org E: abc@abcnorio.org
Open: Check web site for hours.
Year established: 1980 Owner: Non-profit organization
Work shown: All media
Director: Steven Englander, Associate Editor of Autonomedia
Focus/Mission: To connect socially engaged artists with political activists. This is an art center that includes 4 stories of fine art exhibition space and performance space that presents the musical and spoken word.
Annual exhibitions: 10-12
Selection process: Artists should submit proposals for group shows that match the organization’s philosophy. Response time: Up to 3 months
A CLEAN, WELL-LIGHTED PLACE Original Prints
363 Bleecker St., 10014 T: 212-255-3656
F: 212-691-0245 E: acwlp@msn.com
Open: Tues.-Sun. 12-5 Size: 700 sq. ft. Directors: Thomas and Marjorie Martinelli Work shown: Contemporary original prints including intaglio, lithography, woodcut, mezzotint, and relief prints.
Focus/Mission: To educate people about contemporary prints by exhibiting graphics of the highest quality and the broadest range that appeal to us.
Work by: David Hockney: lithographs; Robert Motherwell: lithographs, intaglio; Susan Rothenberg: intaglio, woodcut; Sean Scull: woodcuts; and Brice Marden: etchings; among others. Annual exhibitions: 3 group Collectors: MoMA, Metropolitan, Whitney, and The Walker Museum
Selection process: Artists are advised to visit the gallery first, then call for an appointment for a portfolio review.
Requirements: Technical expertise and artistic excellence
A GALLERY @ WARES FOR ART Private Dealer / Outsider
421 Hudson St., #220, 10014
T: 212-989-7845 F: 212-989-7845
E: info@waresfor art.com W: www.waresforart.com
Open: By appointment Year established: 1994
Owners/Directors: Bitty O’Sullivan-Smith: Jewelry designer, and Phil Demise Smith: Artist and poet.
Work shown: European and American Folk, Outsider, Self-taught, and Contemporary art in stone, wood, canvas, works on paper, ceramic and metal; also jewelry and glass art. Artists represented: 20
Focus/Mission: We are dedicated to keeping art and all the expressions of our delicate civilization in its proper perspective, placing spiritual value above monetary value.
Work by: Phil Demise Smith: works on paper, canvas, metal and wood; Gerard Sendrey: works on paper; Charles Keeling Lassiter: early works on paper and canvas; Ross Broder: mixed media on canvas and wood; and Ody Saban: painting on canvas and paper, among others.
Annual exhibitions: There is an ever-changing permanent collection. The owners also curate exhibitions in other venues in N.Y. and throughout the U.S.
Selection process: The gallery is currently not accepting unsolicited materials.
AMERICAN PAINTING
208 East 6, 10003
T: 212-254-2628
E: artgallery@verizon.net
W: www.classicamericanpainting.com
Open: Wed.-Sat. 12-8, and Sun. 12-5
Work by: Andrei Kushnir, plein-air painter; Michele Martin Taylor, post-impressionistic painter; Barbara Nuss, landscape painter; Joachim Marx; Carol Spils; and Brian Spaeth.
AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE
GALLERY & MUSEUM American Indian
11 Broadway, 2nd floor, 10003 T: 212-598-0100 ext. 240
Open: Tues.-Sat. 12-6
F: 212-598-4909 W: www.aich.org
Year established: 1977 Size: 3,000 sq. ft.
Gallery Manager: Soni Caballero
Work shown: Native American contemporary painting, sculpture, photography,
installation, printmaking and video.
Work by: Joanna Osburn-Big Feather: sculpture; Susan Steward: painting; and Duane Slick: Installation; among others.
Collectors: Smithsonian, Brooklyn Museum, Heard Museum, and Whitney Museum.
Focus/Mission: As a Native American art organization we feel it is important to educate the non-Native public about our issues and culture. It is also important to nurture upcoming talent as well as established artists. There are only 10 galleries owned and operated by Native Americans that exhibit Native American contemporary art in the U.S. This is the only Native-owned and operated gallery in the NY area.
Selection process: Artists should mail 20 slides, letter and SASE and follow up by phone. We require the avant-garde in Native American art, and artists who follow through on commitments. Fees: There are some exhibition expenses.
Additional information: Slide lectures and artists’ talks are presented on a monthly basis.
ANSONIA PHARMACY WINDOW SHOW Alternative / Painting / Photography
442 Sixth Ave., corner of West 10th St., 10011
Owner: Ansonia Pharmacy. Curator: Paul Oratofsky. Open: 24-hour viewing of
front and side windows. Work shown: Painting, drawing, sculpture, and
photography. Focus/Mission: Only fine art works; no commercial,
illustrative, documentary, etc.) by unsung (or semi-sung) NYC artists.
