New York City remains one of the most consequential centres for the commercial art market, home to an estimated 1,500 galleries spread across Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The city's gallery landscape ranges from the global mega-galleries headquartered in Chelsea to smaller, often appointment-only spaces in Tribeca, the Lower East Side, and the Upper East Side. After three years of market contraction that had prompted closures across all tiers, November 2025 marked a turning point: the marquee auction week at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips generated approximately $2.2 billion in combined sales — a 69 percent increase on the equivalent period in 2024 — and that confidence carried into the gallery sector heading into 2026.The following is a detailed overview of the principal private galleries currently operating in New York, their locations, and their forthcoming exhibition programmes.
Chelsea
Chelsea, concentrated primarily between West 18th and West 28th Streets and 10th and 11th Avenues, houses the greatest density of commercially significant galleries in the city. The neighbourhood's development as a gallery district began in earnest in the 1990s, when rising rents drove galleries from SoHo into the former industrial warehouses of the far west side.
Gagosian
Gagosian operates multiple New York locations and is widely regarded as the largest commercial gallery operation in the world by footprint. Its primary Chelsea premises are at 555 West 24th Street and 541 West 24th Street, with a further uptown space at 980 Madison Avenue. Founded by Larry Gagosian, the gallery represents artists including Jeff Koons, Anselm Kiefer, Cy Twombly, Cindy Sherman, and Richard Prince, among many others, and is reported to generate annual sales in excess of $1 billion.
In 2025, the Chelsea locations mounted solo presentations including Jeff Koons's Porcelain Series (November 2025–February 2026) and Richard Prince's Folk Songs. The 980 Madison Avenue space opened Anselm Kiefer's The Woman Alchemists in February 2026, running until September 27, 2026 — a substantial survey occupying the gallery's Upper East Side premises across much of the year. Frieze New York 2026 (May 13–17, The Shed) will see Gagosian among the confirmed returning exhibitors.
Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth operates out of its principal New York location on Wooster Street in SoHo as well as its Chelsea presence, and is one of the four gallery groups routinely described as mega-dealers. The gallery is led by Iwan and Manuela Wirth and Marc Payot and represents artists including Louise Bourgeois, George Condo, Philip Guston, Avery Singer, Christina Quarles, and George Rouy, among others. It has 18 locations globally.
In New York, the gallery presented Ambera Wellmann's Darkling at the Wooster Street space in autumn 2025. For 2026, Hauser & Wirth is presenting Qiu Xiaofei's The Theater of Wither and Thrive at its 22nd Street location, running from February 12 to April 18, 2026. The gallery will also participate in Frieze New York 2026. George Rouy, signed to the gallery in 2024 at the age of 30, represents the broader trend of mega-galleries taking on artists at earlier career stages than has historically been the norm.
David Zwirner
David Zwirner operates three New York premises — at 519 West 19th Street, 525 and 533 West 20th Street, and 34 East 69th Street — alongside international locations in Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Hong Kong. The gallery represents over 80 artists and estates, including Yayoi Kusama, Kerry James Marshall, Marlene Dumas, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, and the estate of Dan Flavin, among others.
Its 2026 New York programme has been particularly active. William Eggleston: The Last Dyes ran at the 19th Street space from January 15 to March 7, 2026, presenting what the gallery describes as the final prints produced from Eggleston's archive using the dye-transfer process, a richly saturated and now discontinued analogue technique. The 20th Street location simultaneously hosted Breakthrough: Prints from ULAE and Dan Flavin: Grids (both January 15–February 21, 2026). The uptown 69th Street space presented Elisheva Biernoff's Elsewhere (January 8–February 28, 2026).
In terms of market activity, the gallery's signing of New York-based painter Sasha Gordon (born 1998) in September 2024 generated significant attention. Shortly after the announcement, two of Gordon's paintings sold at Christie's New York in November 2024 for $119,700 and $214,200 respectively, well above their estimates. Gordon's first Zwirner solo exhibition, Haze, opened at the 19th Street space in autumn 2025. The gallery also represented Michael Armitage jointly with White Cube; Armitage's Mpeketoni (2015) sold for $2.37 million at Sotheby's in May 2025, setting a new auction record for the artist, coinciding with the opening of his solo exhibition Crucible at Zwirner's New York flagship.
Pace Gallery
Pace Gallery is headquartered in Chelsea at 540 West 25th Street, with additional New York space at 32 East 57th Street, and operates eight locations globally. The gallery is led by Marc Glimcher and currently represents approximately 110 artists and estates — the largest roster of the four mega-dealers — including Alexander Calder, Agnes Martin, and younger figures such as Pam Evelyn, who joined Pace in 2023 at the age of 27.
In early 2026, the 25th Street Chelsea location hosted Wang Guangle's Delayed Gravity and a solo show by Gideon Appah (both January 16–February 28, 2026), followed by Robert Nava's Supercharger, which opened in Tokyo in February. The Pace Prints space in Chelsea showed Chuck Close and Pulp (February 12–March 14, 2026). Pace will be among the confirmed exhibitors at Frieze New York 2026.
