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 in 1984 in Washington, D.C. The gallery has a focus on artists from Africa, East Asia, and North America.
History
In 1986, the gallery moved to New York to open a gallery in the East Village, followed by a move to Soho. From 1997, it was headquartered in the Chelsea gallery district. In 2014, the gallery opened a exhibition space called The School in Kinderhook, New York.In 2022, the gallery announced plans to open a space, designed by Shainman's niece Gloria Vega Martín, in the historic Clock Tower Building at 108 Leonard. The space soft opened at with a solo exhibition by Richard Mosse in January 2024, and officially opened as the gallery's flagship location in January 2025 with an inaugural solo exhibition by Nick Cave.
Artists
The gallery represents numerous living artists, including:- Nina Chanel Abney
- El Anatsui
- Shimon Attie
- Radcliffe Bailey
- Diedrick Brackens
- Yoan Capote
- Nick Cave
- Geoffrey Chadsey
- Gehard Demetz
- Pierre Dorion
- Hayv Kahraman
- Anton Kannemeyer
- Jesse Krimes
- Deborah Luster
- Kerry James Marshall
- Meleko Mokgosi
- Richard Mosse
- Adi Nes
- Jackie Nickerson
- Toyin Ojih Odutola
- Garnett Puett
- Claudette Schreuders
- Malick Sidibé
- Rose B. Simpson
- Paul Anthony Smith
- Becky Suss
- Hank Willis Thomas
- Carlos Vega
- Leslie Wayne
- Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
The gallery has in the past worked with the following:
- Enrique Martinez Celaya
- Vibha Galhotra
- Kay Hassan
- Brad Kahlhamer
- Tallur L.N.
- Odili Donald Odita
- Susana Solano
- Carrie Mae Weems