Charlie James Gallery

What Charlie James Gallery does

Charlie James Gallery is an independently owned, private contemporary art gallery founded in 2008 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It operates two adjacent physical gallery spaces at 969 and 961 Chung King Road in the Chinatown arts district and presents a rotating program of exhibitions focused on contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on underrepresented voices and Chicano/Latino artists whose work engages themes of identity, immigration, labor, and social justice. The gallery's represented roster includes artists such as Patrick Martinez, Narsiso Martinez, Danie Cansino, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Nehemiah Cisneros, and others whose works have entered the permanent collections of over 30 major institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, LACMA, The Broad, MoMA, Crystal Bridges, the Smithsonian, and Tate Modern.

The gallery's commercial model is straightforward art sales: it sells paintings, sculptures, neons, and mixed-media works through its physical exhibitions, an integrated e-commerce storefront at shop.cjamesgallery.com (built on Squarespace), participation in art fairs such as Frieze Los Angeles, and appointment-based private viewings scheduled via Calendly. There is no software platform, SaaS offering, or proprietary technology product; the underlying tech stack consists of a Squarespace website with e-commerce, email newsletters, and standard press/social media channels. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with values varying by artist, medium, size, and complexity. The customer base is hybrid, anchored by individual collectors and art enthusiasts as the primary transactional segment, with museums and cultural institutions functioning as prestige buyers that validate secondary-market value and artist career trajectories.

The gallery is independently operated with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity. It is CCPA-compliant and publishes a self-attested accessibility statement. Its distribution model is primarily domestic (Los Angeles) with international reach achieved through artist placements at overseas museums and fairs rather than through owned international infrastructure, and growth has been driven by artist development and institutional placement rather than by capital scaling or geographic expansion.

Name

Charlie James Gallery

Legal name

Charlie James Gallery

Website

https://cjamesgallery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charlie James Gallery is an independently owned Los Angeles contemporary art gallery operating two spaces in Chinatown, representing Chicano/Latino and underrepresented artists whose works reside in over 30 major museum collections including the Whitney, LACMA, and Tate Modern.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Museum, Zoo & Attraction Gift Shops (CRALAJAG)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibitions
• Fine art sales
• Chicano Latino art

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue from selling contemporary artworks through gallery exhibitions, art fairs, and an online store (shop.cjamesgallery.com). Sales include paintings, sculptures, neons, and mixed media works by represented artists.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Charlie James Gallery is a contemporary art gallery operating two physical exhibition spaces in Los Angeles Chinatown, founded in 2008. It represents contemporary artists with a focus on underrepresented voices, particularly Chicano and Latino artists, presenting rotating exhibitions, selling artworks through its gallery spaces and online store, and participating in art fairs. The gallery serves both individual art collectors and museum/institutional buyers.

Product overview

Charlie James Gallery is a single-location contemporary art gallery operating two physical spaces in Los Angeles's Chung King Road arts district. The gallery does not offer a digital product or software platform; its core offerings consist of physical exhibitions, artist representation, and gallery events. There are no separate product modules, digital platforms, or SaaS offerings associated with this company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contemporary Art Exhibitions Rotating in-person contemporary art exhibitions presented at the gallery's two physical spaces on Chung King Road in Los Angeles Chinatown, showcasing works from represented artists with a focus on underrepresented voices, particularly Chicano and Latino artists. Aimed at individual collectors, art enthusiasts, and museum/institutional buyers.
• Online Art Store E-commerce-enabled online store (shop.cjamesgallery.com) selling artworks from represented artists directly to individual collectors and buyers nationwide. Provides remote access to the gallery's curated contemporary art inventory beyond the LA physical location.
• Artist Representation Services Ongoing representation of contemporary artists, particularly those from underrepresented communities including Chicano and Latino artists. Services include exhibition programming, sales coordination, career development, and placement of works in museum permanent collections.
• Private Viewings by Appointment Private appointment-based viewings of artworks at the gallery, offered to serious collectors and institutional buyers for unhurried viewing and consultation outside of public exhibition hours.
• Art Fair Participation Participation in art fairs to showcase represented artists' works to a broader national and international collector and institutional audience, extending the gallery's reach beyond its physical LA Chinatown location.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gallery artists' works reside in over 30 major museum collections including Whitney, LACMA, The Broad, MoMA, and Smithsonian institutions

Named customers19 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• David Zwirner Los AngelesminorOthersConcurrent exhibitions and artist appearances - gallery artist Manuel Lopez exhibited in 'California Light and Space (The 21st Century Version)' at David Zwirner Los Angeles alongside Charlie James Gallery exhibitions
• Frieze Los AngelesminorOthersGallery participates in Frieze Los Angeles art fair; artist Patrick Martinez presented site-specific installation at Frieze LA entrance hall
• Moody Center for the ArtsminorOthersGallery artist Patrick Martinez exhibited in 'Radiant Geometries' at Moody Center for the Arts (Rice University) September - December 2026
• Crystal Bridges MuseumminorOthersGallery artist Patrick Martinez had neon installation at Crystal Bridges expansion opening June 2026
• Jessica Silverman GalleryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuke Butler, who exhibits at Charlie James Gallery, is represented by Jessica Silverman Gallery in San Francisco. Dual representation of artists across galleries.
• Beyond the Streets ParisminorOthersGallery artist Ozzie Juarez exhibited in Beyond the Streets Paris May 27 - August 30, 2026

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Pit: LA-based contemporary art gallery focused on artists from underrepresented backgrounds, including strong Latinx representation; comparable size and curatorial identity to Charlie James, often programming adjacent politically engaged contemporary work.
• Roberts Projects: Established LA contemporary art gallery representing mid-career and emerging artists with a comparable institutional placement record; competes in the same LA collector and museum sourcing market as Charlie James.
• Parrasch Heijnen Gallery: LA contemporary art gallery representing emerging and mid-career artists with a strong museum placement record; competes for the same institutional acquisition opportunities and collector base in LA.
• Kayne Griffin Corcoran: LA contemporary art gallery with a programming focus on emerging and established international artists and significant institutional placement record; closely comparable in scale and market positioning to Charlie James.
• Jessica Silverman Gallery: San Francisco/LA contemporary art gallery representing emerging and established artists, including artists Charlie James has dual-represented (e.g., Luke Butler); directly comparable in scale, programming, and institutional placement trajectory.
• Vielmetter Los Angeles: LA contemporary art gallery representing an international roster of emerging and mid-career artists with active museum placement and fair participation; similar business model and competitive set in LA's primary market.
• Luis De Jesus Gallery: Los Angeles contemporary art gallery with a long-standing focus on underrepresented artists, particularly Chicano/Latino and Latinx artists, operating in a similar curatorial lane to Charlie James and competing directly for the same artist and collector pool in LA.

Broad incumbents

• Pace Gallery: Global blue-chip contemporary gallery with a major LA gallery footprint; represents a wide range of artists and competes for the institutional placements and art fair visibility that drive primary-market collector demand.
• Hauser & Wirth: Global blue-chip gallery with an LA presence representing a broad contemporary roster with deep museum relationships; comparable as a competing institutional placement channel and emerging-artist destination.
• David Zwirner: Major blue-chip global gallery with an established LA presence, already hosting concurrent exhibitions featuring Charlie James artists (e.g., Manuel Lopez); a broad incumbent whose emerging-artist program competes directly for talent, press, and museum attention.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/charliejames
• Facebookfacebook.com/CharlieJamesGallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/james-art-projects-llc

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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