Art Galleries for Emerging Artists in NYC
With New York City being one of the art capitals of the world, it’s safe to say that it stands as a place for new artists looking to make a name for themselves. NYC offers a wide variety of art galleries for emerging artists to display their work.
From commercial to nonprofit art galleries, as well as pop-up and contemporary art galleries, the Big Apple has a slice for everyone.
Our gallery in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, regularly hosts and curates free events for emerging artists and musicians.
Here are a few other galleries that showcase work from new artists.
Platforms for the Contemporary
Since opening in 2004, Krause Gallery represents emerging to established contemporary artists of local, national and international acclaim. The Krause Gallery offers innovative, original works of art in a variety of media and styles.
Art Gotham is a cutting-edge art gallery representing emerging and mid-career contemporary artists. With locations in Soho and the East Village, Art Gotham provides a platform for emerging talent and fostering a vibrant artistic community in New York City.
LATITUDE Gallery New York is a contemporary art gallery located in New York, founded in 2020 by artist, Shihui Zhou. This gallery is dedicated to showcasing cutting-edge works of art by emerging artists of the Asian diaspora.
MAMA Projects is a contemporary art gallery committed to offering visibility to cultural producers to further establish their vision within a broader, more diversified, and more accessible art community.
Multiple Mediums
The Lower East Side’s Massey Klein Gallery was established by the husband-and-wife team of Garrett Klein and Ryan Massey in 2018. The gallery dedicates itself to uplifting the careers of mid-career and emerging artists. This includes several rising American painters such as Lydia Baker, Elise Ferguson, Nick McPhail, and Bethany Czarnecki.
Gallery 23 NY is a non-profit, multi-faceted gallery group, located in the heart of New York City’s two art districts: Meatpacking and Chelsea. They’re dedicated to showcasing emerging artists, with an emphasis on neo-expressionism, street, and pop art. Their core mission is to exhibit artists who are able to convey their story and invite conversation through dynamic and revolutionary craft.
Agora Gallery was first founded in 1984, on Greene Street in Soho, by Miki Stiles. She sought to create a hub for emerging artists working in similar mediums to come together to present their work. Apart from being a gallery, they also offer framing services, art advisory services, and an event space in NYC.
The Front Room Gallery focuses on exhibiting photography, conceptual and installation based work by emerging artists, as well as mid-career ones. They emphasize on photographic images but also including sculpture or video installations.