"An excellent venue for showing painting & photography, because visitors from
the whole world come through Greenwich Village, and the space is right on
the Avenue." Selection process: Artists should send at least 8 digital images
or a link to a website to Paul Oratofsky at paul@oratofsky.com. T:
212-255-0838. Response time: less than a week.
Additional information: Fees
required.
APPLE RESTAURANT Alternative Space / All Styles
17 Waverly Pl., 10003 T: 212-473-8888
Open: Mon.-Thurs. 12-11, Sat. 12-12, Sun. 12-10
Year established: 1992 Size: 3,500 sq. ft.
Owner: Cheuong Nghiem Work shown: All styles of painting and photography. Artists represented: all origins
Annual exhibitions: 15 Advertising: New York Observer and New York magazine Selection process: Artists should call Cheuong Nghiem for an appointment. Fees: Expenses vary depending on the show, but usually artists pay only a commission on sales.
Additional information: Apple Restaurant has two kitchens: Asian and Vegetarian. There is a private room available for other exhibitions and parties.
ARONSON School / Design and Fine Art
66 Fifth Ave., 10003 T: 212-229-8987
F: 212-229-8975 Owner: Parsons School of Design
Open: Mon.-Fri. 9-9, Sat.- Sun. 10-6
Work shown: Design and fine arts with an emphasis on international design. Parsons is the largest school of Design in the U.S.
Focus/Mission: The first part of the year focuses on work from the national and international design and fine arts community in an effort to bring ideas from them to our students. The second half of each season is focused upon our students and graduating seniors as they enter the same community of artists and designers.
Annual exhibitions: 26 installations. Student exhibitions are held in the Spring.
Selection process: An Exhibition Committee, composed of Parsons faculty and staff members, establishes and reviews policy matters affecting the Exhibition Program. Proposals for exhibitions are submitted to the Director of Exhibitions. Artists should write to Director's office for guidelines.
ATM Contemporary
619b West 27th St. 10001 T: 212-375-0349
W: www.atmgallery.com Open: Tues.-Sat. 11-6
Director: Bill Brady. MFA, School of Visual Arts. He has been involved with the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Art Collection since 1995.
Work shown: Contemporary art. Painting, photography, and work on paper
Focus/Mission: Based on the knowledge that art can make a difference in one’s
life. Work by: Peter Gourfain; Min Kim; Tamami Kubota; Mike Pare; and Alison Fox; among others.
BARON/BOISANTÉ Private Dealer / Multi-media
421 Hudson St. #419, 10014 T: 212-924-9940
F: 212-924-9945 E: bbeditions@aol.com
W: www.baronboisante.com Open: By appointment
Year established: 1987.
Owners/Directors: Mark Baron and Elise Boisanté, publishers of prints and multiples.
Work shown: Multi-media. Drawings, sculpture, paintings and prints
Artists exhibited: Predominantly American, also European. 95% of the artists are in museum collections.
Work by: Donald Baechler: prints and drawings; Not Vital: prints and sculpture; Michael Byron: paintings and works on paper; and Sandrine Guerin: photography, drawings and prints; and Curtis Anderson: prints, paintings and drawings; among others.
Collectors: Metropolitan, MoMa, Whitney, and Guggenheim museums.
Advertising: Gallery Guide and Artforum
Selection process: We are currently not looking for new artists.
BARUCH COLLEGE SIDNEY MISHKIN 20th Century / All Media
135 East 22 St., 10010 T: 212-802-2690
W: www.baruch.cuny.edu/mishkin Open: Mon.-Fri. 12-5, Thurs. 12-7
Director: Sandra Kraskin Annual exhibitions: 5
Work shown: 20th Century art in a wide range of media. Historical as well as Contemporary art. This is primarily a teaching gallery as well as a community gallery.
Focus/Mission: To present exhibitions that reflect original scholarship. To also present interdisciplinary and multi-cultural exhibitions.
Selection process: We arrange exhibitions through curators and museum professionals. We do not accept proposals from individual artists.
JAYNE H. BAUM Private Dealer / Contemporary
26 Grove St. Suite #4C, 10014 T: 212-255-9286
F: 212-229-8998 E: info@jhbgallery.com
Open: By appointment Year established: 1982
Director: Jayne H. Baum
Work shown: Contemporary art in all media, focusing on photography.
