Galerie Bart

What Galerie Bart does

Galerie Bart is a privately held contemporary art gallery founded in 2003, operating from Elandsgracht 16 in Amsterdam's Jordaan district with a sister organization, Expo Bart, in Nijmegen. The gallery represents 15+ multidisciplinary artists working across photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, and textile art — including Lawrence James Bailey, Nomin Zezegmaa, Marleen Sleeuwits, Henk Wildschut, and Rotteveel Vermeer. Its core offering comprises physical gallery exhibitions, curated group shows, international art fair participation (Art Rotterdam, Art Busan, Art on Paper Brussels, Enter Art Fair, Paris Photo), and an e-commerce online store for direct artwork sales. A new pop-up space in Nijmegen is scheduled to open January 23, 2026.

The business operates a relationship-driven, sales-led model, generating revenue through commissions on artwork transactions between represented artists and collectors, supplemented by sales at art fairs and pop-up exhibitions. Pricing varies materially by artist, medium, and edition, with individual works ranging from approximately €650 (smaller Toni van Tiel drawings) to €3,600+ (larger Jannemarein Renout editions). The gallery runs a small team of 1-10 employees and addresses two persona segments: private and institutional art collectors seeking curated contemporary works, and art enthusiasts interested in cultural programming. The company is owner-operated with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or M&A activity.

Technology infrastructure is built on the ArtLogic gallery management platform, which powers the website, artist profiles, exhibition archives, and online storefront; Stripe provides payment processing for the e-commerce channel. No proprietary IP, patents, AI/ML capabilities, or developer-facing APIs are referenced. Galerie Bart complies with the Dutch Gallery Fair Practice Code, a standing requirement since 2021 for publicly funded cultural sector organizations, and is recognized by the Mondriaan Fund.

Name

Galerie Bart

Legal name

Galerie Bart

Website

https://galeriebart.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Privately held contemporary art gallery founded in 2003 in Amsterdam, representing 15+ multidisciplinary artists and selling works through exhibitions, international art fairs, and an online store. Serves collectors and art enthusiasts from its Jordaan gallery and a new 2026 Nijmegen pop-up.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Art Sales and Commissions: Primary revenue from selling artworks by represented artists on a commission basis. Gallery facilitates transactions between artists and collectors, taking a percentage of each sale.
2. Art Fair Participation: Revenue generated through participation in international art fairs, where the gallery presents and sells works by its artists to a broader collector base.
3. Pop-up Exhibitions: Temporary exhibition spaces such as the pop-up in Nijmegen provide additional sales opportunities and market expansion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Galerie Bart is a contemporary art gallery that represents multidisciplinary artists working in photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, and textile art. The gallery presents curated exhibitions at its Amsterdam space and pop-up location in Nijmegen, participates in international art fairs (Art Rotterdam, Art Busan, Art on Paper Brussels, Enter Art Fair, Paris Photo), and sells artworks directly to collectors through its physical showroom and online store powered by Stripe.

Product overview

Galerie Bart operates as a contemporary art gallery with two physical locations: Galerie Bart in Amsterdam (primary) and Expo Bart in Nijmegen (secondary), plus a rotating pop-up space also in Nijmegen. The gallery represents multidisciplinary artists working across photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, and textile art. The offering includes physical gallery exhibitions, participation in international art fairs, an e-commerce store for artwork sales, and temporary pop-up exhibitions. Key represented artists include Lawrence James Bailey (textile/embroidery), Nomin Zezegmaa (multidisciplinary/Mongolian cosmogony), Marleen Sleeuwits (photography/installation), Henk Wildschut (photography), Rotteveel Vermeer (colorist duo), and others. The digital infrastructure is powered by ArtLogic, with Stripe handling online payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Galerie Bart Amsterdam Gallery A contemporary art gallery at Elandsgracht 16, Amsterdam, representing multidisciplinary artists working in photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, and textile art. Open to the public Thursday–Sunday 13:00–18:00 with additional viewings by appointment.
• Expo Bart Nijmegen Gallery A second gallery location in Nijmegen operated by the same owner, serving as a space for large-scale projects and artistic experiments distinct from the Amsterdam branch. Celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2023.
• Pop-up Galerie Bart Nijmegen A temporary pop-up gallery space in Nijmegen featuring group exhibitions of works by represented artists, expanding gallery presence in the Netherlands.
• Galerie Bart Online Store An e-commerce platform integrated into the gallery website enabling collectors to purchase artworks online, with secure payment processing via Stripe and shipping arrangements.
• SKIN Group Exhibition A curated group exhibition (May–July 2026) exploring material and surface through works by artists including Lawrence James Bailey, Nomin Zezegmaa, Willem Boel, and others, curated by Jochem Rotteveel.
• Encounter Exhibition A group exhibition at the Pop-up space in Nijmegen (April–June 2026) featuring works by Cindy Bakker, Rotteveel Vermeer, and Henk Wildschut, exploring different ways of observing and reimagining reality.
• CONSTRUCT Pop-up Exhibition A group exhibition at the Nijmegen pop-up space (January–March 2026) showcasing artworks by Femke Dekkers, Jannemarein Renout, Kuno Grommers, and Marleen Sleeuwits, exploring architectural themes.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ArtLogiccoreTechnology or IntegrationArtLogic provides the gallery's website CMS, exhibition management, and online store platform. All gallery operations including artist profiles, exhibition listings, and e-commerce are powered by ArtLogic.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe provides payment processing for the gallery's online store, enabling secure credit card transactions for art sales.
• Mondriaan FundminorOthersThe Mondriaan Fund contributes to the Dutch gallery sector. Galerie Bart complies with the Gallery Fair Practice Code, which has been a standing requirement since 2021 for cultural sector organizations supported with public funds.
• Expo BartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpo Bart in Nijmegen is a sister organization celebrating 20 years alongside Galerie Bart. Both are part of the same founder's vision for bringing contemporary art to different regions of the Netherlands.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pace Gallery: Global contemporary art gallery with multiple international locations; a benchmark incumbent in the primary-market space where Galerie Bart operates.
• Galerie Perrotin: Major international gallery with a global network of locations; competes for many of the same emerging and mid-career artists and collectors that Galerie Bart serves, but at significantly greater scale.
• Galerie Eigen+Art: Established European contemporary gallery with locations in Berlin and Leipzig, representing international emerging and mid-career artists. Comparable in fair participation and curatorial approach, but larger scale.
• Hauser & Wirth: Global primary-market gallery with broad artist roster and international art-fair presence; an aspirational incumbent for emerging-artist representation and a competitor for collector attention at fairs like Art Basel.
• David Zwirner: One of the world's largest primary-market galleries; competes for both artists and collectors at international fairs, drawing attention away from smaller primary-market peers like Galerie Bart.

Direct peers

• Lumen Travo Gallery: Amsterdam-based contemporary art gallery representing international emerging artists with a similar relationship-driven primary-market model.
• Galerie Fons Welters: Amsterdam-based contemporary art gallery representing emerging and mid-career artists, directly comparable to Galerie Bart's model, Amsterdam location, and artist-development focus.
• Annet Gelink Gallery: Amsterdam contemporary art gallery with a similar curatorial program and relationship-driven primary-market sales model. Comparable footprint and target collector base.
• Stevenson Gallery: Contemporary gallery with Amsterdam and Cape Town locations showing emerging and established international artists — directly comparable geographic and curatorial positioning.
• Galerie Ron Mandos: Dutch contemporary gallery operating between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, representing emerging international artists. Same primary-market commission model and collector base as Galerie Bart.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/galerie_bart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/galerie-bart

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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