Erin Cluley

What Erin Cluley does

Erin Cluley Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2014 by Erin Cluley and headquartered in a single physical space at 150 Manufacturing Street, Suite 210, Dallas, Texas. The gallery represents approximately twenty emerging and mid-career artists based in Dallas and the US East Coast, working across painting, sculpture, photography, new media, sculptural installation, and public intervention. Exhibition programming has operated continuously from 2014 through 2026, with current and forthcoming shows including Nic Nicosia 'a little more' (May–August 2026) and 'The Kitchen Sink' (June–August 2026). Complementing the core program, the gallery operates Cluley Projects, an annual open call for emerging Texas-based artists paired with an Arts Writing Mentorship Initiative, and an online store for artist books and exhibition catalogs.

The business model is a traditional gallery model: revenue is generated primarily through one-time sales of original artworks and limited-edition prints to museum collections (documented placements include MoMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago via represented artists) and private collectors. Pricing is unit-based on individual works; documented examples include René Treviño's '¡RESISTIR!' (2025) hand-embellished print at $500 unframed (Edition of 50) and Nic Nicosia's 'Real Pictures #11' (1988/2010) archival inkjet print at $1,500 unframed / $1,875 framed (Edition of 150). A secondary revenue stream comes from artist books, exhibition catalogs, and zines sold through the gallery's online store. Public art commissions negotiated on behalf of artists and art fair participation — including Frieze London in October 2025 — provide supplementary distribution.

Go-to-market is primarily direct, through the physical gallery (open Wednesday–Saturday 12–5pm or by appointment), supported by an owned website (erincluley.com), Instagram, Facebook, email/mailing list, and earned media via press releases. The gallery is privately held and founder-owned, with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional investment; operations are run by a six-person team led by Erin Cluley (Owner/Director), Victoria Brill (Director/Manager of Operations), and Harrison Blake (Manager of Media Relations). Revenue, financials, and incorporation jurisdiction are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Erin Cluley

Legal name

Erin Cluley Gallery

Website

https://erincluley.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Erin Cluley Gallery is a Dallas-based contemporary art gallery representing ~20 emerging and mid-career artists across painting, sculpture, photography, new media, and public intervention, selling original works and limited-edition prints to museums and private collectors via exhibitions, art fairs, and an artist-books store.

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)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Art exhibition programming
• Artist representation
• Public art projects
• Limited edition prints

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Gallery sells artworks by represented artists including paintings, sculptures, photography, drawings, and artist books. Revenue generated through sales of original works and limited edition prints. Gallery maintains inventory of available works with pricing displayed.
2. Artist Books and Publications: Sales of artist books, exhibition catalogs, and zines published or sold through the gallery.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Erin Cluley Gallery is a Dallas-based contemporary art gallery that represents and sells original artwork (paintings, sculptures, photography, drawings) and limited-edition prints by approximately 20 emerging and mid-career artists based in Dallas and on the East Coast. The gallery curates rotating exhibitions in its physical showroom, negotiates public art projects on behalf of artists, runs the Cluley Projects annual open call for emerging Texas artists, and sells artist books and catalogs through an online store.

Product overview

Erin Cluley Gallery is a single-location contemporary art gallery operating as a unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core gallery (Erin Cluley Gallery) exhibits emerging and mid-career artists working in traditional and alternative forms including painting, sculpture, new media, photography, sculptural installation, and public intervention. Supporting offerings include Cluley Projects (an annual open call program for emerging Texas-based artists), the Arts Writing Mentorship Initiative (a writer-artist collaboration program), and an Artist Books Store. The gallery also maintains a public art focus, negotiating public projects on behalf of artists. The relationship between offerings is that the main gallery serves as the primary venue, while Cluley Projects and the Open Call serve as pipeline programs to discover and uplift emerging artists, and the Arts Writing Mentorship and Artist Books extend the reach of exhibitions through publications.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Cluley Projects: An initiative of Erin Cluley Gallery offering an annual open call for exhibition proposals for emerging Texas-based artists. The program aims to offer diverse programming, foster community, and uplift emerging artists. Also includes an Arts Writing Mentorship Initiative pairing writers with open call winners.

