What Paradigm Gallery + Studio does

Paradigm Gallery + Studio is a Philadelphia-based commercial art gallery and studio, co-founded in 2010 by Jason Chen and Sara McCorriston to exhibit and sell process-intensive contemporary artwork by emerging and mid-career artists, with a focus on Philadelphia-based creators. The company operates from The Paradigm Arts Building, a 5-story, 7,000 sq. ft. facility in Old City opened in 2022 that houses multiple floors of exhibition space, in-house design and printmaking facilities, a dedicated events floor, and art advisory offices.

The gallery's core offering is primary-market artwork sales across painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, supported by a Shopify-powered e-commerce storefront that distributes a 2,126+ piece inventory globally and a physical gallery accessible Thursday–Sunday plus private appointments. Secondary revenue streams include fee-based art consultancy (Paradigm Art Advisory) for residential and commercial acquisition, collection curation, and bespoke commissions, and revenue from classes and events ticketed via Eventbrite. Programming is built around rotating solo and group exhibitions — 282+ to date — with audience development through First Fridays openings, art-fair participation (SCOPE Miami Beach, Umbrella Art Fair), email collector preview lists, and Instagram-led community engagement.

The business model is hybrid event-driven, sales-led, and direct-to-consumer, combining one-time artwork sales (unit-priced roughly $12 for design prints to over $10,500 for major paintings), professional services fees from the art advisory practice, and transaction-fee-style revenue from ticketed programming. Adjacent initiatives — HAHAxParadigm (a 2012 public-art partnership with HAHA Magazine) and the 2020-launched Insider Picks charity-driven virtual exhibition series — extend brand presence and community footprint but are not core revenue drivers. The company is privately held with no disclosed equity funding and a 1–10 person team led by its two co-founders.

Name

Paradigm Gallery + Studio

Legal name

Paradigm Gallery + Studio

Website

https://paradigmarts.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paradigm Gallery + Studio is a Philadelphia-based contemporary art gallery co-founded in 2010 by Jason Chen and Sara McCorriston, selling emerging and mid-career artwork in person and online to individual collectors, institutions, and commercial clients, with art-consultancy and programming services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL), Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration) (EDAAAGAA)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artwork sales
• Art consultancy
• Art exhibitions
• Emerging artist representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling contemporary artwork by emerging and mid-career artists. Sales conducted through physical gallery space and e-commerce platform.
2. Art Consultancy Services: Fee-based consulting services for residential and commercial art acquisitions, collection curation, and custom commissions. Services tailored to individual client needs.
3. Classes and Events: Revenue from art classes and events, including workshops and exhibitions hosted at the gallery space.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Paradigm Gallery + Studio is a commercial contemporary art gallery that exhibits and sells original artwork by 200+ emerging and mid-career artists, operating from a 7,000 sq. ft. gallery in Philadelphia and a Shopify e-commerce storefront. It supplements primary artwork sales with fee-based art consultancy services for residential and commercial acquisitions, collection curation, and custom commissions, and runs community programs such as HAHAxParadigm (public art initiatives) and Insider Picks (benefit virtual exhibitions).

Product overview

Paradigm Gallery + Studio is a commercial art gallery and studio established in 2010 by co-founders Jason Chen and Sara McCorriston. The gallery operates as a unified offering combining a physical gallery space (a 5-story, 7,000 sq. ft. facility called The Paradigm Arts Building in Old City, Philadelphia) with an e-commerce platform for selling contemporary artwork. The core offering includes: exhibitions and sales of artwork by emerging and mid-career artists through the gallery and Shopify-based online store; the Insider Picks virtual exhibition series; the HAHAxParadigm public art initiative; and art consultancy services for residential and commercial clients. The gallery represents hundreds of artists across various media including painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and mixed media.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HAHAxParadigm: Joint initiative with HAHA magazine founded in 2012, bringing artists, creatives and brands together to create public art experiences in Philadelphia. Combines HAHA's global focus with Paradigm's local network to engage international artists in community dialogue about public art.