Work by: Nigel Rolfe; Ellen Carey; Alan Fleischer; Martin Cooper; and Don Freeman; among others.
SYBIL BERG
CONTEMPORARY ART Private Dealer / Contemporary
201 East 28 St., Suite 8G, 10016 T: 212-213-1642
F: 212-213-1642 E: mgyerman@verizon.net
W: www.sybilbergca.com Year established: 2004
Open: Mon.-Fri. by appointment
Owner/Director: Marcia G. Yerman. She has 20 years experience as an artist and curator. She previously worked at Locus Media Gallery.
Work Shown: Contemporary art including paintings, sculpture, work on paper, mixed-media, photography, and prints.
Philosophy: To nurture relationships with both the artists and collectors, with the goal of placing the work in the most appropriate and responsive setting. Artists represented: 20 Work by: Tomie Arai; Claudia DeMonte; Grace Graupe-Pillard; Marina Gutierrez; and Stephanie Brody Lederman; among others.
Additional information: They offer curatorial and consulting services and lectures on women artists.
BLUE HERON ART CENTER Non-Profit / Contemporary
123 East 24 St., 10010 T: 212-979-5000
F: 212-979-8144 W: www.blueheron-nyc.org Open: Tues.-Sun. 1-5
Year established: 1999 Curator: Patrick Christiano
Owner: Blue Heron Art Center, a non-profit theater. The Center meets a critical need for performance, rehearsal and office space used by a variety of cultural and artistic organizations. Exhibitions are held in the theater lobby.
Work shown: Contemporary art in all media by established and emerging artists.
Focus/Mission: To challenge the mind, stir the emotions and focus on provocative issues and ideas – the universal qualities of the human experience relevant to today’s world: freedom and oppression, politics, racism, and the individual and society.
Annual exhibitions: There is an ever-changing display of art work.
Additional information: The Blue Heron Arts Center is the first new arts complex dedicated to theater, arts education and live performance to be built under one roof in New York in over 20 years. Heron Theatre is known for its issue-oriented, award-winning productions and education programs.
Selection process: The gallery does not welcome unsolicited materials and does not return them if sent.
BRIDGEWATER FINE ARTS Private Dealer / Representational
176 East 3 St. #5G, 10009 T: 212.674.3605
E: bwfinearts@aol.com W: www.bwfinearts.com
Open: By appointment Year established: 1984
Owner/Director: Paul Bridgewater
Work shown: Predominantly Representational painting, sculpture, drawing and photography.
Focus/Mission: To champion Representational art with an academic bent – quite solid and painterly work with a Contemporary twist.
Artists represented: 20-30
Work by: Stephan Hale: drawings; Norm Magnusson: painting; Torkil Gudnason: photography; and Sean Earley: paintings; among others.
Collectors: Prudential, Philip Johnson Art Museum, and the Print Collections of Cornell and Yale Annual exhibitions: 8 solo/2 group
Advertising: Gallery Guide, Art in America and ARTnews
Selection process: Unsolicited slides are accepted with SASE but their return is uncertain. Requirements: Artists should have a unique vision that is balanced with technical talent. Artists are expected to pay for framing and transportation.
BROADWAY WINDOWS University / Site-Specific
Broadway at 10 St., 10003 T: 212-998-5747
Administrative offices: 80 Washington Square East, 10003
F: 212-998-5752 W: www.nyu.edu/pages/galleries
Directors: Ruth Newman and Marilynn Karp
Open: 24 hour viewing Work shown: Site-specific work in 5 window spaces
Annual exhibitions: 10 Selection process: Artists should call and request a detailed prospectus. They should be prepared to submit slides and/or photographs, resumé, and a site-specific proposal.
BRONFMAN CENTER GALLERY
AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Jewish Themes
7 East 10 St., 10003 T: 212-998-4114
F: 212-995-4774 W: www.nyu.edu/bronfman/gallery
Open: Mon.-Thurs. 9-6, Fri. 9-1, Sun. 12-8, closed Dec. 20-Jan.1.
Year established: 1997 Size: 224 sq. ft.
Owner: New York University
Director/ExhibitionCoordinator: Undergraduate Fellows
Work shown: Contemporary art, usually with Jewish themes
Focus/Mission: Exhibitions explore the influence of Judaism and other religions or cultures in the field of visual art. The gallery also offers a venue for students to gain experience as curators in a non-traditional exhibition space. Here, the visual arts become a lens through which we focus on the cultural, intellectual, and spiritual implications of Judaism in a contemporary context.
