What Forum Gallery Inc. does

Forum Gallery Inc. is a privately held New York City art gallery founded in 1961 by Bella Fishko, specializing in modern, postwar, and contemporary figurative art with a focus on humanism. The gallery represents more than thirty American and European artists and estates, organized across Contemporary, Estates, and Twentieth Century categories, and serves both experienced and new collectors through a personalized, relationship-driven service model. It is a founding member of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) and currently operates under Director Robert Fishko, with founder Bella Fishko having passed away in 1995. The gallery is family-led and family-owned, with no parent company, external investors, or subsidiaries indicated in the available materials.

The business operates from a Manhattan gallery location — currently in residency with DFN Projects at The Fuller Building, 41 East 57th Street, Suite 1103, through September 11, 2026 — and exhibits at major US art fairs including The Art Show (ADAA), Expo Chicago, and fairs in San Francisco, Miami, Houston, Seattle, and New York, with a prior presence at FIAC Paris. Its technology stack is built on the Artlogic gallery management and website platform; an Online Viewing Room (viewingroom.forumgallery.com) extends the physical sales floor to remote collectors. There are no AI/ML capabilities, proprietary software products, or API integrations disclosed.

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: (1) commission-based art sales of original works by represented artists and estates via exhibitions, art fairs, and the Online Viewing Room (with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed), and (2) a publications program producing exhibition catalogs, softbound and casebound monographs, and postcard sets priced between $10 and $200, with shipping fees of $3-$7 per item. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and direct, anchored by physical gallery visits, art fair exhibitions, online viewing access, and outbound collector relationships. The customer segment is horizontal — individual art collectors acquiring primary-market works — with no disclosed institutional or enterprise buyers.

Name

Forum Gallery Inc.

Legal name

Forum Gallery Inc.

Website

https://forumgallery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Founded in 1961 in New York City, Forum Gallery Inc. is a privately held, family-owned art gallery representing over 30 American and European artists and estates, specializing in modern, postwar, and contemporary figurative art sold to collectors via exhibitions, art fairs, and an Online Viewing Room.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Art Gallery Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Fine art gallery
• Figurative art dealing
• Contemporary art sales
• Exhibition curation
• Art publications

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue from selling original artworks by represented artists and estates. Sales occur through gallery exhibitions, art fairs, and online viewing room. Gallery takes commission on sold works.
2. Publications: Sale of exhibition catalogs, softbound and casebound books, and postcards related to gallery artists and exhibitions. Prices range from $10 to $200 depending on format.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Forum Gallery is a New York City art gallery that represents and exhibits modern, postwar, and contemporary American figurative art on behalf of more than 30 American and European artists and estates. It sells original artworks through its Manhattan gallery, an Online Viewing Room, and US art fairs, and it produces and sells related exhibition catalogs, books, and postcards documenting represented artists and historic exhibitions.

Product overview

Forum Gallery Inc. operates as a traditional New York City art gallery offering a single, unified service centered on representing and exhibiting American figurative art. The core offering includes the physical gallery at 41 East 57th Street (currently in residency at The Fuller Building through September 2026), an Online Viewing Room for remote collectors, a publications program producing exhibition catalogs and books, and participation in major art fairs across the United States. The gallery represents over 30 American and European artists and estates, organizing exhibitions throughout the year and publishing catalogs documenting artists' works.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forum Gallery Art Services Core gallery service: representing and exhibiting works by more than 30 American and European artists and estates, selling original modern, postwar, and contemporary figurative artworks through gallery exhibitions, art fairs, and the Online Viewing Room.
• Online Viewing Room Online platform allowing collectors to view and purchase artworks remotely, complementing the gallery's physical exhibitions.
• Gallery Publications Exhibition catalogs, softbound and casebound books, and postcard sets produced to document the gallery's represented artists and historic exhibitions, available for direct purchase.
• Art Fairs Program Physical and virtual art fair exhibitions enabling sales of represented artists' works at major US fairs including ADAA Art Show and Expo Chicago, plus regional fairs.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DFN ProjectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2026Forum Gallery is currently in residency with DFN Projects at The Fuller Building (41 East 57th Street, Suite 1103) to exhibit through September 11, 2026. This temporary arrangement allows the gallery to maintain its exhibition presence in Manhattan during this period.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Betty Cuningham Gallery: New York gallery with a roster of contemporary figurative and realist painters. Similar focus on humanistic figurative work, comparable gallery size, and overlapping artist categories.
• Hirschl & Adler Galleries: New York gallery specializing in American and European paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. Directly comparable as a Madison Avenue-area gallery with a traditional figurative and historic-art focus and similar collector clientele.
• Marlborough Gallery: Long-established New York gallery representing major estates and contemporary artists. Comparable as a multi-decade dealer with a focus on American and European figurative and modernist art, similar publication and exhibition programming.
• Spanierman Modern: New York gallery specializing in modern and contemporary American art with a figurative emphasis. Comparable specialty overlap, similar artist categories, and a Manhattan-based primary-market model.
• Acquavella Galleries: Family-owned New York gallery with a comparable focus on modern, postwar, and contemporary masters. Similar ADAA membership, multi-generational stewardship, and primary-market positioning on Madison Avenue.
• David Findlay Jr. Gallery: New York gallery with a historic focus on American art and modern masters. Comparable niche in American figurative and twentieth-century works and similar long-running primary-market operations.
• Pace Gallery: Major New York commercial gallery representing established contemporary and modern artists. Comparable as a Manhattan-based primary-market gallery with a deep artist roster, multi-generational artist estates, and participation in the same art fairs (ADAA Art Show, Expo Chicago).
• Louis K. Meisel Gallery: Long-running New York gallery with a strong focus on American Realism and Photorealism. Comparable as a Soho/Madison gallery representing established American figurative painters with a similar collector base.
• DC Moore Gallery: New York gallery representing American modern and contemporary artists with a figurative and realist emphasis. Comparable roster profile (American figurative painters and estates) and similar primary-market positioning.
• Miles McEnery Gallery: New York gallery representing contemporary artists including figurative painters. Comparable artist roster structure and primary-market sales model with similar fair participation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Forum-Gallery-203334699723623
• Instagraminstagram.com/forumgallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forum-gallery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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