Athr Gallery

What Athr Gallery does

ATHR Gallery is a privately held contemporary art gallery headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, operating a secondary exhibition space (ATHR JAX) in Riyadh. Founded in 2007 with 11-50 employees, the gallery represents a roster of Saudi and regional contemporary artists whose works have entered major international collections, including the British Museum, LACMA, Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and Louvre Abu Dhabi. Its represented talent includes Muhannad Shono (Saudi Arabia's representative at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022) and Mohammad Alfaraj (recipient of the Art Basel Emerging Artist Award and Gold Award in 2025).

The gallery's core product is artist representation and exhibition services delivered through physical spaces in Jeddah and Riyadh, online sales via the Artsy marketplace and an e-commerce storefront, and annual participation in international art fairs including Art Basel Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach. The technology foundation is the Artlogic gallery management platform, which powers the website, online catalog, artist profiles, exhibition pages, and checkout functionality. In May 2025, ATHR extended its scope with the launch of The Art Storage by ATHR, Saudi Arabia's first purpose-built, museum-grade art storage depot, developed in partnership with global art logistics firm Hasenkamp.

Revenue is generated primarily through artwork sales to private collectors, museums, and institutions, conducted via inquiry-based direct negotiation rather than published pricing. The recent Art Storage facility introduces a recurring service revenue stream (storage and logistics) alongside the transactional gallery model. The customer base spans HNW private collectors globally and institutional acquirers, with marketing executed through Instagram, Artsy, email newsletters, editorial press coverage, and the high-visibility exposure generated by art fair and biennale participation. No external institutional investors, parent companies, or funding rounds are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Athr Gallery

Legal name

ATHR Gallery

Website

https://athrart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ATHR Gallery is a Saudi Arabian contemporary art gallery representing regional artists through exhibition spaces in Jeddah and Riyadh. It earns revenue from artwork sales, artist representation, and museum-grade art storage services launched in partnership with Hasenkamp.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Fine Art Handling & Transport (HSAKAEAB), Specialty Physical Artifact Storage (Museum Collections, Historical Documents, Rare Materials) (TLALALAJ)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibition curation
• Museum art storage
• Saudi contemporary art

Headquarters

HQ city

Jeddah

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Artwork Sales: Primary revenue from selling contemporary art works by represented artists to collectors, institutions, and museums. Gallery operates on consignment and direct purchase models typical of commercial galleries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ATHR Gallery is a Saudi Arabian contemporary art gallery that represents artists, curates and hosts solo and group exhibitions in physical gallery spaces in Jeddah and Riyadh, and participates in major international art fairs such as Art Basel. The gallery also operates The Art Storage by ATHR, Saudi Arabia's first purpose-built, museum-grade art storage depot launched in partnership with global art logistics leader Hasenkamp.

Product overview

ATHR Gallery operates as a contemporary art gallery offering artist representation, exhibition spaces in Jeddah and Riyadh, and art storage services. The gallery represents Saudi and international artists, curates solo and group exhibitions, and participates in major international art fairs including Art Basel. In 2025, the gallery launched The Art Storage by ATHR in partnership with Hasenkamp, establishing Saudi Arabia's first museum-grade art storage facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Art Storage by ATHR: Saudi Arabia's first purpose-built, museum-grade art storage depot launched in partnership with Hasenkamp.

Products and services

• ATHR Gallery Exhibition Services A contemporary art gallery operating exhibition spaces in Jeddah (headquarters) and Riyadh (ATHR JAX), curating solo and group exhibitions for represented contemporary artists, with active participation in major international art fairs including Art Basel.
• Artist Representation Artist representation services for contemporary artists, including career development, curated solo exhibitions, international art fair participation (e.g., Art Basel, Venice Biennale), and global institutional placement.
• The Art Storage by ATHR Saudi Arabia's first purpose-built, museum-grade art storage depot, launched in partnership with Hasenkamp to safeguard the Kingdom's artistic heritage and serve collectors, institutions, and museums requiring professional art storage.
• ATHR Gallery Online Art Store

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HasenkampcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2025Partnership with global art logistics leader Hasenkamp to launch The Art Storage by ATHR - Saudi Arabia's first purpose-built, museum-grade art storage depot. Located in Jeddah, this facility supports the Kingdom's cultural infrastructure development and provides professional art storage services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lehmann Maupin: Contemporary gallery representing international artists including Middle Eastern talent with active art-fair and biennale participation, a close model match for ATHR's artist-representation strategy.
• Carbon 12: Dubai gallery showing contemporary Middle Eastern and international artists, comparable in operating model and regional positioning to ATHR.
• Lawrie Shabibi: Dubai-based contemporary art gallery representing Middle Eastern and international artists with a similar sales-led model, art-fair circuit participation, and institutional museum placements.
• Green Art Gallery: Dubai contemporary gallery representing established and emerging artists from the Middle East, comparable in scale and roster strategy to ATHR and active on the same regional art-fair circuit.

Broad incumbents

• White Cube: International contemporary gallery with strong institutional network and art-fair presence; comparable operating model and benchmark for what scaling ATHR's gallery operations looks like.
• Pace Gallery: Global mega-gallery representing international contemporary artists, exhibiting at Art Basel and major biennales, comparable in business model and collector-base profile.
• David Zwirner: Global contemporary art gallery representing blue-chip and emerging artists, with deep institutional relationships and Art Basel participation comparable to ATHR's international positioning.
• Perrotin: Paris-headquartered global contemporary gallery active in Asia, the US, and Europe with broad art-fair presence; comparable international model competing for the same global collector pool.
• Hauser & Wirth: International mega-gallery with a global network of gallery spaces and a strong artist-representation and art-fair business; represents the broader competitive set ATHR benchmarks against at Art Basel.
• Gagosian: Largest global commercial gallery network with deep blue-chip artist representation and primary presence at Art Basel; increasingly active in Gulf art weeks, competing for the same institutional and ultra-high-net-worth collector base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/athrart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/athrart
• Facebookfacebook.com/AthrArtGallery

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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