Annual exhibitions: 5, at least one student group show
Artists exhibited: Students and professionals, including but not limited to NYU students, faculty, and alumni.
Selection process: Artists should contact the gallery by fax, e-mail or phone. Exhibitions are planned on a year-to-year basis but submissions are accepted anytime.
Additional information: The gallery is a working space in NYU’s Hillel house, providing a unique synthesis of art and Judaism. The gallery and the community are not separate entities, and related events represent the interests of both.
Additional events include workshops, slide presentations, and artist lectures.
GBE (Gavin Brown’s Enterprise) Contemporary / All Media
620 Greenwich St., 10014 T: 212-627-5258
F: 212-627-5261 E: gallery@gavinbrown.biz
W: www.gavinbrown.biz
Open: Tues.-Sat. 10-6
Year established: 1994.
Owner: Gavin Brown Director: Corinna Durland
Work shown: Contemporary art in all media
Annual exhibitions: 6 solo/2 group
Work by: Steven Pippin: photography and sculpture; Peter Doig: painting; Laura Owens: paining; Rirkrit Tiravanija: sculpture installation; Udomask Krisanamis: painting; and Elizabeth Peyton: painting; among others.
Selection process: Artists should mail slides, photographs, CD’s resumé and other materials with SASE. Response time: 1 month
KERRIGAN CAMPBELL
ART + PROJECTS Contemporary / All Media
317 East 9 St., 10003 T: 212-505-7196
F: 212-504-2706 E: info@kerrigancambellgallery.com
W: www.kerrigancampbell.com Open: Thurs.-Sat. 12-7
Year established: 2003 Size: 500 sq. ft.
Owners/Directors: Caroline Kerrigan and Carissa Campbell, both
with former gallery experience.
Work shown: Contemporary art, all media, by artists from all origins.
Work by: Susan Daboll: photography; John Coffer: photography; Lisa
Krivacka: painting; Susan Mayr: painting, among others.
Annual exhibitions: 6 solo/2 group
Selection process: Not reviewing portfolios at this time.
CASA ITALIANA ZERILLI-MARIMÒ
24 West 12 St. 10011
T: 212-998-8730
F: 212-995-4012
E: casa.italiana@nyu.edu
W: www.nyu.edu/pages/casaitaliana
Open: 10-5
Focus/Mission: Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò was founded with the specific intent of spreading Italian culture outside of its national boundaries, with the belief that Italian culture belongs not only to the Italians but to whomever has the desire to get to know more about it. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, with the diversity and meaningfulness of its cultural programs, houses and involves itself with prominent Italian artists, scholars and politicians, whose presence constantly engages new points of discussion, opening and encouraging dialog with Americans on Italian life and culture.
COMMON GROUND North American Indian
55 West 16th St. 10011 T: 212-989-4178
F: 212-989-0573 Open: Mon.-Fri. 12-7:30, Sat. 11:30-6:30
Year established: 1979 E: thecommonground@att.net
Owner/Director: Rolando Reyes, artist and collector
Work shown: Contemporary art of the North American Indian. Sterling silver with turquoise jewelry, cedar, argillite, beads, buffalo skin, deer skin, paper, canvas, oil, pastel, Navajo textiles.
Markets: Individual, corporate, and museum Annual exhibitions: 2-3
Selection process: Artists are selected from professional referrals, from slides and other materials sent to the gallery, and from art seen in exhibitions, publications and artists’ studios. Artists should mail slides, photographs, biography, resumé, artist’s statement, prices and SASE. Artists should call for an appointment. Response time: 1 month
COOPER CLASSICS
COLLECTIONS Alternative Space / Contemporary
137 Perry St., 10014 T: 212-929-3909
F: 212-633-6952
E: info@cooperclassiccars.com W: www.cooperclassiccars.com
Open: Mon.-Fri. 9-5:30, Sat. 10-5:30
Size: 1,500 upstairs; 2,500 downstairs.
Year established: 2001 Owner/Director: Elliot Cuker
Cooper Classics specializes in classic and exotic automobiles.
Work shown: Contemporary art. Painting and photography, and classic cars that are presented as sculpture.
Work by: Irene Neal: painting; Roy Lerner: painting; Randy Bloom: painting;
Robert Welsh: photography; Lou Reed: photography; and Mick Rock: photography; among others.
THE COOPER UNION GALLERIES: School / All Media
HEWITT, 41 Cooper Square
ARTHUR A. HOUGHTON JR., 7 East 7 St.