Products and services

• Art Consultancy Fee-based art advisory services that guide art acquisitions, collection curation, and unique commissions for residential and commercial clients. Each engagement begins with a distinctive concept and is carried through to installation on time and on budget, leveraging the gallery's network of local and international artists.
• Insider Picks A series of guest-curated benefit virtual exhibitions in which small business owners and guest curators assemble and present artwork through the gallery, with a portion of proceeds supporting the curator's small business and a designated charitable partner.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 14 years in operation since 2010
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Antler & Talon GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Gallery partnership for co-curated exhibitions. Collaborated on Better Together exhibition (2026) where each gallery curated works from the other's artists. First collaboration since 2018.
• HAHA MagazinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Joint initiative HAHA x Paradigm founded in 2012, bringing artists, creatives, and brands together to create public art experiences. Combines HAHA's global focus with Paradigm's local Philadelphia network. Projects include South Street Murals, Before I Die interactive art, and various artist residencies.
• New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA)coreOthersProfessional membership organization for contemporary art dealers. Paradigm Gallery + Studio is a member, demonstrating industry standing and professional network.
• Bed-Stuy Art ResidencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist residency program in Brooklyn, NY supporting experimentation and exchange. Mando Marie developed works during her residency that were exhibited at Paradigm.
• Dutch Culture USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States. Supported Mando Marie's mural project in Philadelphia reflecting shared cultural connections between US and Netherlands.
• Morris HomeminorOthersCharitable beneficiary of Insider Picks exhibition proceeds. First residential recovery program in the country offering comprehensive services for trans- and gender-variant individuals.
• Puentes de SaludminorOthersCharitable beneficiary of Insider Picks (Emily Smith curation). Emergency Relief Fund supporting undocumented residents facing unemployment in food service and labor industries.
• Philadelphia Bail FundminorOthersCharitable beneficiary of Insider Picks (Conrad Benner curation). Organization working to eliminate money bail in Philadelphia.
• The Craft Emergency Relief FundminorOthersCharitable beneficiary of Insider Picks (Megan Brewster and Erin Waxman curation). Organization serving artists in craft disciplines by providing safety net for sustainable careers.
• The Sunday Love ProjectminorOthersCharitable beneficiary of Insider Picks (Ekaterina Popova curation). Organization feeding the homeless in Philadelphia.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bridgette Mayer Gallery: Philadelphia-based contemporary art gallery representing established and emerging artists with both gallery and consultancy services. Highly comparable to Paradigm in scale, geography, and curatorial focus on process-intensive contemporary work.
• Pentimenti Gallery: Philadelphia contemporary art gallery exhibiting emerging and mid-career artists with both physical exhibitions and online sales. Closely comparable to Paradigm in artist roster stage, geography, and exhibition-driven sales model.
• Locks Gallery: Long-established Philadelphia gallery representing contemporary artists with both gallery sales and art advisory services. Comparable to Paradigm in primary geography and B2B/B2C sales mix across individual and institutional collectors.
• Gross McCleaf Gallery: Philadelphia gallery representing contemporary painters and sculptors with a comparable focus on emerging-to-mid-career artists. Operates a similar Philadelphia-based gallery model with representation agreements and rotating exhibitions.

Broad incumbents

• David Zwirner: Major global contemporary art gallery representing blue-chip and emerging artists across multiple cities. Comparable to Paradigm in core activity (gallery representation of contemporary artists) but vastly larger in scale, geographic footprint, and institutional client reach.
• Pace Gallery: Major international contemporary art gallery representing established and emerging artists worldwide. Operates the same fundamental business model as Paradigm (artist representation, exhibitions, art fair participation) but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Hauser & Wirth: Global contemporary art gallery with locations across the US, Europe, and Asia, representing both established and emerging artists. Comparable to Paradigm in exhibition-driven artist representation but vastly larger in operational footprint and program breadth.
• Gagosian: Largest global network of contemporary art galleries representing blue-chip artists. Comparable to Paradigm in core activity (gallery sales, art fairs, art advisory) but operates at mega-gallery scale with a fundamentally different artist roster stage.

Others

• Artsy: Leading online art marketplace aggregating gallery and auction listings. Functions as both a competitor (lowering friction of art discovery) and a distribution channel that galleries like Paradigm can leverage for online visibility and collector acquisition.
• Saatchi Art: Online art marketplace connecting collectors directly with artists globally. Comparable as an alternative purchasing channel for emerging and mid-career contemporary art that bypasses traditional gallery intermediation, creating competitive pressure on gallery sales.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PARADIGMGS
• Facebookfacebook.com/paradigmgallery
• Instagraminstagram.com/paradigmgs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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