PAUL MAHDER GALLERY

What PAUL MAHDER GALLERY does

Paul Mahder Gallery is an independent fine-art gallery located in Healdsburg, California, in Sonoma wine country. The business operates a single physical gallery and an e-commerce website, representing a roster of 60-70+ artists across a wide range of mediums including paintings, sculpture, photography, digital art, drawings, lithographs, cloisonne, tapestries, dioramas, and jewelry. Inventory is priced on a long-tail ladder from approximately $450 to $112,000, with the bulk of works clustered between $3,000 and $15,000, indicating a primarily mid-market collector focus with some high-end anchors.

The gallery's operating model centers on rotating solo and group exhibitions — including a current Steven Assael painting show (running through June 21, 2026) and a scheduled Elena Zolotnitsky exhibition for June-August 2026 — supplemented by ancillary programming through the Moss Sculpture Garden, gallery rental for events, and a broad events calendar with 222 upcoming events listed. Limited physical operating hours (Thursday-Monday) suggest a destination, appointment-driven buyer base rather than a high-volume retail format.

Revenue is generated primarily through art sales commissions on consigned and represented works, supplemented by event rental and related programming income. The business is founder-owned under Paul Mahder, with no disclosed institutional investors, no headcount figures, and no financial disclosures in the input. Customer acquisition is dual-channel: walk-in tourism in Healdsburg and online sales through the e-commerce site, with no named institutional or enterprise buyers identified.

Name

PAUL MAHDER GALLERY

Legal name

Paul Mahder Gallery

Website

https://paulmahdergallery.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paul Mahder Gallery is an independent fine-art gallery in Healdsburg, California, representing 60-70+ artists across painting, sculpture, photography, digital, and other mediums, selling to individual collectors via a physical gallery and e-commerce site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Fine art sales
• Original paintings
• Sculpture and photography
• Artist representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Healdsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Art Sales Commission: The gallery earns revenue by selling artwork on behalf of represented artists, taking a commission on each sale. The gallery represents over 60 artists across various mediums including paintings, sculpture, photography, digital art, drawings, lithographs, cloisonne, tapestries, dioramas, and jewelry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Paul Mahder Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that represents more than 60 artists and sells original works including paintings, sculpture, photography, drawing, digital art, jewelry, and other media. The gallery operates a physical location in Healdsburg, California, and an online e-commerce site enabling direct-to-collector sales.

Product overview

Paul Mahder Gallery is an international art gallery based in Healdsburg, CA, offering a diverse portfolio of original artworks across multiple mediums. The gallery represents over 70 artists spanning categories including Paintings (with over 480 works), Sculpture (148+ works), Photography (61+ works), Drawing, Digital Art, Jewelry, Cloisonne, Tapestry, Lithographs, Giclee Prints, Dioramas, Collages, and Watercolors. Services include gallery rental for events, access to the Moss Sculpture Garden, and cultural event programming. The gallery operates physical exhibition spaces with rotating current and upcoming exhibits, and sells artwork through its online shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contemporary fine art sales (paintings, sculpture, photography, drawing, digital art, jewelry)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

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Direct peers

• Casterline|Goodman Gallery: Contemporary gallery operating between Aspen and New York with a roster of established and emerging artists. Comparable in scale, artist roster breadth, and pricing structure for original contemporary works.
• Haines Gallery: San Francisco-based contemporary art gallery representing mid-career and established artists across painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. Closely comparable to Paul Mahder in scope, medium breadth, and Bay Area / Northern California customer base.
• Anthony Meier Fine Arts: Contemporary art gallery with locations in San Francisco and the Sonoma County town of Marshall, CA. Directly comparable as a multi-medium contemporary gallery serving collectors in the same Northern California wine country region.
• Berggruen Gallery: San Francisco-based gallery representing 20th-century and contemporary artists across paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. Comparable in offering breadth, price tier, and Bay Area collector focus.

Broad incumbents

• Marian Goodman Gallery: Established international gallery with locations in New York, London, and Paris representing blue-chip contemporary artists. Comparable in core business model (artist representation + commission-based sales) but operates at far greater scale and global reach than Paul Mahder.
• Pace Gallery: Global blue-chip contemporary gallery with locations in New York, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, and Geneva. Comparable in primary activity (representing artists, selling original works via commission) but vastly larger in scale, roster, and international footprint.
• Hauser & Wirth: International gallery with global locations representing major contemporary and modern artists. Comparable in that it sells original multi-medium works through gallery spaces, but operates at the high end of the market with a much larger footprint and artist roster.

Regional players

• Sonoma Valley Museum of Art: Sonoma-based contemporary art institution presenting exhibitions and programs in the same wine country geography. Comparable in regional market overlap and customer demographic, though museum-focused rather than commercial retail.
• Healdsburg Center for the Arts: Healdsburg-based nonprofit art gallery presenting rotating exhibitions of regional artists. Comparable as a Healdsburg gallery serving the same wine country visitor base, though nonprofit rather than commercial and operating at a smaller scale.

Others

• 1stdibs: Online marketplace for original art, antiques, and luxury goods that connects sellers with high-net-worth collectors. Comparable as a digital channel Paul Mahder competes against for online art buyers, though it operates as a multi-seller platform rather than a single-gallery storefront.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paul-mahder-gallery

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Investors

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Investments

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