HERB LUBALIN STUDY CENTER OF DESIGN & TYPOGRAPHY, 7 East 7 St.
GREAT HALL, 7 East 7 St.
HUMANITIES, 51 Astor Place, 10003.
T: Business Office, 212-353-4140, School of Art: 212-353-4200
W: www.cooper.edu Open: Mon.-Fri. 11-7, Sat. 12-5 Director: Robert Rindler, Dean Work shown: Painting, drawing, lithography, and graphic design Focus/Mission: The exhibitions are arranged in relationship to the work of the educational programs.
Annual exhibitions: 2-6 solo/2-6 group
CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ Alternative Space / Paintings
29 Cornelia St., 10014 T: 212-989-9319
W: www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Open: Sun.-Thurs. 10-midnight, Fri.-Sat. 10-1:30 am
Year established: 1977
Owner/Director: Bob Siegler
Work shown: Paintings Annual exhibitions: 10-12
Selection process: Artists should call Bob Siegler for an appointment.
DCKT CONTEMPORARY Contemporary
195 Bowery, ground floor, 10002
T: 212-741-9955
F: 212-741-5052
E: info@dcktcontemporary.com
W: www.dcktcontemporary.com Open: Tues.-Fri. 11-6, Sat. 12-6, Sun. 12-5
Directors: Dennis Christie and Ken Tyburski
Artists represented: 15
Work by: Josh Azzarella; Castaneda/Reiman; Lia Halloran; Cordy Ryman; and Timothy Tompkins, among others.
Annual exhibitions: 8
EROTICS Contemporary Realism / Antique Erotica
41 Union Square West, #1011, 10003 T: 212-633-2241
F: 212-633-6406 E: eroticrarites@att.net
W: www.eroticrarities.com Open: By appointment
Year established: 1975 Size: 300 sq. ft.
Owner/Director: Edie Solow. She has a background in merchandising.
Work shown: Contemporary Realism and Antique Erotica in a broad spectrum.
Focus/Mission: The objective of the gallery is to establish a forum for promising contemporary artists as well as to exhibit erotica of historical significance.
Artists represented: 19th century artists; some contemporary artists. All origins. Work by: Doug Johns: sculpture in many materials; Olivia: silkscreen and paintings; Betty Dodson: painting and drawing; among others.
Selection process: We are currently not accepting new artists.
FRANKLIN 54 Abstract / Mixed Media
181 Christopher Street
NY, NY 10014
T: 212-627-8690
E:
franklin541@verizon.net
www.artnet.com/franklin54.html
franklin54gallery.blogspot.com
Open: Thurs.-Sun. 11-6
Year established: 2004
Size: 600 sq ft.
Director: Joyce Pommer
Work shown: Focus on abstract/mixed media with a few exceptional
realism artists
Annual exhibitions: Mix of group, solo & special projects
Selection process: The gallery is not looking at new work at this time.
14 SCULPTORS Non-profit / Sculpture
332 Bleecker St., Ste. K35, 10014 T: 212-966-5790
E: 14sculptors@14sculptors.com W: www.14 sculptors.com
Open: By appointment
Owner: Non-profit membership organization. Members include sculptors from
Europe, Asia and diverse regions of the U.S.
Work shown: Sculpture Focus/Mission: To provide the opportunity to members and invited artists to exhibit original sculpture on a regular basis; to meet regularly with other professionals for discussion and artistic exchange; and to actively stimulate dialogue between the community, the artists and critical review.
Work by: Allan Cyprys; Esther A. Grillo; Caroline Hallas; Donald Kapela; and Siena Porta; among others.
FRESH ART Non-profit / Special Needs
548 Broadway, 3rd floor, 10012 T: 646-262-3273
F: 212-575-7669. E: info@freshartnyc.org
W: www.freshartnyc.org Open: By appointment
Year established: 2001 Owner: New York City non-profit organization that represents and promotes NYC artists with special needs.
Director: Suzanne Kreps, Gallery Manager, O.K. Harris Works of Art
Work shown: All styles, media and handcrafted items.
Focus/Mission: Exhibiting art work and providing entrepreneur art workshops for artists with special needs from mainly NY City and State social agencies.
Work by: Mary Johnson; Bill Oleksa; Paul Stehle; Charles Dudley and Barbara Simon; among others.
Selection process: Artists are found through social services agencies. Artists with special needs may call for information.
FUSE Surreal
93 Second Ave., 10003 T: 212-777-7988
W: www.fusegallerynyc.com
Year established: 2002 Size: 550 sq. ft.
