What Hosfelt Gallery does

Hosfelt Gallery is a privately held contemporary art gallery founded in 1996 by Todd Hosfelt and operating from a single physical location at 260 Utah Street in San Francisco's SoMa district. The gallery represents a roster of more than 20 international contemporary artists spanning roughly 10 countries (including Germany, Australia, India, Argentina, England, Uruguay, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, and the United States) and disciplines such as painting, sculpture, photography, digital and electronic art, and mixed media. Its core products are the gallery exhibition program, artist representation and estate stewardship (notably the Conner Family Trust acquired in 2020), and participation in major international art fairs including Art Basel, FOG Design+Art, ADAA The Art Show, Dallas Art Fair, Art Toronto, India Art Fair, ART Cologne, and PULSE Miami Beach. Supporting offerings include HG Magazine, a weekly digital publication launched in 2020, a dedicated online shop, and in-gallery events such as artist talks and curator conversations.

Underlying technology is limited to Artlogic, an industry-standard gallery management platform that powers the website, online shop, wishlist, and private inquiry workflow; no proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, mobile applications, or API products are evidenced. The business model is transaction-fee based: revenue is generated through sales commissions on represented artists' works, with pricing handled privately through inquiry rather than publicly disclosed, supplemented by ancillary event and pop-up revenue (e.g., Kobo Sessions admissions, Suzusan textile brand pop-ups). The go-to-market is direct-to-collector via the physical gallery, online shop, and art fair field sales, with two primary customer segments: high-net-worth individual collectors (the dominant persona) and museum/institutional buyers such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, SFMOMA, San Jose Museum of Art, Fowler Museum at UCLA, and the Getty Research Institute. The gallery is founder-controlled, with no parent company, no subsidiaries, no institutional investment, and no disclosed headcount, operating independently within the ADAA framework where Todd Hosfelt serves as Vice President of the board.

Name

Hosfelt Gallery

Legal name

Hosfelt Gallery

Website

https://hosfeltgallery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hosfelt Gallery is a privately held contemporary art gallery in San Francisco, founded in 1996, representing 20+ international artists and selling works via its SoMa gallery, online shop, and major global art fairs to collectors and museums.

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
• Fine art sales
• Artist representation
• Art exhibitions
• Art fair participation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue from selling contemporary artwork including paintings, sculptures, photographs, and mixed media works represented by the gallery. Sales conducted in-gallery, online, and at art fairs with commission structure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hosfelt Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in San Francisco representing more than 20 international artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and electronic/digital sculpture. The gallery sells artworks through its physical gallery space at 260 Utah Street, an integrated online shop, and participation in major international art fairs. It curates rotating exhibitions, hosts artist talks and special programming, and represents artists on long-term basis for career development and primary market sales.

Product overview

Hosfelt Gallery is a single-location contemporary art gallery in San Francisco, celebrating 25+ years in operation. The gallery operates as a unified exhibition space with artist representation, offering art sales, curated exhibitions, participation in international art fairs (FOG Design+Art, ADAA, Art Basel), and editorial content through HG Magazine. The gallery represents a diverse roster of international contemporary artists working across painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and electronic sculpture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contemporary Art Sales and Artist Representation Primary gallery offering: sales of contemporary artworks (paintings, sculptures, photographs, mixed media, electronic/digital sculpture) from a roster of 20+ international represented artists, sold through the physical gallery, online shop, and art fair participation. Includes artist representation, acquisition guidance, and collection development for collectors and institutions.
• Curated Gallery Exhibitions Rotating exhibitions of contemporary art by represented and visiting artists held at the 260 Utah Street gallery in San Francisco's SoMa district. Gallery hours Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10am-5:30pm; Thursday 11am-7pm.
• International Art Fair Exhibitions Art fair booths showcasing works by represented artists at major international and domestic art fairs, providing global distribution and exposure for the gallery's artist roster.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conner Family TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020Hosfelt Gallery announced representation of the Conner Family Trust, which includes work by Bruce Conner, Jean Conner, Anonymous, Anonymouse, and Emily Feather. This partnership established the gallery as a primary source for Conner family artworks.
• Recology Artist in Residence ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on The Dump Show exhibition featuring Recology's Artist in Residence Program, including wearable art showcase and film screenings.
• SuzusanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosfelt Gallery hosts pop-up shops featuring Suzusan, a textile and design brand founded by Hiro Murase. Multiple pop-up events held at the gallery.
• Art Dealers Association of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosfelt Gallery owner Todd Hosfelt elected to serve as Vice President of the Art Dealers Association Board of Directors. Active participation in ADAA Bay Area Gallery Weekend events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pace Gallery: Major international contemporary gallery with locations in NY, LA, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo. Comparable in representing established contemporary artists and participating in blue-chip fairs like Art Basel.
• Gagosian: Global blue-chip contemporary art gallery with 18+ locations. Directly comparable to Hosfelt in selling contemporary painting, sculpture, and mixed media to collectors and institutions, but operates at far greater scale and geographic reach.
• Hauser & Wirth: Global gallery representing contemporary and modern artists across painting, sculpture, installation. Comparable in international roster and museum-grade placements; vastly larger scale.
• Marian Goodman Gallery: Est blue-chip contemporary gallery with locations in NY, London, and Paris. Comparable in representing international contemporary artists and serving museum and institutional collectors.
• David Zwirner: Top-tier contemporary gallery representing blue-chip artists across painting, sculpture, and digital media. Comparable model of representing international artists for museums and private collectors; substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Fraenkel Gallery: San Francisco-based contemporary photography and art gallery founded in 1979. Most direct geographic peer with similar single-location model, ADAA membership, and Bay Area collector focus.
• Berggruen Gallery: San Francisco gallery representing 20th-century and contemporary masters. Comparable model of selling blue-chip contemporary works to West Coast collectors and major institutions.
• Jessica Silverman Gallery: Contemporary art gallery in San Francisco's SoMa district representing international emerging and mid-career artists. Closest peer in size, location, programming model, and target collector base.
• Anthony Meier Fine Arts: San Francisco gallery focusing on post-war and contemporary art with secondary-market emphasis. Comparable single-location Bay Area model serving HNWI collectors and museums.
• Catharine Clark Gallery: San Francisco SoMa gallery representing mid-career contemporary artists across new media and traditional media. Directly comparable location, scale, programming cadence, and SoMa collector base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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