Alma Pearl

What Alma Pearl does

Alma Pearl is a contemporary art gallery registered as Alma Pearl Ltd in London, founded in 2023 by Celeste Baracchi. The gallery programs exhibitions for mid-career and emerging artists at its Unit T, Reliance Wharf space, with regular participation in international art fairs including Artissima (Turin) and Untitled Art Miami Beach. Its product offering combines physical exhibitions and artwork sales (the primary revenue stream) with Alma Pearl Editions, a publication platform launched in 2025 that releases limited-edition essays, conversations, and a 250-copy vinyl record series priced £3–£25 per unit. Technology is limited to a standard Artlogic gallery website; operations follow a traditional gallery model with no disclosed digital distribution, e-commerce sales, or AI tooling. Pricing on artworks is not publicly disclosed and is handled on inquiry, while publications are priced on a per-unit basis. The gallery operates with 1–10 employees, is privately held with no external funding rounds reported, and targets private collectors alongside museums and institutions, with secondary relationships to art advisors and curators.

Name

Alma Pearl

Legal name

Alma Pearl Ltd

Website

https://almapearl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alma Pearl is a London-based contemporary art gallery founded in 2023 by Celeste Baracchi, exhibiting mid-career and emerging artists through gallery shows, international art fairs, and a limited-edition publications program called Alma Pearl Editions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992), Museums (712110)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAJADAA

Art Museums

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Museums, Galleries & Cultural Institutions

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Art exhibitions
• Emerging artists
• Limited-edition publications
• Art fair participation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Artwork Sales: Primary revenue from selling artworks by represented and exhibited artists to collectors, institutions, and museums through gallery exhibitions and art fair presentations.
2. Publications (Alma Pearl Editions): Sale of limited-edition publications including essays, conversations, and visual documentation about artists' practices. Publications are released on an ad hoc basis alongside exhibitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alma Pearl is a London-based contemporary art gallery that represents and exhibits mid-career and emerging artists through solo and group shows at its Reliance Wharf space, participates in international art fairs, and sells primary-market artworks to collectors and institutions. In 2025 it launched Alma Pearl Editions, a publishing imprint producing limited-edition art publications, vinyl records, and printed matter for sale to collectors. The gallery operates as Alma Pearl Ltd, a UK private limited company.

Product overview

Alma Pearl is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2023 in London by Celeste Baracchi. The gallery offers a unified platform centered on exhibitions of mid-career and emerging artists, complemented by Alma Pearl Editions—a publication program launched in 2025 offering contextual exploration through essays, conversations, and visual documentation. The portfolio includes named exhibitions (No Vehicles, Physical Chemistry, Implicate Factory Outlet, Reparación, Ring Around The Sun & We Rage On, Grottoesque) and associated limited-edition publications and vinyl records.

Differentiator

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Brands

• Alma Pearl Editions: A platform for contextual exploration offering insight into artists' practices through essays, conversations, and visual documentation. Issues are published on an ad hoc basis.