Open: Wed.-Sat. 3-8
Submission process: Contact Erik Foss at erikfoss@hotmail.com with a link to your web site or emailed jpegs and a resume.
Work shown: New-Brow-Wacky-Surreal-Innovative sculpture, painting, drawings, and mixed media.
FUSION ARTS Fusion
57 Stanton St.,10002 T: 212-995-5290
F: 212-995-5290 Open: Wed-Fri. 12-6, Sun. 12-6
Director: Deborah Fries
Focus/Mission: We define fusion as art that combines various disciplines such as painting, sculpture, video projection, light, sound and movement.
Work by: Jocelyn Fiset; Nicola Frangione; Ron Keefer; Taisuke Morishita; and Phil Rostek; among others.
GALLERY AT THE ASIAN / PACIFIC / AMERICAN STUDIES
PROGRAM & INSTITUTE University / Asian / Pacific Descent
41-51 East 11th St., 10003 T: 212-998-3700
E: apa.studies@nyu.edu W: www.apa.nyu.edu/gallery
Open: Mon.-Fri. 10-5, and Sat. by appointment
Year established: 1996 Annual exhibitions: 2-3
Work shown: Work by emerging and established artists of Asian / Pacific
descent.
Focus/Mission: Founded in response to student interest, combined with NYU’s
commitment to global excellence, the Institute is focused on community and
intercultural studies within a broad, rigorous international and comparative
framework.
Selection process: Exhibitions are often organized in collaboration with A/P/A
Artist-in-Residence program.
GALLERY ONETWENTYEIGHT Contemporary
128 Rivington St., 10002 T: 212-674-0244
F: 212-673-3664 W: www.galleryonetwentyeight.org
E: kazukomiya@earthlink.net
Open: Tues.-Sat. 1-7
Year established: 1986 Director: Kazuko
Work shown: Contemporary art in all media by artists from all origins.
Focus/Mission: To exhibit unknown artists.
Annual exhibitions: 10-11
Work by: Fran Kornfeld: drawing, painting; and Angela Valeria: film, painting.
(JANE HARTSOOK GALLERY AT) GREENWICH HOUSE POTTERY Non-profit / Ceramic
16 Jones St., 10014 T: 212-242-4106
F: 212-645-5486 W: www.greenwhichhousepottery.org
Open: Tues.-Sat. 12-6 Year established: 1970
Size: 425 sq. ft. Owner: Non-profit gallery
Director: Sarah Archer
Work shown: Contemporary and traditional ceramic-based work
Focus/Mission: Part of our mission is to support ceramic artists. Each year, Greenwich House Pottery hosts several exhibits and installations in its 2 galleries.
Annual exhibitions: 6
Additional information: Interested curators and artists are invited to apply for exhibitions and to participate in the special public sales scheduled throughout the year. Proposals for the Jane Hartsook Gallery and Storefront are reviewed throughout the year. Include artist resume, artist statement, exhibition description, CD Rom or 35mm slides labeled with accompanying slide list of up to 20 images, additional support materials if any, and a SASE for the return of materials.
GREY ART / NYU University / All Media
100 Washington Square East, 10003 T: 212-998-6780
F: 212-995-4024 E: greygallery@nyu.edu
W: www.nyu.edu/greyart Year established: 1975
Open: Tues., Thurs., Fri. 11-6, Wed 11-8, Sat.11-5. Call for Summer hours. Owner: New York University
Work shown: Photography, painting, sculpture, film, video, installation, and performance art on video. Annual exhibitions: 4-5 group One of the exhibitions is usually a traveling exhibition. Other exhibitions often come from other institutions.
Selection process: Proposals from institutions should be submitted in writing, accompanied by slides, biographies and SASE to the attention of the Director. Mail to Grey Art, 100 Washington Square East.
THE CHAIM GROSS
STUDIO MUSEUM Museum
526 LaGuardia Pl., 10012 T: 212-529-4906
F: 212-529-1966 E: grossmuseum@earthlink.net
Open: Sat. 12-6 and by appointment
Size: 2,500 sq. ft. Year established: 1989 Owner: Renée and Chaim Gross Foundation, Inc. President: Irwin Hersey Curator of Collections: April Paul
Work shown: Permanent collection of 70 years of work by Chaim Gross (1904-1991), noted for his direct wood carvings of acrobats and other circus performers, dancers, and women and children. Stone carvings in marble, alabaster and bronze castings constitute major part of oeuvre, as well. Watercolors and drawings of fantastic subject matter and suites of prints (lithographs).
