Galeria Francisco Fino

What Galeria Francisco Fino does

Galeria Francisco Fino is a contemporary art gallery headquartered at Rua Capitão Leitão, 76, 1950-052 Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2012 by Francisco Fino as a nomadic project presenting exhibitions across different cultural spaces in Lisbon, the gallery established a permanent fixed venue in 2017 and has since built a curatorial programme focused on national and international contemporary art. Represented artists include Alfredo Jaar, João Penalva, Vasco Araújo, and Helena Almeida, with Alfredo Jaar's fifth participation in the Venice Biennale (61st International Art Exhibition, 2026) standing as a notable institutional credential.

The gallery's core offerings are contemporary art exhibition services, artist representation, art fair participation (Venice Biennale, Malta Biennale '26, Anozero – Bienal de Coimbra), an online viewing room, and a secondary project space called 'Belo Campo'. Technology infrastructure is limited to the third-party Artlogic platform used for gallery management and the public website; the gallery develops no proprietary technology. The business operates as a founder-owned private entity with a small, undisclosed team led by Francisco Fino (founder and director) and Sara Vicente (head of communications).

Revenue is generated through commissions on artwork sales by represented artists to private collectors, corporate collectors, and museums/cultural institutions, supplemented by art fair and institutional sales channels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The customer base is horizontal across art collectors and museums/cultural institutions, with documented institutional partnerships including Culturgest, Municipal Galleries of Lisbon (EGEAC), Portuguese Cinematheque, MACAM, and Pavilhão Branco. Distribution is global via the Lisbon venue, international art fairs, and online viewing room, while the operating geography remains anchored in Portugal.

Name

Galeria Francisco Fino

Legal name

Galeria Francisco Fino

Website

https://franciscofino.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Galeria Francisco Fino is a founder-owned contemporary art gallery in Lisbon, Portugal, representing artists such as Alfredo Jaar and João Penalva, generating revenue through art sales commissions, gallery exhibitions, international art fair participation, and institutional partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibition services
• International art fairs
• Cultural programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales Commission: The gallery generates revenue through commission on sales of artworks by represented artists. Gallery typically takes a percentage of each sale, with standard art gallery commission rates applying.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Galeria Francisco Fino is a contemporary art gallery that represents national and international artists, presents exhibitions at its Lisbon venue, participates in international art fairs and biennales, and sells artworks through its physical gallery, online viewing room, and institutional partnerships. The gallery generates revenue through commissions on sales of artworks by its represented artists.

Product overview

Galeria Francisco Fino is a contemporary art gallery offering a unified portfolio of services: exhibition programming at their Lisbon venue (fixed location since 2017), representation of contemporary artists of various nationalities, participation in international art fairs, and online viewing rooms. The gallery operates as a single commercial gallery with exhibition, representation, and art fair participation as its core offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Exhibition Services Contemporary art exhibitions featuring national and international artists, including solo shows and group exhibitions at the Lisbon gallery venue. For collectors, cultural institutions, and the general public interested in contemporary art.
• Artist Representation Representation and promotion of contemporary artists including Alfredo Jaar, João Penalva, Vasco Araújo, and Helena Almeida, supporting their careers through exhibitions, art fair participation, institutional partnerships, and international visibility.
• Art Fair Participation Participation in international art fairs and biennales, including the Venice Biennale (61st International Art Exhibition, 2026) and Malta Biennale '26, to present and promote represented artists to international collectors and institutions.
• Viewing Room Online viewing room for browsing gallery artworks and exhibitions remotely. For collectors, curators, and art professionals who wish to review works outside of physical gallery visits.
• Belo Campo A secondary project space operated by the gallery in addition to its main Lisbon location, supporting additional programming and exhibitions.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Pavilhão BrancominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2026Venue for 'The Ormsson Collection, presented by João Penalva' as part of the expanded exhibition programme around the artist's work.
• Portuguese CinemathequeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Partnership for special film screenings by artist João Penalva, presented as part of a broader programme celebrating the artist's work across Lisbon institutions.
• CulturgestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Active partnership with Culturgest for exhibition programming, including hosting João Penalva's 'Characters and Interpreters' exhibition and related programmes around the artist's work.
• Municipal Galleries of Lisbon (EGEAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration on the annual project 'A Work in Six Parts' with curators Sara Antónia Matos and Pedro Faro, installing works at various EGEAC Contemporary Art venues including Torreão Nascente at Cordoaria Nacional, Galeria da Boavista, Galeria Quadrum, Pavilhão Branco, and Júlio Pomar Atelier-Museum.
• MACAM (Lisbon)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration on group exhibition 'Other Spaces' featuring photography from the private collection of Américo Marques, focusing on contemporary photography from the late 1950s to present.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pace Gallery: Global contemporary art gallery with a multi-continent footprint and active participation in Venice Biennale and major art fairs; comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same international contemporary primary-market segment.
• Marian Goodman Gallery: Established international contemporary gallery with locations in New York, Paris, and London, representing conceptually rigorous contemporary artists with strong biennale and institutional histories; comparable as a broad incumbent in the same critical-contemporary segment.
• Hauser & Wirth: Global mega-gallery with locations across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, representing many of the same tier of established contemporary artists (e.g., internationally exhibited biennale participants); comparable as a broad incumbent in the international primary-market space the gallery participates in via fairs.

Direct peers

• Galeria Bruno Muesli: Lisbon-based contemporary art gallery representing established and mid-career Portuguese artists with institutional collaborations; comparable peer in the same Lisbon primary-market segment.
• Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art: Lisbon contemporary art gallery founded in 2000 representing Portuguese and international artists with active participation in international art fairs; directly comparable in city, scale, and contemporary-art focus.
• Galeria Carlos Carvalho: Lisbon contemporary art gallery focused on Portuguese and international contemporary artists with strong representation of established names and active institutional partnerships — directly comparable Lisbon peer with overlapping artist stable and programming model.
• Galeria Filomena Soares: Lisbon contemporary art gallery founded by Filomena Soares with a curatorial focus on contemporary Portuguese artists and active fair participation; directly comparable peer in Lisbon contemporary gallery market.
• Galeria Pedro Cera: Lisbon-based contemporary art gallery founded by Pedro Cera in 2011, representing established Portuguese and international contemporary artists with a similar curatorial focus on critical discourse and international institutional reach — the closest direct comparable in size, geography, and programme.

Regional players

• MNAC – Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea – Museu do Chiado: Portuguese national museum dedicated to contemporary art, frequently collaborating with Lisbon galleries and hosting represented artists; comparable as an institutional counterpart in the same Lisbon contemporary-art ecosystem rather than a commercial competitor.
• MAAT – Museu de Arte, Arquitectura e Tecnologia: Lisbon contemporary arts institution programming international contemporary artists with exhibition partnerships similar to Galeria Francisco Fino's collaborations with Culturgest and Cinematheque; comparable as a Lisbon-based contemporary-arts counterpart.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GaleriaFranciscoFino
• Instagraminstagram.com/galeriafranciscofino

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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