JD Malat Gallery

What JD Malat Gallery does

JD Malat Gallery is a privately held contemporary art gallery founded in 2018 by Jean-David Malat, a Paris-born art dealer and curator trained at Sotheby's with over 20 years of industry experience. Registered in England and Wales as JD Malat Gallery Limited (company number 10985932), the gallery specializes in painting, sculpture, and mixed media, representing 20 international contemporary artists and operating from a flagship at 30 Davies Street in Mayfair, London (opened June 2018) and a second location at Act 2 Tower on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd in Downtown Dubai (opened January 2025). The gallery runs curated solo and group exhibitions, an artist representation program that has reportedly launched more than a dozen formerly unknown talents to the international art scene, and an online viewing room and e-commerce store built on the Artlogic platform with Stripe payment processing for artwork and publication sales.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through one-off artwork sales, executed through three principal channels: in-gallery private viewings in London and Dubai, participation in 7+ international art fairs annually (including Art Dubai, Abu Dhabi Art, ZONAMACO, Contemporary Istanbul, EXPO Chicago, Untitled Miami Beach, and artmonte-carlo), and an online store. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, varying by artist, medium, size, and market positioning. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, anchored by the founder's industry network and a press profile spanning Telegraph, BBC, CNN, Artnet, and GQ.

The customer base comprises private collectors and art enthusiasts as the primary segment, with museums, foundations, and corporate art programs as a secondary institutional segment. Marketing is distributed across organic social (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X), a mailing list, earned media coverage, and art fair presence. The company has no disclosed external funding, no subsidiaries, no patents or trademarks on record, and operates as a founder-owned private limited company with a small leadership team of Jean-David Malat (Founder) and Victoria Aboucaya (Gallery Director).

Name

JD Malat Gallery

Legal name

JD Malat Gallery Limited

Website

https://jdmalat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JD Malat Gallery is a London Mayfair- and Dubai-based contemporary art gallery, founded in 2018 by Jean-David Malat, representing 20 international artists through physical exhibitions, international art fairs, and online sales.

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
• Art exhibition curation
• Artist representation
• International art fairs
• Artwork sales

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: The gallery generates revenue through the sale of contemporary artworks including paintings, sculptures, and mixed media pieces by represented and featured artists. Sales occur through gallery exhibitions, private sales, and art fair participations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

JD Malat Gallery is a contemporary art gallery with physical spaces in Mayfair, London and Downtown Dubai, representing 20 international artists working in painting and sculpture. The gallery curates solo and group exhibitions, participates in international art fairs (Art Dubai, Abu Dhabi Art, ZONAMACO, etc.), and sells artworks through private viewings and an online store powered by Stripe.

Product overview

JD Malat Gallery is a London and Dubai-based contemporary art gallery founded in 2018, specializing in painting and sculpture. The gallery operates a unified platform comprising physical exhibition spaces in Mayfair, London and Downtown, Dubai, an online viewing room, and an e-commerce store. It represents 20 international artists and maintains an active presence at global art fairs. The core offering consists of curated exhibitions (both solo and group shows), artist representation with career development support, international art fair participation, and an online store for publications and artworks. Additional services include artist submission portals and a mailing list for audience engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gallery Exhibitions Curated group and solo exhibitions featuring contemporary art by represented and invited artists, spanning abstraction, figuration, sculpture, and conceptual painting, held at the London Mayfair and Dubai Downtown gallery spaces.
• Artist Representation Ongoing representation of 20 international contemporary artists, providing exhibition opportunities, career development, curatorial support, and international platform access through both gallery locations and global art fairs.
• Art Store E-commerce platform for purchasing contemporary artworks and exhibition publications, powered by Stripe payment processing with global shipping capability.
• Viewing Room Online viewing platform allowing remote exploration of the gallery's collections and available artworks by represented artists.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gallery has discovered, promoted, and established over a dozen formerly unknown talents to the international art scene

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hauser & Wirth: Global mega-gallery with London (Piccadilly) and international locations, representing both established and emerging contemporary artists. Comparable to JD Malat on contemporary art representation, Mayfair/London presence, international art fair circuit, and artist development focus, though materially larger in scale and resources.
• Marian Goodman Gallery: Established contemporary art gallery with London (Albemarle Street, Mayfair) and global locations, representing internationally recognized artists. Highly comparable to JD Malat on Mayfair presence, contemporary art representation model, international art fair participation, and curatorial approach, though with a more established blue-chip roster.
• Pace Gallery: Major international contemporary art gallery with galleries in London and globally, representing blue-chip and emerging artists. Comparable to JD Malat in contemporary art focus, multi-location footprint, and global art fair participation, but at significantly larger scale with deeper artist rosters.
• Perrotin: International contemporary art gallery with a London gallery and global locations, representing established and emerging artists. Comparable to JD Malat in contemporary art representation, London-based flagship operations, art fair participation, and emerging-artist development focus.
• David Zwirner: Leading contemporary art gallery with London presence and global footprint, representing major contemporary artists. Comparable to JD Malat in primary contemporary art sales model and London gallery operations, though vastly larger in roster size and market position.
• Saatchi Gallery: London-based contemporary art institution in Chelsea focused on promoting emerging and international contemporary artists. Comparable to JD Malat in championing contemporary and emerging artists in the London market, curatorial-led exhibition programming, and international press recognition, though operating as a nonprofit institution rather than a commercial gallery.
• Gagosian: World's largest contemporary art gallery with a flagship in London (Britannia Street) and an unparalleled global network. Comparable to JD Malat in London gallery operations, contemporary art primary sales, and international art fair participation, though vastly larger in scale, artist roster, and resources.
• White Cube: One of the world's largest contemporary art galleries with a flagship in Mayfair, London, and a global network of locations. Directly comparable to JD Malat's Mayfair base, artist representation model, and international art fair participation, though operating at much greater scale and with a far larger artist roster.

Direct peers

• Almine Rech Gallery: International contemporary art gallery with a London (Grosvenor Hill, Mayfair) location and global presence, representing contemporary and emerging artists. Directly comparable to JD Malat in Mayfair gallery operations, contemporary artist representation model, international art fair participation, and curatorial focus on emerging to mid-career artists.
• Lehmann Maupin: Contemporary art gallery with London (Cromwell Place) and international locations representing a curated roster of contemporary artists. Directly comparable to JD Malat in mid-size contemporary representation, Mayfair-adjacent London base, international art fair participation, and emerging/established artist mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/JDMalat
• YouTubeyoutube.com/JDMalatGallery
• Facebookfacebook.com/JDMalatGallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jd-malat-gallery
• Instagraminstagram.com/jdmalatgallery

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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