Focus/Mission: To display, collect, preserve, and interpret the works of art created by Chaim Gross, to promote in the general public an appreciation of his art in its historical context, and to foster an understanding of how working artists live and create. Gross’s studio is still the way he left it.
Collectors: Metropolitan, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian, Whitney, and Hirshhorn.
Additional information: The Chaim Gross Archive and Library loans exhibitions and we mount temporary exhibitions of Gross’s work in context of permanent collections. Historian-guided group tours are available by appointment
GULF & WESTERN University / Photo-based
721 Broadway, Lobby of the Tisch School of the Arts, 10003
T: 212-998-1930 F: 212-995-4068
E: photo.tsoa@nyu.edu W: www.nyu.edu/tisch/photo
Open: Mon.-Fri., 10-7, Sat. 12-5.
Year established: 1981 Owner: New York University
Work shown: Photo-based artwork Annual exhibitions: 6-7
Advertising: Photography in New York
Focus/Mission: The gallery exists as part of the University’s B.F.A. Photography and Imaging Program. Outside professionals are exhibited as well as graduating seniors’ work and annual faculty exhibitions.
Selection process: The artists are selected by a committee. Proposals from artists are reviewed twice a year. Response time: Months.
Requirements: Early to mid-career artists. Artists should have their work framed. Additional information: There is no gallery commission.
HEBREW UNION COLLEGE
JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION College / Jewish Themes
1 West 4 St., 10012 T: 212-824-2209
W: www.huc.edu Open: Mon.-Thurs. 9-6, Fri. 9-3
Year established: 1983
Size: 4,500 sq. ft., includes 3 interconnected gallery rooms as well as exhibition space in the general lobby.
Focus/Mission: Exhibitions are the visual extension of the spiritual, cultural and educational life of the College-Institute. They illuminate the 4,000 year-long span of Jewish experience and include fine arts, contemporary craft, folk art, photography and book arts, theater, journalism, archeology, and historical artifacts. The regular presentation of works by contemporary artists expressing Jewish identity and Jewish themes is a priority in exhibition planning.
Selection process: An exhibition committee convenes to review and vote on proposals. Proposals should come from artists whose work contain content that is related to Jewish or Israeli culture, history or concerns. Artists should submit proposal, CV, or artist’s statement, and slides, facsimiles, or photographs to Laura Kruger: Curator and Exhibition Committee Chair.
Response time: Varies. Materials will be returned only by request, as the committee prefers to retain proposals for future consideration.
Additional information: Exhibitions usually have an opening reception. There are also opportunities for related lectures, panel discussions, musical or dance programs, depending on the content of the show and the cooperation of the artist.
CHRISTOPHER HENRY Emerging and Mid-career
127 Elizabeth St., 10013
T: 212-244-6004
E: information@christopherhenrygallery.com
W: www.christopherhenrygallery.com
Open: Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Mon. by appointment
Year established: 2005
Focus/Mission: The gallery is a center of discovery, stimulation, and enlightenment – an ever-evolving space dedicated to changing the way people feel about art and the gallery environment. The gallery showcases a mix of some of the best in emerging and mid-career art.
Artists represented: 15
Work by: R. Kikuo Johnson; Cassandra Lozano; Jesse McCloskey; Ves Pitts; and Mason Rader, among others.
HERE ART New Media / Site-Specific
145 Sixth Ave., 10013 T: 212-647-0202
F: 212-647-0257 Open: Tues.-Sat. 2-10 pm
W: www.here.org E: hereart@hotmail.com
Year established: 1993
Size: Main Gallery: 1,200 sq. ft.; Down Under Gallery: 500 sq. ft.
Work shown: Curator-driven collaborations between artists, large-scale
initiatives by artists; experiments in approach, perspective or new-media, hybrids
of media, cultures or professional disciplines; site-specific installations and solo
projects in development.
Focus/Mission: HereArt is the visual component of HERE, which supports
unique viewpoints, brave initiatives, autonomy and collaboration. HEREArt grows opportunities for emerging visual artists.
Annual exhibitions: 8-10 in each gallery
Selection process: The review panel reviews applications. Artists should visit the web site for details.
AKIRA IKEDA NEW YORK Contemporary
17 Cornelia St., #1C, 10014 T: 212-366-5449
F: 212-366-5778 Open: By appointment
E: info@akiraikedagallery.com
W: www.akiraikedagallery.com
Year established: 1992
Owner: Akira Ikeda, background in business
Chief Liason: Takuma Kanaiwa
Work shown: Contemporary sculpture, paintings and drawings by American,
European and Asian artists
Artists represented: 45. All of the artists are in museum collections.