At Art Basel 2025, Pace presented an ambitious booth with a large Joan Mitchell from 1957–58, alongside late Picassos priced at above $30 million, reflecting the gallery's continuing focus on maintaining positions in the historic modernist market alongside its contemporary programme.
Paula Cooper Gallery
Paula Cooper Gallery, founded in 1968 and one of the oldest continuously operating galleries in Chelsea, is situated at 521 West 21st Street, with a second space at 465 West 23rd Street. The gallery has long been associated with rigorous conceptual and minimal art and represents artists including Tauba Auerbach, Carl Andre, and estates including that of Donald Judd.
In 2026, the gallery opened Bruce Conner: THREE SCREEN RAY (January 8–February 21, 2026) and Sol LeWitt: Works from the 1960s (January 15–February 28, 2026) — the latter a welcome historical presentation at a moment when the market has shown renewed appetite for blue-chip secondary-market material. Paula Cooper will participate in Frieze New York 2026.
https://www.paulacoopergallery.com
Lehmann Maupin
Lehmann Maupin operates from 501 West 24th Street in Chelsea and has long championed international artists who were underrepresented in the New York gallery system. The gallery's 2026 programme opened with a solo exhibition by Billy Childish (January 8–February 28, 2026), the British artist whose distinctive hand-painted work has attracted sustained collector interest in recent years.
Matthew Marks Gallery
Matthew Marks, located at 523 and 526 West 22nd Street in Chelsea, is consistently cited by advisors as a model of thoughtful, sustainable artist representation. The gallery works with a relatively contained roster and has historically built careers over extended periods rather than seeking rapid market escalation.
Gladstone Gallery
Gladstone Gallery operates from 515 West 24th Street in Chelsea (and a second location at 130 West 21st Street) and represents artists including Rosemarie Trockel, Bjorn Dahlem, and Richard Artschwager's estate. The gallery is known for its consistently considered programme and its international scope.
https://www.gladstonegallery.com
Marianne Boesky Gallery
Marianne Boesky Gallery, at 507 West 24th Street in Chelsea, presented Between Matter & Illumination, a group exhibition including work by Alexander Tovborg, from January 15 to February 28, 2026. The gallery has a strong programme of painting and sculpture by both mid-career and emerging artists.
https://www.marianneboeskygallery.com
Luhring Augustine
Luhring Augustine operates from 531 West 24th Street and represents artists including Rachel Whiteread, Christopher Wool, and Paul McCarthy. The gallery has operated continuously in Chelsea since the district's formation and maintains a focused programme across painting, sculpture, and video.
https://www.luhringaugustine.com
Galerie Lelong & Co.
Galerie Lelong occupies 528 West 26th Street in Chelsea and represents an international roster with a particular strength in artists from Latin America and Spain. The gallery has New York and Paris locations. For 2026, the New York space is presenting Ursula von Rydingsvard's solo exhibition (February 19–March 28, 2026), showing the Polish-American sculptor's large-scale cedar works — substantial pieces that the gallery describes as being in dialogue with civilisation and belief.
P·P·O·W
P·P·O·W, at 535 West 22nd Street, is a longstanding Chelsea gallery with a particular focus on artists whose work engages with social and political themes. The gallery represents artists including Martin Wong and David Wojnarowicz's estate and has maintained a consistent programme of politically engaged art across its history.
Miles McEnery Gallery
Miles McEnery Gallery, located at 515 West 22nd Street in Chelsea, presented Jim Isermann's solo exhibition (February 19–March 28, 2026) in 2026. The gallery works across painting, sculpture, and works on paper, with a focus on American artists.
David Kordansky Gallery
David Kordansky Gallery, primarily based in Los Angeles, operates a New York space in Chelsea and presented Odili Donald Odita's Shadowland from January 15 to February 28, 2026. The gallery represents a strong roster of painters and has expanded its New York presence significantly in recent years.
https://www.davidkordanskygallery.com
Berry Campbell Gallery
Berry Campbell, at 530 West 24th Street, presented West Coast Women of Abstract Expressionism, including work by Sonia Gechtoff, from January 8 to February 7, 2026. The gallery focuses on postwar American abstraction, including artists whose reputations are still being reassessed.
Hollis Taggart
Hollis Taggart, at 521 West 26th Street, opened Expanded Fields in January 2026, including works by Hans Hofmann. The gallery is focused primarily on twentieth-century American art and has a secondary location in Connecticut.
Tribeca and Downtown
Marian Goodman Gallery
Marian Goodman Gallery, which has operated since 1977, is located at 24 West 57th Street in Midtown and represents an internationally significant roster including Gerhard Richter, William Kentridge, Steve McQueen, and Tacita Dean. The gallery opened Jongsuk Yoon: Azalea Spring (February 6–March 21, 2026) at its New York space.
