François Ghebaly Gallery

What François Ghebaly Gallery does

François Ghebaly Gallery is a privately-held contemporary art gallery founded in 2009 by François Ghebaly, with primary operations in Los Angeles's Downtown Arts District and a secondary gallery in New York's Lower East Side, supplemented by an additional West Hollywood space. The gallery represents a roster of established contemporary artists whose work has been acquired and exhibited by major US institutions including the Whitney Museum, MoMA, MOCA, the Getty, LACMA, and the Hammer Museum, positioning the business at the intersection of primary-market sales and curatorial programming.

The gallery's core product is the curated exhibition and the underlying representation agreements with its artists, monetized through private, inquiry-based sales of artworks at price points disclosed only to qualified buyers. Revenue mechanics rely on collector relationships, institutional placements, art-fair participation, and curatorial reputation rather than high-volume retail. A secondary revenue channel was added through an online store (store.ghebaly.com), which sells publications, prints, and apparel at publicly listed prices, extending the gallery's reach beyond physical exhibition visitors.

Operationally, the gallery runs on conventional gallery-management technology: its website and database are powered by Artlogic, and the public site uses the accessiBe accessibility widget. There is no disclosed in-house technology, AI, or data product. The business has pursued organic geographic expansion — opening in New York in 2021 and partnering with Rhinoceros Roma for a presentation in Rome in 2023 — and has not raised external funding rounds, indicating growth has been financed internally.

Name

François Ghebaly Gallery

Legal name

François Ghebaly

Website

https://ghebaly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

François Ghebaly Gallery is a privately-held contemporary art gallery founded in 2009, operating physical spaces in Los Angeles and New York that represent established artists and sell works through private exhibitions to collectors and major US institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibitions
• Fine art sales
• Art publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles, California

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue stream from representing and selling contemporary artwork through gallery exhibitions, featuring artists such as Patrick Jackson, Alexis Smith, Neïl Beloufa, Candice Lin, Kathleen Ryan, and others. Sales are conducted directly through the gallery to collectors and institutions.
2. Online Store: Secondary revenue through the gallery's online store selling artist publications, prints, and apparel. Categories include Apparel, Prints, and Publications featuring artist-related merchandise and exhibition-specific items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

François Ghebaly Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2009 that represents a roster of contemporary artists and sells their works through curated exhibitions at two physical gallery locations in Los Angeles (2245 E Washington Blvd., Arts District) and New York (391 Grand St., Lower East Side). The gallery complements exhibitions with an online store (store.ghebaly.com) selling artist publications, prints, and apparel, and supports artists with exhibition programming, sales representation, press, and access to collectors and institutions.

Product overview

François Ghebaly Gallery is a contemporary art gallery operating two physical locations (Los Angeles and New York) and an e-commerce online store. The gallery's core offering consists of exhibition programming featuring represented artists, artist representation and career development services, and direct sales of artworks through both physical exhibitions and the online store. The exhibition program spans diverse media including sculpture, installation, painting, and mixed media, while the online store offers artist publications, prints, and apparel. The gallery was founded in 2009 and operates as a physical gallery space rather than a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gallery Exhibition Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Artists represented have been collected by major institutions including MoMA, Whitney Museum, LACMA, Hammer Museum, Walker Art Center, and Getty Center

Named customers2 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

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rhinoceros RomaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2023Collaborative exhibition partnership between François Ghebaly and Rhinoceros Gallery in Rome. The exhibition featured works by Neïl Beloufa, Max Hooper Schneider, Em Rooney, and Ludovic Nkoth at Via del Velabro, 9, Rome. This marked François Ghebaly's first presentation in Italy, demonstrating international gallery partnerships for cross-border exhibition collaborations.
• ArtlogiccoreTechnology or IntegrationArtlogic provides the gallery's website and database platform (ghebaly.com), including exhibition management, artist profiles, and online store functionality. The site explicitly credits 'Site by Artlogic' indicating a technology infrastructure partnership for the gallery's digital operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hauser & Wirth: International mega-gallery with strong representation of mid-career and historically important artists, including locations globally. Comparable in program breadth and artist support model.
• Gagosian: The world's largest commercial contemporary art gallery with global outposts. Comparable as a high-end primary market competitor; broader in scale and artist roster than François Ghebaly.
• David Zwirner: Global blue-chip contemporary gallery with major NYC presence and gallery operations. Direct competitor for top-tier artist representation.
• Sprüth Magers: International contemporary gallery with Berlin, London, LA, and NYC locations. Comparable as a multi-city contemporary program with strong institutional relationships, including an LA gallery similar in profile to François Ghebaly.

Direct peers

• Pace Gallery: Major global contemporary art gallery with deep LA and NYC presence representing blue-chip and mid-career artists. Direct competitor for primary market representation and institutional sales of contemporary art.
• Marianne Boesky Gallery: NYC- and Aspen-based gallery representing established contemporary artists across media. Comparable in artist support model and primary market positioning.
• Bortolami Gallery: NYC contemporary gallery representing conceptually rigorous mid-career artists. Comparable in programming style, artist caliber, and institutional collector base.
• Various Small Fires: LA- and Seoul-based contemporary gallery representing international emerging and mid-career artists. Strong peer overlap in artist roster quality and program ambition.
• Anton Kern Gallery: Established NYC Upper East Side contemporary gallery representing internationally recognized artists. Comparable in programming tier and collector base.
• Regen Projects: Long-established LA contemporary art gallery representing major international artists. Closest geographic peer for LA primary market competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/francoisghebaly
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/francois-ghebaly-gallery

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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