Work by: Noriyuki Haraguchi: sculpture; Tomiaki Yamamoto, paintings; and Frank Stella: originals and limited editions; Sandro Chia: paintings; and the Estate of David Smith; among others.
Advertising: Artforum
Selection process: We prefer that artists visit the website and submit a jpeg. Otherwise, artists should mail materials with SASE.
INVISIBLE NYC
Art and Tattoo
148 Orchard St., 10002
T: 212-228-1358
E: jesselee@troydenningtattoo.com
W: www.troydenningtattoo.com
Open: Tues.- Sat. 12-8
Focus/Mission: A fusion gallery and studio supporting the contemporary art and tattoo communities. Owners: Husband and wife team of Troy and Jesse Lee Denning. Jesse, born and raised in NYC’s West Village, earned undergraduate and Masters degrees in Art History and Video Art from New York University and has worked in well-known, prestigious galleries in mid-town, Chelsea, and Soho. Exhibitions: Ongoing series of exhibitions presenting a range of works that exemplify the best of current multi-media art.
WILMER JENNINGS African-American / Ethnic
219 East 2 St., 10009 T: 212-674-3939
F: 212-505-5080 Open: Wed.-Sat. 11-6 Year established: 1973 Size: 4,000 sq. ft. Owners/Directors: Joe Overstreet and Corrine Jennings
Work shown: African-American Contemporary Art. Ethnic Minority. All media.
Selection process: We review art anytime throughout the year. Artists should mail slides, photographs, artist’s statement, resumé and SASE.
MACCARONE Primarily Multi-Media / Emerging
630 Greenwich St., 10014 T: 212-431-4977 F: 212-965-5262 E: kitchen@maccarone.net www.maccarone.net Open: Wed. – Sun. 10-6 Year established: 2001 Owner: Michele Maccarone, former director of Luhring Augustine. Director: Angela Kotinkaduwa Work shown: Emerging, international, contemporary art. Primarily multi-media, sculpture, video and drawing. Work by: Christoph Buchel; Christian Jankowski; Claudia and Julia Muller; Olav Westphalen; and Mike Bouchet; Phil Collins; Anthony Burdin; Corey McCorkle; Chivas Clem; Matthew Antezzo; Daniel Roth. Annual exhibitions: 6 Focus/Mission: To bring together American and European artists and present museum quality, site-specific installations in the gallery.
THE SALMAGUNDI CLUB Non-profit / Representational
47 Fifth Ave., 10003 T: 212-255-7740
F: 212-229-0172 E: info@salmagundi.org
www.salmagundi.org
Open: Daily 1-5
Year established: 1871 President: Claudia Seymour
Work shown: All styles, but predominantly representational, in all media
Focus/Mission: To advance art in all media, to aid artists in exhibiting their work, and to help emerging artists present their work in a professional gallery.
Artists represented: Over 500 members from all origins Ages: 21 and up
Annual exhibitions: 15-20. The Club presents 2 non-members shows, 1 non-juried members’ show, several juried members’ shows, and 8 annual auctions.
Selection process: Artists seeking membership should request member’s sponsorship application. Artists need sponsorship and exceptional talent.
Additional information: The Scholarship Program is available to artists ages 21-30. The Junior Program is available to artists and non-artists, ages 30-35.
WOODWARD Contemporary
133 Eldridge St., 10002 T: 212-966-3411
F: 212-966-3491 E: woodwardgallery@aol.com
www.woodwardgallery.net
Open: Tues.- Sat. 11-6, and by appointment; August by appointment
Year established: 1994 Owners: John Woodward and Kristine Woodward, background in art and public relations for over 17 years.
Director: John Woodward
Work shown: Contemporary painting and sculpture by emerging, mid-career and established artists. Also secondary market, from Old Masters to Contemporary.
Work by: Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol, Richard Hambleton and Jean Michel Basquiat. An extensive collection of important limited edition prints are available by New York ‘80’s East Villlage Artists: (Richard Hambleton and Keith Haring); POP Artists: (Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol); and by their Gallery Artists: (Deborah Claxton, Charles Yoder, Jo Ellen Van Ouwerkerk and Cristina Vergano). Markets: Individual, corporate, and museum
Selection process: Artists should mail materials, prices, and SASE. We review artists’ materials in Jan., Feb. and March. We charge a $20 processing fee.
Requirements: Artists must maintain professional behavior and discipline. Additional information: The gallery was originally located in SoHo.
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