Accola Griefen Gallery, Llc

What Accola Griefen Gallery, Llc does

Accola Griefen Gallery, LLC is a privately held, New York-based art gallery operating as a partnership between private dealers Kristen Accola and Kat Griefen, founded in 2011 (succeeding Accola Contemporary, established 2008). The gallery represents and sells works by modern and contemporary women, non-binary, and transgender artists, with particular specialization in Feminist Art and the European CoBrA movement, alongside secondary-market offerings of works by blue-chip artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Judy Chicago, Cindy Sherman, Louise Nevelson, and Hannah Wilke. Its represented roster includes roughly 15 primary artists (Mary Grigoriadis, Judy Pfaff, Nancy Cohen, Barbara Zucker, Renée Stout, among others) plus estates (Mary Beth Edelson, Patsy Norvell) and a broader list of available artists.

The business generates revenue through direct gallery sales from its New York location (open Tuesday through Saturday), advisory and consignment services to established and emerging collectors, secondary-market sales, and participation in major international art fairs such as CONTEXT Art Miami, VOLTA NY, SCOPE Miami, PULSE, and Affordable Art Fair. Distribution is gallery-direct and fair-based, with marketing executed via the exhibition program, press coverage in outlets including ArtNews, The New York Times, and The New Yorker, and an email newsletter. The gallery has placed works in over 25 major museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Smithsonian institutions, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and MOCA Los Angeles. The company is entirely founder-owned, with 1-10 employees, no external funding, no AI/technology stack, and no disclosed revenue.

Name

Accola Griefen Gallery, Llc

Legal name

Accola Griefen Gallery, LLC

Website

https://accolagriefen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Accola Griefen Gallery, LLC is a privately held New York art gallery representing modern and contemporary women, non-binary, and transgender artists, with specialized expertise in Feminist Art and the European CoBrA movement, serving established and emerging collectors and museums through direct sales, advisory, consignment, and international art fairs.

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
• Art advisory services
• Art consignment
• Feminist art
• Secondary market art

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Art Sales and Consignment: The gallery generates revenue through representing and selling works by contemporary women, non-binary, and transgender artists. Additional revenue comes from consignment services for collectors wishing to sell works from their collections, as well as secondary market sales of works by established artists including Georgia O'Keeffe, Judy Chicago, Cindy Sherman, Louise Nevelson, and Hannah Wilke.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Accola Griefen Gallery operates as a private art dealer in New York City, representing and selling works by modern and contemporary women, non-binary, and transgender artists. The gallery specializes in Feminist Art and the European CoBrA movement, providing direct sales of primary market works, secondary market sales of works by established artists, and advisory and consignment services to collectors.

Product overview

Accola Griefen Gallery, LLC is an art gallery operating as a private dealer representing and offering work by Modern and Contemporary women, non-binary and transgender artists. The company provides advisory services to both established and emerging collectors and welcomes inquiries from those wishing to consign works from their collections. Since 2011, Accola Griefen has presented work in all mediums by contemporary artists at major international art fairs and in gallery exhibitions. The gallery specializes in Feminist Art and art of the European CoBrA movement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Market Art Sales
• Art Advisory Services
• Art Consignment Services
• Secondary Market Art Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• Works placed in over 25 major museum collections including Whitney Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and multiple Smithsonian institutions

Named customers23 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Betty Cuningham Gallery: Chelsea-based contemporary gallery with a roster that has historically included women artists of stature. Comparable in scale, NYC gallery model, and museum-focused sales approach.
• DC Moore Gallery: Established New York contemporary gallery with strong museum placement record and art fair participation. Comparable in operating model (single NYC space, museum sales focus, fair-driven distribution) though broader in artistic scope than Accola Griefen.
• Kravets Wehby Gallery: New York contemporary gallery representing mid-career artists with strong curatorial focus and museum placements. Comparable boutique NYC operation with museum-driven sales and art fair participation.
• A.I.R. Gallery: The first non-profit gallery for women artists in the US (founded 1972), co-founded by Kat Griefen as Director (2006-2011). Directly comparable as a women-artist-focused institution in New York, and Accola Griefen's roster and curatorial lens overlap substantially with A.I.R.'s mission and artist pool.
• Galerie Lelong & Co. New York/Paris contemporary gallery with historical representation of women and feminist artists (e.g., Bettye Saar, Ana Mendieta). Comparable in women-artist specialization, international reach, and museum placement track record — though at a larger scale than Accola Griefen.
• Susan Teller Gallery: Long-standing New York gallery specializing in mid-20th century and contemporary women artists, including secondary market works. Directly comparable in specialization on women artists, scale (small NYC operation), and primary/secondary market mix.
• Ryan Lee Gallery: New York contemporary gallery combining primary market representation with secondary market activity. Comparable in operating model (single NYC gallery, primary + secondary sales, museum placements) and collector-engagement strategy.
• Nicelle Beauchene Gallery: Chelsea contemporary gallery with a roster emphasizing underrepresented voices and artists of color. Comparable scale, NYC-based operation, and curatorial approach to overlooked/contemporary artists.
• P.P.O.W. Gallery: New York gallery representing politically engaged and historically underrepresented contemporary artists, including women and LGBTQ+ practitioners. Closely comparable mission, artist demographic, and collector base to Accola Griefen's feminist-art focus.

Broad incumbents

• Mary Boone Gallery: Iconic New York contemporary gallery with deep institutional relationships and blue-chip secondary market activity. Comparable as a contemporary art NYC dealer, though considerably larger in scope and artist roster than Accola Griefen.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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