What Jack Shainman Gallery does

Jack Shainman Gallery is a privately held contemporary art gallery founded in 1984 in Washington, D.C. by Jack Shainman and Claude Simard (1956-2014). The gallery relocated to New York City, settling at 513 West 20th Street in Chelsea in 1997, and has since expanded to a 30,000-square-foot exhibition venue known as The School in Kinderhook, NY (opened 2013) and a new flagship at 46 Lafayette Street in Tribeca opened in January 2025. The gallery operates without proprietary technology platforms; its core 'product' is the curation, exhibition, and sale of contemporary art through physical gallery spaces, online viewing rooms, and participation in international art fairs.

The gallery represents a multicultural roster of emerging, mid-career, and established artists engaged with social and cultural issues, with a strong concentration of artists of African and African-American descent. Its offerings span painting, sculpture, photography, video, textile, and mixed media. Revenue is generated primarily through commissions on artwork sales, reportedly in the 40-50% range, with no publicly disclosed prices or financial statements. The customer base is split between high-net-worth private collectors and major museums and cultural institutions worldwide, including MoMA, Tate Modern, Centre Georges Pompidou, The Met, the Guggenheim, LACMA, the Whitney, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Distribution occurs through three physical gallery spaces, art fair participation, and online viewing rooms. The gallery is a founder-led, independently owned private business with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment. Marketing relies on earned media coverage in outlets such as the New York Times, Hyperallergic, Brooklyn Rail, and Art News, supplemented by social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) and email newsletters.

Name

Jack Shainman Gallery

Legal name

Jack Shainman Gallery

Website

https://jackshainman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jack Shainman Gallery is a privately held contemporary art gallery in New York City, founded in 1984, that represents a multicultural roster of emerging and established artists across three exhibition spaces in Chelsea, Tribeca, and Kinderhook, NY, serving private collectors and major museums worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibitions
• Art fair participation
• Online viewing rooms

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales and Commissions: Primary revenue generated through the sale of artworks by represented artists. The gallery earns commissions on sales, typically ranging from 40-50% of sale prices. Works are sold to private collectors, museums, and institutions through gallery exhibitions, art fairs, and private sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jack Shainman Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that represents a multicultural roster of emerging and established artists and presents their work through curated exhibitions at three physical locations in New York and Kinderhook, NY, online viewing rooms, and international art fairs. The gallery operates as an art dealer, earning commissions of 40-50% on sales of artworks by represented artists to private collectors, museums, and cultural institutions.

Product overview

Jack Shainman Gallery is a traditional art gallery offering physical exhibition spaces across three locations in New York (Chelsea at 513 West 20th Street, Tribeca at 46 Lafayette Street, and The School in Kinderhook, NY), online viewing rooms for remote access, participation in international art fairs, and representation of a multicultural roster of emerging and established artists. The gallery's core offerings center on curating and presenting exhibitions of contemporary art across various media including painting, sculpture, photography, video, textile, and mixed media works.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ALMA (Communications Agency)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerALMA handles press inquiries for the gallery. They manage media relations and communications for gallery exhibitions and artist news.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gagosian: The world's largest contemporary art gallery network with extensive NYC and global presence and a blue-chip roster. Directly comparable as a contemporary gallery serving the same institutional collectors and HNW buyers.
• Marian Goodman Gallery: Established NYC contemporary gallery with a roster of internationally recognized artists and long museum relationships. Closely comparable mid-size institutional-grade competitor.
• Pace Gallery: Global contemporary art gallery headquartered in NYC with multiple locations and a roster spanning modern and contemporary masters. Closely comparable to Jack Shainman in scale, multi-location footprint, and concentration on top-tier institutional collecting.
• David Zwirner: Major NYC Chelsea-based contemporary gallery with global outposts and a deep blue-chip roster. Comparable in primary-market sales model and institutional buyer relationships.
• Lehmann Maupin: NYC contemporary gallery with an internationally diverse, multicultural roster similar to Jack Shainman's emphasis. Comparable GTM, art-fair participation, and collector base.
• Lévy Gorvy Dayan: High-end NYC contemporary gallery founded by former Sotheby's chairman Brett Gorvy. Comparable on primary-market sales of blue-chip contemporary works to institutional and ultra-HNW collectors.
• Tina Kim Gallery: NYC contemporary gallery focused on international and non-Western contemporary artists. Comparable multicultural roster emphasis, though smaller in scale.
• Kasmin: NYC contemporary gallery with a roster spanning modernist estates and contemporary practice. Comparable Chelsea location, primary-market sales, and museum placement focus.
• Sean Kelly Gallery: NYC Chelsea contemporary gallery representing international artists across media. Comparable in primary-market model and active art-fair participation for blue-chip contemporary work.
• Hauser & Wirth: International contemporary gallery with NYC, European, and Asian locations and a roster spanning estates and emerging artists. Comparable multi-location strategy and exhibition scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jackshainman
• Facebookfacebook.com/jackshainmanNY
• Instagraminstagram.com/jackshainman
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jack-shainman-gallery

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investments

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