Monique Meloche Gallery

What Monique Meloche Gallery does

Monique Meloche Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2000 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with a secondary office location (WXMELOCHEOFFICE). The gallery represents a curated roster of more than 30 contemporary artists, with a stated emphasis on diverse, multi-generational practices; the roster includes a MacArthur Fellow (Ebony G. Patterson) and other artists with major institutional and biennial credentials.

The gallery's core activities are artist representation, exhibitions at its Chicago location, and participation in major international art fairs including Art Basel Miami Beach and EXPO Chicago, with Aspen Art Fair added in 2026. The business model is the traditional gallery model: primary-market sales of represented artists' work on consignment, typically at a standard industry commission, supplemented by ancillary revenue from exhibition catalogues and merchandise (publications priced at $20-25). Customer segments are private collectors and museums/institutions, accessed primarily through art fairs and the gallery's website (built on the Artlogic platform).

The gallery maintains repeat institutional visibility, with multiple artists selected for the 2026 Venice Biennale main exhibition and a co-representation arrangement with Denniston Hill for Lavar Munroe's Bahamas Pavilion placement. Operations remain small (1-10 employees) and the business is privately held and founder-owned, with no public revenue disclosure or external funding events reported.

Name

Monique Meloche Gallery

Legal name

Monique Meloche Gallery Inc.

Website

https://moniquemeloche.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Monique Meloche Gallery is a Chicago-based contemporary art gallery, founded in 2000, that represents 30+ artists and sells their work through exhibitions, art fairs (Art Basel, EXPO Chicago, Aspen), and publications to private collectors and museums.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibitions
• Art fair participation
• Exhibition catalogues

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue from selling contemporary artworks by represented artists. Gallery earns commissions on sales through gallery exhibitions and art fair participation.
2. Publications: Sale of exhibition catalogues and publications produced by the gallery. Examples include Lavar Munroe: Dance With My Father Again catalogue at $25 and Lavar Munroe: Sometime Come to Someplace at $20.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Monique Meloche Gallery is a Chicago-based contemporary art gallery that represents over 30 contemporary artists, presents curated exhibitions at its physical gallery space, and participates in major international art fairs including Art Basel Miami Beach, EXPO Chicago, and Aspen Art Fair. The gallery earns revenue primarily through commissions on artwork sales and also publishes exhibition catalogues documenting its represented artists' work.

Product overview

Monique Meloche Gallery is a Chicago-based contemporary art gallery offering a unified portfolio of services centered on artist representation, curated exhibitions, and art market participation. The gallery represents a roster of contemporary artists working across diverse media including painting, sculpture, photography, video, and mixed media. Core offerings include rotating exhibition programs at the gallery space, participation in major international art fairs (Art Basel Miami Beach, EXPO Chicago, Aspen Art Fair), gallery-published exhibition catalogues, video content featuring exhibition walkthroughs and artist discussions, and an e-commerce platform for art sales. The gallery also maintains press and media relations, provides artist CV documentation, and operates an email mailing list for audience engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artist Representation
• Exhibition Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Artists represented at major international exhibitions including Venice Biennale 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Aspen Art FaircoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026Gallery participates in Aspen Art Fair at Hotel Jerome, presenting focused selections of new and recent works. 2026 presentation featured Cheryl Pope, Luke Agada, and Brendan Fernandes in Booth B14.
• La Biennale di VeneziaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Gallery artists Ebony G. Patterson, Sanford Biggers, and Maia Cruz Palileo participated in the 61st International Art Exhibition (In Minor Keys, curated by Koyo Kouoh). Artists presented work through Denniston Hill artist residency program.
• Denniston HillminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Artist-founded residency and research site in Southern Catskills. Sanford Biggers and Maia Cruz Palileo presented work through Denniston Hill at Venice Biennale 2026, extending the organization's ethos of collaboration and collective practice.
• Bahamas Ministry of TourismflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Gallery artist Lavar Munroe co-represented The Bahamas at Venice Biennale 2026 with posthumous collaboration with mentor John Beadle. The Bahamas Pavilion (In Another Man's Yard) was curated by Dr. Krista Thompson.
• EXPO ChicagocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2023Annual participation in EXPO Chicago art fair, Chicago's international exposition of contemporary and modern art. Gallery presents curated selections of artists including Luke Agada, Candida Alvarez, Sanford Biggers, and others.
• Art Basel Miami BeachcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2022Gallery participates annually in Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the world's most prestigious art fairs. Booth presentations feature gallery artists including Candida Alvarez, Sanford Biggers, Layo Bright, Antonius-Tín Bui, David Antonio Cruz, and others. Fair provides access to international collectors and museum curators.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jack Shainman Gallery: Contemporary gallery with a comparable program focused on identity, politics, and culture, representing similarly positioned mid-career artists and showing at top international fairs.
• Tina Kim Gallery: Contemporary gallery of comparable scale showing internationally recognized artists at major art fairs, with overlapping institutional sales channels and collector base.
• Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Boutique contemporary gallery with a comparably sized roster and similar focus on mid-career artists with strong museum and biennale presence.
• Kavi Gupta Gallery: Chicago-based contemporary gallery exhibiting similarly scaled programming of internationally active contemporary artists across the same fairs, with a comparable founder-led operating model.
• Lehmann Maupin: Multi-location contemporary gallery representing internationally recognized artists whose work engages identity, history, and social issues — closely overlapping curation, fair presence, and collector base.
• Mariane Ibrahim Gallery: Chicago-headquartered contemporary gallery with a comparable focus on BIPOC, diasporic, and identity-driven artists. Closest direct peer given shared city, similar program size, and overlapping curatorial lens.
• James Cohan Gallery: Mid-sized contemporary gallery showing a roster of internationally active artists at major art fairs with comparable curatorial ambition and institutional reach.

Broad incumbents

• Pace Gallery: Global incumbent contemporary gallery with overlapping artists and top-tier art-fair presence. Much larger, multi-city footprint competes directly for the same institutional and HNW collector relationships.
• David Zwirner: Major global incumbent gallery showing contemporary artists at the top international fairs. Overlaps in artist representation, collector base, and primary-sale commission model.
• Hauser & Wirth: Global incumbent contemporary gallery with multi-city galleries and broad art-fair participation. Comparable in representing established and mid-career contemporary artists for HNW and institutional buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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