James Cohan
James Cohan Gallery occupies 291 Grand Street in Tribeca and will participate in Frieze New York 2026. The gallery represents artists including Kehinde Wiley, Gordon Matta-Clark's estate, and a range of contemporary international artists.
Anat Ebgi
Anat Ebgi, which has galleries in Los Angeles and New York (52 Walker Street, Tribeca), presented Gloria Klein: Crisis Management (January 9–February 28, 2026). The gallery represents younger painters and has gained a reputation for discovering artists before wider market recognition.
Upper East Side and Midtown
Acquavella Galleries
Acquavella Galleries has operated from 18 East 79th Street on the Upper East Side since 1921 and specialises in Impressionist, modern, and post-war art. The gallery is among the dealers who organised a presentation of Jean-Michel Basquiat at the inaugural Art Basel Qatar in early 2026. Acquavella has historically worked with major private collections on both primary and secondary market transactions and does not maintain a publicly listed exhibition schedule of the kind found at younger, more programme-driven galleries.
https://www.acquavellagalleries.com
Lévy Gorvy Dayan
Lévy Gorvy Dayan, formed through a merger of several established dealerships, operates from 909 Madison Avenue and focuses on blue-chip modern and contemporary art. The gallery represents and deals in work by artists including Jean Dubuffet and works from significant private collections.
https://www.levygoryydayan.com
Mnuchin Gallery
Mnuchin Gallery, at 45 East 78th Street, specialises in twentieth-century and contemporary American art and regularly organises historically significant thematic exhibitions, often drawing on institutional loans.
https://www.mnuchingallery.com
Salon 94
Salon 94 operates two New York spaces — at 3 East 89th Street and at Freeman Alley, 1 Freeman Alley, Lower East Side — and has a programme concentrated on contemporary painting and photography. In early 2026, the 89th Street space hosted Falling Into Place and a group show including Mantua Nangala and Yukultji Napangati (both January 13–February 21, 2026).
Lower East Side and Elsewhere
Karma
Karma, with locations in the Lower East Side (188 East 2nd Street and 22 East 2nd Street) and Chelsea, presented several concurrent exhibitions in February and March 2026: Peter Bradley: Ten Sculptures (February 20–March 14, 2026) at 188 East 2nd Street; Kate Hargrave: MILK TEETH (February 20–March 28, 2026) at 22 East 2nd Street; and Dike Blair (February 19–March 28, 2026) at the Chelsea space. The gallery has developed a reputation for working with both well-established and lesser-known artists, often pairing them in unexpected combinations.
Eli Klein Gallery
Eli Klein Gallery, focused on Chinese contemporary art, is presenting Andrius Alvarez-Backus: I Want to Know, I Need to Know (February 21–May 9, 2026). The gallery operates from 398 West Street in the West Village and is one of a small number of New York galleries with a sustained focus on Asian contemporary art.
https://www.elikleinfineart.com
Perrotin
Perrotin operates from 130 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side and from 909 Madison Avenue, with an international network of locations. The gallery represents artists including Jean-Michel Othoniel, Takashi Murakami, and Daniel Arsham. It will participate in Frieze New York 2026.
Market Context
The broader context for New York's gallery sector in early 2026 is one of cautious recovery. After a contraction that began in 2023 and lasted well over two years — longer than the post-2008 slowdown — the November 2025 New York auction week provided a significant confidence boost, with single-owner collection sales accounting for $962 million of the $2.23 billion total, up 132 percent year-on-year according to data compiled by Pi-eX. Sotheby's annual sales reached $7 billion in 2025, up 17 percent on 2024; Christie's reported $6.2 billion, up 6 percent.
Within the commercial gallery system, one of the more discussed structural shifts of recent years has been the movement of mega-galleries toward signing artists at increasingly early career stages. Auction results have tended to follow quickly: when David Zwirner announced representation of Sasha Gordon in September 2024, her work appeared at Christie's November auctions within weeks, achieving prices of $119,700 and $214,200. The pattern has raised questions among advisors and smaller dealers about whether rapid price escalation benefits artists' long-term careers, and whether collectors who built early relationships with such artists are subsequently frozen out by mega-gallery access protocols. At the same time, total auction sales in the ultra-contemporary category fell by 37.9 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Artnet's intelligence reporting, suggesting the speculative frenzy of previous years has cooled meaningfully.
The Frieze New York art fair, returning to The Shed at Hudson Yards for its fourteenth edition (May 13–17, 2026), will feature 67 galleries representing 26 countries, with all four mega-dealers confirmed alongside a substantial contingent of mid-size New York galleries including 303 Gallery, James Cohan, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, and Canada, among others.
Addresses, exhibition dates, and market data are current as of February 2026. Gallery programmes are subject to change; readers are encouraged to consult each gallery's website directly for the most current scheduling information.