Tina Kim Gallery

What Tina Kim Gallery does

Tina Kim Gallery is a privately held commercial art gallery founded in 2001 by Tina Kim, headquartered at 525 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. The gallery represents a curated roster of contemporary artists with a particular emphasis on Korean and diasporic art, including Ha Chong-Hyun, Mire Lee, Jennifer Tee, Pacita Abad, Ghada Amer, Kibong Rhee, and Lee Shin-Ja, as well as the estates of Kim Lim and Park Seo-Bo. It serves two primary customer segments: museums and institutional collectors (including LACMA, Walker Art Center, SFMOMA, MoMA PS1, Art Gallery of Ontario, and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam) and high-net-worth private collectors; a secondary segment comprises art institutions and biennials (Venice, Liverpool, Lahore).

The gallery's core operations center on physical exhibitions at the Chelsea flagship, a digital Viewing Room for online inquiries, a publications store for exhibition catalogues and monographs, and continuous participation in the world's most prestigious art fairs — Art Basel across five locations (Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, Paris, Qatar), Frieze across four (New York, Los Angeles, London, Seoul), and TEFAF. There is no proprietary technology platform or developer API; the underlying "technology" is curatorial programming, artist estate relationships, and event-driven sales infrastructure supported by listings on Artsy and Ocula.

The business model is commission-based, with the gallery earning a transaction fee on primary and secondary artwork sales, supplemented by publication revenue ($40–$150 per catalogue). Pricing for artworks is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution runs through the Chelsea gallery (direct sales), art fair booths (direct sales), Artsy and Ocula (marketplace), and the gallery's own e-commerce and Viewing Room channels. Management consists of founder Tina Kim and Managing Director Demie Kim; the gallery has 1–10 employees, no parent company, no disclosed investors, and no public funding history.

Name

Tina Kim Gallery

Legal name

Tina Kim Gallery

Website

https://tinakimgallery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tina Kim Gallery is a New York-based commercial art gallery founded in 2001 that represents Korean and diasporic contemporary artists, selling through its Chelsea flagship, premier international art fairs, and digital platforms to museums and private collectors worldwide.

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
• Korean art representation
• Artist representation services
• Art exhibition programming
• International art fairs

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales Commission: The gallery earns commissions on the sale of artworks by represented artists. This is the primary revenue stream, conducted through private sales, exhibition sales, and art fair transactions.
2. Art Fair Participation: Revenue generated from participating in major international art fairs, selling works directly to collectors and institutions at events like Art Basel, Frieze, TEFAF, and others.
3. Publications and Catalogues: Sale of exhibition catalogues, artist monographs, and publications through the gallery's online store. Includes titles such as 'The Making of Modern Korean Art', 'Ha Chong-Hyun: Light Into Color', and artist-specific catalogues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Tina Kim Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that represents Korean and diasporic artists, selling their works on commission and presenting curated exhibitions at its Chelsea, New York space and at major international art fairs including Art Basel, Frieze, and TEFAF. The gallery also publishes and sells exhibition catalogues and artist monographs, and operates an online viewing room for artwork inquiries.

Product overview

Tina Kim Gallery is a New York-based art gallery founded in 2001, operating as a single-location gallery with a unified offering. The gallery's core business includes physical and online exhibition services (Exhibition Services, Viewing Room), artist representation, art fair participation, and the sale of publications including exhibition catalogues and artist monographs. The products and services work together as an integrated gallery offering: exhibitions showcase represented artists at the Chelsea gallery space and at international art fairs; the Viewing Room provides digital access to available works; and publications document and extend the reach of exhibitions and artists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Institutum, SingaporecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presented 'The Calling of Home' group exhibition with The Institutum, Singapore (July 2 - September 6, 2025). The exhibition featured artists Cheong See Min, Marcos Kueh, Jennifer Tee, and Khairulddin Wahab, exploring themes of home and diaspora.
• Château La CostecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized 'Ha Chong-Hyun: Light Into Color' solo exhibition at Château La Coste's Renzo Piano Pavilion in Provence, France. The exhibition accompanied a gallery publication documenting the show.
• Pacita Abad Art EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with the Pacita Abad Art Estate and Pio Abad (London-based artist) for exhibition curation and estate representation, including major retrospectives at Walker Art Center, SFMOMA, and MoMA PS1.
• ArtsyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery maintains an active listing on Artsy, a major online art marketplace, for digital discovery and sales of artworks.
• OculaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery listed on Ocula platform, providing additional online visibility and sales channel for artworks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Perrotin: International contemporary gallery with NY presence and Asian artist roster including representation of Lee Ufan and other Korean artists. Comparable through shared focus on Korean contemporary and overlap at international fairs.
• White Cube: Global mega-gallery with deep Asian artist roster including representation of prominent Korean and diasporic artists. Comparable through shared international art fair participation and museum-level programming.
• Pace Gallery: One of the largest global galleries with a flagship Chelsea location. Comparable through shared Chelsea base, blue-chip artist roster, and participation in the same premier international art fairs, though operating at much larger scale.
• David Zwirner: Global mega-gallery headquartered in Chelsea with a deep contemporary roster and worldwide gallery locations. Comparable as a premier NYC gallery participating in the same Art Basel and Frieze fairs, though operating at significantly greater scale.
• Hauser & Wirth: Global mega-gallery with multiple locations and contemporary roster including several Asian artists. Comparable through shared participation in Art Basel and Frieze and overlapping institutional client base.

Direct peers

• Kukje Gallery: Seoul-based gallery and a global leader for Korean contemporary art with a New York and international presence. Kukje is the closest direct competitor to Tina Kim Gallery given overlapping focus on Dansaekhwa masters and Korean contemporary artists.
• Gladstone Gallery: Chelsea-based contemporary gallery with a similar international art fair presence and representation of museum-collected contemporary artists. Direct peer in NYC gallery ecosystem serving overlapping collector and institutional base.
• Marian Goodman Gallery: Established New York Chelsea contemporary gallery with a global presence and similar curatorial profile. Comparable as a mid-sized gallery that balances museum partnerships, art fair participation, and estates representation.
• Lehmann Maupin: New York/Chelsea-based contemporary gallery with an international footprint and similar headcount profile to Tina Kim Gallery. Comparable through shared focus on museum-grade programming, art fair participation, and a deeply curated roster of contemporary artists.

Regional players

• Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac: International contemporary gallery with major European locations and a roster of post-war and contemporary artists, including Korean artists such as Ha Chong-Hyun who is also represented by Tina Kim Gallery. Comparable through shared representation of overlapping artists and participation in Art Basel fairs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-obaW5W903UgIqemAnM1Dw
• Facebookfacebook.com/TinaKimGallery
• Instagraminstagram.com/tinakimgallery/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tina-kim-gallery

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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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