What david lusk gallery does

David Lusk Gallery is a privately held fine and contemporary art gallery (David Lusk Gallery, LLC) founded in 1995 by David Lusk in Memphis, Tennessee. The gallery represents approximately 37 contemporary and fine artists with strong Southern roots, including living artists such as Red Grooms, Tim Crowder, and Briena Harmening, alongside estate inventories of historically significant figures including William Eggleston, Walker Evans, Carroll Cloar, Ted Faiers, Veda Reed, Michael Crespo, and Mary Sims. The gallery operates two physical showrooms: a headquarters location at 97 Tillman Street in Memphis and a second space at 516 Hagan Street in Nashville's Wedgewood/Houston neighborhood, both open Tuesday through Saturday.

The gallery's core operations center on artist representation, rotating exhibitions in both physical spaces, and direct sales of artworks to individual and institutional collectors. Distribution occurs through in-gallery transactions, a Shopify-powered e-commerce store on davidluskgallery.com, and participation in major art fairs including EXPO CHICAGO and the ADAA Fair. Marketing is conducted via the website, segmented email newsletters (with artist-level opt-in), Facebook pages for each location, Instagram, and earned media coverage in outlets including The New York Times, AP News, Forbes, and Artnet. The gallery also offers art consulting services for private and corporate collections as a secondary offering.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time sales of represented and estate artworks at negotiated, non-publicly-disclosed prices. The business is structured as a Tennessee LLC with 1-10 employees. In 2026 the gallery was accepted into the Art Dealers Association of America, becoming the first Tennessee gallery and the only gallery in the Southeastern United States to join the organization, marking a significant institutional milestone that expands access to national and international collector networks.

Name

david lusk gallery

Legal name

David Lusk Gallery, LLC

Website

https://davidluskgallery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

David Lusk Gallery is a privately held contemporary and fine art gallery founded in 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee, representing over 37 artists and operating physical galleries in Memphis and Nashville, supplemented by online sales and art-fair participation for collectors of Southern and estate art.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Gallery Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Fine art sales
• Artist representation
• Art exhibitions
• Art consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Artwork Sales: Primary revenue from selling contemporary and fine art to collectors. Gallery represents and sells works by contemporary artists as well as inventory from artists estates including William Eggleston, Walker Evans, and other notable Southern artists.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

David Lusk Gallery is a fine and contemporary art gallery that represents over 35 contemporary and fine artists, operates two physical exhibition spaces in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee, and sells artworks directly to collectors through gallery visits, art fairs, and an online e-commerce store. The gallery also provides art consulting services for private and corporate collections.

Product overview

David Lusk Gallery is a fine and contemporary art gallery operating two physical exhibition spaces in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee. The gallery's core offerings include representing over 37 contemporary and fine artists, hosting rotating exhibitions in its gallery spaces, and operating an e-commerce store for art sales. Supplementary offerings include a newsletter subscription service for exhibition updates and participation in prestigious art fairs such as the ADAA. The gallery was founded in 1995 and serves as the first Tennessee gallery and only gallery in the Southeastern United States to join the Art Dealers Association of America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physical Exhibition Galleries Two physical gallery spaces located in Memphis (97 Tillman Street) and Nashville (516 Hagan Street) hosting rotating exhibitions of represented artists, open Tue-Sat 10-5.
• Artist Representation Services Gallery represents 35+ contemporary and fine artists, maintaining their inventories, facilitating sales, and promoting their work through exhibitions, art fairs, and gallery representation.
• Online Art Store Shopify-powered e-commerce platform enabling art purchases, order processing, payment collection, and shipping fulfillment for artworks represented by the gallery.
• Art Consulting Services Art advisory and consulting services for private and corporate collections, leveraging gallery expertise and artist relationships to assist clients with collection building and acquisitions.

Quantifiable outcome

• First Tennessee gallery admitted to ADAA

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 July 2026David Lusk Gallery was accepted into the Art Dealers Association of America in 2026. With all other newly admitted galleries located in New York and California, David Lusk Gallery becomes the first Tennessee gallery and the only gallery in the Southeastern United States to join the organization. The ADAA is a prestigious non-profit organization representing many of the country's most influential galleries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Marianne Boesky Gallery: Marianne Boesky Gallery is a New York- and Aspen-based contemporary art gallery representing established and emerging artists. It is a directly comparable primary-market gallery operating across multiple cities with a similar artist-representation and exhibition business model.
• Tanya Bonakdar Gallery: Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is a New York- and Los Angeles-based contemporary art gallery representing international artists. It is a directly comparable primary-market gallery operating with similar artist-representation and exhibition programming.
• Kasmin Gallery: Kasmin is a New York-based gallery representing contemporary and modern artists with estate holdings. Comparable to David Lusk as a primary-market gallery leveraging both living artists and estate inventories.
• Lehmann Maupin: Lehmann Maupin is a contemporary art gallery with locations in New York, London, Seoul, and Hong Kong. Directly comparable in business model (artist representation, exhibitions, art fairs) but at broader geographic and operational scale.
• Petzel Gallery: Petzel is a New York-based contemporary art gallery representing established international artists. Comparable as a primary-market gallery with a similar curatorial and sales-led GTM model.

Broad incumbents

• Pace Gallery: Pace Gallery is a major global gallery with locations in New York, Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, and Geneva. As a large multi-city primary-market incumbent, it competes for the same blue-chip collectors and institutional clients that David Lusk Gallery courts.
• David Zwirner: David Zwirner is a leading global contemporary art gallery with galleries in New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles. It is a direct model for the gallery business David Lusk operates, but at vastly larger scale and global geographic reach.
• Christie's: Christie's is a leading global auction house and art market institution. Comparable as a price-discovery venue for the same blue-chip photographers and estate works that David Lusk Gallery represents, directly influencing primary-market valuations.
• Sotheby's: Sotheby's is a global auction house and art market incumbent. Comparable in that it transacts secondary-market sales of major artists (including Eggleston and Evans estates), shaping the price benchmarks for the inventory David Lusk Gallery sells.
• Hauser & Wirth: Hauser & Wirth is a global gallery operating across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, representing major contemporary and modern artists. Comparable to David Lusk as a primary-market gallery with estate artist representation and global art fair participation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DavidLuskGallery
• Instagraminstagram.com/davidluskgallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/david-lusk-gallery

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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