Jack Shainman Gallery

Jack Shainman Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in New York City. The gallery was founded by Jack Shainman and his then-partner Claude Simard (1956—2014) in 1984 in Washington, D.C. The gallery has a focus on artists from Africa, East Asia, and North America.^[1]

History

In 1986, the gallery moved to New York to open a gallery in the East Village, followed by a move to Soho.^[2] From 1997, it was headquartered in the Chelsea gallery district.^[2] In 2018, the gallery opened a 2,800 m² (30,000 sq ft) exhibition space called The School in Kinderhook, New York.^[3]

In 2022, the gallery announced plans to open a 1,900 m² (20,000 sq ft) space at 108 Leonard,^[4] designed by Shainman's niece Gloria Vega Martín.^[2] The Jack Shainman Gallery soft opened at 108 Leonard in January 2024.^[5][2]

Artists

The gallery represents numerous living artists, including:

• Nina Chanel Abney^[6]
• El Anatsui^[7]
• Shimon Attie^[8]
• Radcliffe Bailey^[9]
• Yoan Capote^[10]
• Nick Cave (since 2005)^[11][4]
• Geoffrey Chadsey^[12]
• Gehard Demetz^[13]
• Pierre Dorion^[14]
• Vibha Galhotra^[15]
• Kay Hassan^[16]
• Brad Kahlhamer^[17]
• Hayv Kahraman^[18]
• Anton Kannemeyer^[19]
• Tallur L.N.^[20]
• Deborah Luster^[21]
• Kerry James Marshall^[22]
• Enrique Martinez Celaya^[23]
• Meleko Mokgosi^[24]
• Richard Mosse^[25]
• Adi Nes^[26]
• Jackie Nickerson^[27]
• Odili Donald Odita^[28]
• Toyin Ojih Odutola^[29]
• Garnett Puett^[30]
• Claudette Schreuders^[31]
• Malick Sidibé^[32]
• Rose B. Simpson (since 2021)^[33]
• Paul Anthony Smith^[34]
• Michael Snow^[35]
• Susana Solano
• Becky Suss^[36]
• Hank Willis Thomas^[37]
• Carlos Vega^[1]
• Leslie Wayne^[38]
• Lynette Yiadom-Boakye^[39][4]

In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including:

• Emanoel Araújo (since 2023)^[40]
• Barkley L. Hendricks^[41]
• Gordon Parks^[42]

The gallery has in the past worked with the following:

• Carrie Mae Weems (2008–2023)^[43][44]