Products and services

• Erin Cluley Gallery (Contemporary Art Exhibitions and Sales) A physical contemporary art gallery in Dallas exhibiting and selling original artwork (paintings, sculptures, photography, drawings) and limited-edition prints by a roster of approximately 20 emerging and mid-career artists from Dallas and the East Coast. Open to the public Wednesday–Saturday 12:00–5:00pm or by appointment at 150 Manufacturing Street, Suite 210, Dallas, TX 75207.
• Artist Books and Publications Store Online store featuring art books, exhibition catalogs, and zines published or sold through Erin Cluley Gallery, including works by Taylor Barnes, Kaleta Doolin, Karen Gunderson, Catherine MacMahon, Nic Nicosia, and other represented artists.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Art Fairs (General)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery participates in art fairs to exhibit and sell works by represented artists. Notable participation includes Frieze London where René Treviño presented 'Moscas en la Pared (Flies on the Wall)' in October 2025, selected by American portraitist Amy Sherald for the Artist-to-Artist section.
• Cluley ProjectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual open call program offering emerging Texas-based artists the opportunity to exhibit. Previous recipients include Katie Miller (2026), Leili Arai Tavallaei (2025), Sarita Westrup (2024), Jacquelin Zazueta & Zak Ziebell (2023), Beronica Gonzales (2022). Includes Arts Writing Mentorship pairing selected writer with open call winner.
• Old Jail Art Center (Albany, TX)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with artist René Treviño on NEA Art Works Grant award in 2018.
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)minorOthers10% of proceeds from sales of René Treviño's '¡RESISTIR!' print are donated to the ACLU.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fredericks & Freiser: New York contemporary gallery representing emerging and mid-career artists with comparable roster size and programming depth. Direct peer in the mid-size gallery segment focused on artist careers and museum placement.
• Dallas Contemporary: Non-profit contemporary art institution in Dallas where Erin Cluley previously served as Director of Exhibitions. Operates in the same geographic and curatorial space, though as a non-profit exhibition venue rather than commercial gallery—competes for audience attention and artist visibility.
• Marianne Boesky Gallery: Mid-size contemporary gallery with locations in New York and Aspen, representing emerging and established artists. Comparable in artist development focus and museum-quality positioning, though at a larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Barry Whistler Gallery: Long-running Dallas contemporary art gallery with comparable focus on emerging and mid-career artists. Directly competes for Texas-based artist representation and the same collector base in the Dallas Design District ecosystem.
• Conduit Gallery: Dallas-based contemporary art gallery representing emerging and mid-career artists with a similar focus on Texas talent and exhibition-based programming. Operates in the same competitive set as Erin Cluley Gallery for artists, collectors, and exhibition programming.
• And Now Gallery: Dallas contemporary art gallery exhibiting emerging artists with experimental programming. Comparable in scale and mission to Erin Cluley Gallery, serving the same regional collector base and competing for emerging Dallas talent.
• Nicelle Beauchene Gallery: New York-based contemporary gallery representing emerging and mid-career artists with comparable curatorial focus. Direct peer on artist development model and exhibition-driven programming, though with primary New York audience access.

Broad incumbents

• Gagosian: Largest global commercial gallery with broad contemporary artist representation. Comparable gallery business model and primary sales focus, though at a scale that creates a different competitive dynamic; some of its represented artists sit in the same institutional collections as Erin Cluley Gallery artists.
• Pace Gallery: Global blue-chip gallery representing major contemporary artists across multiple locations. Comparable in gallery model and artist representation focus, though at vastly larger scale; sets the upper-bound benchmark for the artist development trajectory Erin Cluley Gallery pursues.

Regional players

• Hales Gallery: London-based contemporary gallery with comparable focus on emerging and mid-career artists and museum-quality exhibition programming. Comparable peer on gallery model and artist development, though operating primarily in the UK market rather than North America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Erin-Cluley-Gallery-100063969222677
• Instagraminstagram.com/erincluleygallery/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/erin-cluley

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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