Products and services

• Alma Pearl Gallery Exhibition Program Rotating solo and group exhibitions of contemporary art by represented mid-career and emerging artists at Alma Pearl's Reliance Wharf gallery space in London; primary-market artworks are available for sale to collectors and institutions during and after the exhibition run.
• Alma Pearl Editions Publishing imprint producing limited-edition art publications, vinyl records, and printed matter tied to the gallery's represented artists, sold online to collectors and visitors.
• Limited-Edition Vinyl Records Limited-edition vinyl records produced through Alma Pearl Editions, tied to represented artists (e.g., Ivan Seal), sold as numbered collectibles.
• Limited-Edition Print Publications Numbered limited-edition print publications and artist multiples released under Alma Pearl Editions, priced individually and sold to collectors.
• International Art Fair Participation Booth presentations of represented artists' works at international art fairs, including Artissima in Turin and Untitled Art Miami Beach, enabling sales to global collectors and institutional buyers.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• London Gallery WeekendmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Alma Pearl participates in the sixth edition of London Gallery Weekend 2026, presenting Unyimeabasi Udoh's solo exhibition 'No Vehicles' with specially extended hours. The event features artist walkthroughs, book launches, and poetry readings.
• The Black Lights Festival, BlackpoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Alma Pearl presents Ivan Seal's off-site solo exhibition 'Your Guests Never Mention Me' as part of The Black Lights Festival in Blackpool, running 27-28 June 2026 at the Albert Hotel.
• Augusto Rancilio Foundation / Villa ArconatiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Artist Ivan Seal is included in 'Luce' exhibition at Villa Arconati, Milan, curated by Diana Segantini and promoted by the Augusto Rancilio Foundation, opening April 2026.
• GRIMM, New YorkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Artist Jhonatan Pulido is included in 'You Must Change Your Life' group exhibition at GRIMM in New York, opening June 2026 and running through August 2026.
• Royal Academy SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Artist Lyndon Barrois Jr. completed the Starr Fellowship at Royal Academy Schools in 2023. Alma Pearl maintains relationships with Royal Academy Schools for artist development. Artist Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell is currently studying at Royal Academy Schools (graduating 2026).
• CALM – Centre d'Art La Meute, LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Artist Unyimeabasi Udoh's work 'Untitled (Futur Antérieur)' (2025) is included in 'Towards an Affinity of Hammers' group exhibition at CALM – Centre d'Art La Meute, Switzerland.
• Untitled Art, Miami BeachmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Alma Pearl participates annually in Untitled Art Miami Beach, presenting solo projects by represented artists. In 2024 and 2025, the gallery presented solo exhibitions by Jhonatan Pulido (2024) and Lyndon Barrois Jr. (2025) at the fair's Spotlight Section.
• Artissima, TurinmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Alma Pearl participates in Artissima, presenting works by artists including Margarita Gluzberg (Disegni Section 2025) and previously Cullinan Richards, Margarita Gluzberg, and Jhonatan Pulido (2024).
• Drawing Room (Drawing Biennial)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Artists Ayla Dmyterko and Margarita Gluzberg were featured in the Drawing Biennial at Drawing Room, with Gluzberg's work 'Small Blue-Green Remnant' featured in an essay by Emily LaBarge.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pace Gallery: A major global contemporary gallery with spaces in New York, London, Seoul, Hong Kong, and beyond. Comparable primary-market model and international fair strategy, though operating at a vastly larger scale than Alma Pearl.
• David Zwirner: One of the world's leading contemporary galleries with locations in New York, London, Paris, and Hong Kong. Comparable primary-market focus but operates at blue-chip scale with a substantially larger roster and institutional reach.
• Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac: An international contemporary gallery with London, Paris, Salzburg, and Seoul spaces representing mid-career and established artists. Comparable business model and artist development focus, but with a significantly larger global footprint.
• Lisson Gallery: A pioneering London contemporary gallery representing established and mid-career artists across two London locations. Lisson shares Alma Pearl's emphasis on artist development and primary-market representation, with deeper institutional relationships and a longer track record.
• White Cube: One of the world's largest contemporary art galleries with multiple London locations (including Bermondsey and Mason's Yard) and global expansion. Like Alma Pearl, White Cube operates a primary-market contemporary gallery model and participates in major international art fairs, but with vastly larger roster, capital, and global footprint.

Direct peers

• Stephen Friedman Gallery: A London contemporary gallery focusing on international artists across two Mayfair locations. Directly comparable in size and curatorial ambition, with similar participation in major fairs and a comparable roster of mid-career artists.
• Emalin: A London-based contemporary gallery representing emerging international artists with a single-space model. Highly comparable in scale, gallery age, and curatorial focus on emerging and mid-career talent.
• Tanya Bonakdar Gallery: A New York and Los Angeles contemporary gallery known for representing emerging and mid-career artists with experimental practices. Comparable niche positioning around overlooked and innovative contemporary practices.
• Sadie Coles HQ: A London-based contemporary gallery representing established and emerging artists with two central London spaces. Operates a similar primary-market model with international fair participation and a comparable curatorial profile.
• Carlos/Ishikawa: A London contemporary gallery with a strong reputation for representing emerging and underrepresented artists. Comparable curatorial identity and roster profile to Alma Pearl, with a similarly London-centric primary-market model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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