Rising Galleries
The newbies. The up-starters. Maybe even the up-setters. Witness experimentation, disruption, and the future of art on the horizon.
Last updated Feb 8, 202614 venues
These are the spaces where the rulebooks aren’t just being abandoned, they’re being rewritten.
Discover emerging artists on everyone’s lips. The art comes with strong points of view and has plenty to say about the world around us. When you’re in these places, there’s a strong feeling that there’s nowhere else to be but right here, right now, and that is their gift.
GalleryEast Village
MARCH
East Village vibes meet Southern warmth inside this double-wide storefront on Avenue A, where you can expect a mix of NYC up-and-comers and artists exploring Black craftsmanship.
62–64 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009
GalleryEast Village
Half Gallery
This glass-walled gallery shows realist work in which desire and fantasy simmer on the surface.
235 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
GalleryLower East Side
Hannah Traore
Artists of color break things open in a curved, cream-walled gallery on Orchard Street.
150 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLittle Italy
Company Gallery
Feminist, queer, theatrical art in a graffiti-covered gallery with a basement speakeasy.
145 Elizabeth Street
New York, NY 10012
GalleryLittle Italy
Derosia
Self-aware, socially-motivated painting about culture, media, and the moment we’re living in.
197 Grand Street, 2W
New York, NY 10013
GalleryLower East Side
gratin
Walking into gratin is like entering a party lit up by the promise of the night.
291 Grand Street, 2nd Floor
New York, New York, NY 10001
GalleryChinatown
Ulrik
Take the pulse of the new New York scene at this spacious, sunny second-floor gallery overlooking Canal Street, where artistic careers are launched and revitalized.
175 Canal Street, Floor 3
New York, NY 10013
GalleryLower East Side
Entrance
The spirit of the zine and maker culture collide in this DIY gallery on Ludlow Street.
48 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Blade Study
Where artists ask the same questions humans have always asked, just asked through memes, code, and group chats.
17 Pike Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryChinatown
Management
Otherworldly, metaphysical works blur the boundaries between mysticism and philosophy on the fourth floor of a Chinatown office building.
39 East Broadway, Suite 404
New York, NY 10002
These are the spaces where the rulebooks aren’t just being abandoned, they’re being rewritten.
Discover emerging artists on everyone’s lips. The art comes with strong points of view and has plenty to say about the world around us. When you’re in these places, there’s a strong feeling that there’s nowhere else to be but right here, right now, and that is their gift.
GalleryEast Village
MARCH
East Village vibes meet Southern warmth inside this double-wide storefront on Avenue A, where you can expect a mix of NYC up-and-comers and artists exploring Black craftsmanship.
62–64 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009
GalleryEast Village
Half Gallery
This glass-walled gallery shows realist work in which desire and fantasy simmer on the surface.
235 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
GalleryLower East Side
Hannah Traore
Artists of color break things open in a curved, cream-walled gallery on Orchard Street.
150 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLittle Italy
Company Gallery
Feminist, queer, theatrical art in a graffiti-covered gallery with a basement speakeasy.
145 Elizabeth Street
New York, NY 10012
GalleryLittle Italy
Derosia
Self-aware, socially-motivated painting about culture, media, and the moment we’re living in.
197 Grand Street, 2W
New York, NY 10013
GalleryLower East Side
gratin
Walking into gratin is like entering a party lit up by the promise of the night.
291 Grand Street, 2nd Floor
New York, New York, NY 10001
GalleryChinatown
Ulrik
Take the pulse of the new New York scene at this spacious, sunny second-floor gallery overlooking Canal Street, where artistic careers are launched and revitalized.
175 Canal Street, Floor 3
New York, NY 10013
GalleryLower East Side
Entrance
The spirit of the zine and maker culture collide in this DIY gallery on Ludlow Street.
48 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Blade Study
Where artists ask the same questions humans have always asked, just asked through memes, code, and group chats.
17 Pike Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryChinatown
Management
Otherworldly, metaphysical works blur the boundaries between mysticism and philosophy on the fourth floor of a Chinatown office building.
39 East Broadway, Suite 404
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Elliott Templeton Fine Arts
The highly aesthetic art in this gallery, named after a fictional post-WWI art dealer, can be summed up in one word: romantic.
105 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
King's Leap
A rising generation of artists whose shared Tumblr and techno experiences splinter into dystopian visions, futuristic dreams, and meta commentaries on 21st-century life.
105 Henry Street Street, Store 5
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Foreign & Domestic
Process is worshipped in this basement gallery, which champions younger local and international artists.
24 Rutgers Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryChinatown
Long Story Short
Two neighboring storefronts make up this big-hearted gallery where locals gather on the benches outside and rising artists explore imagined realms inside.
52 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002