Top 10 galleries who have discovered stars of today

This time around we will focus on galleries who have discovered the stars of today.

In this instance discovered refers to: the gallery exhibiting the artist for their first exhibition. And stars refers to artists ranked in the top 1000. 

Here, although these galleries have been selected for the number of artists they have discovered in the top ranked 1000, we are sharing the numbers of artists discovered in each ranking category. This is because a number of galleries have discovered artists in multiple categories, and who knows, the artists in the top 10,000 or 100,00 may not be the “stars” of today, but they may well be tomorrow.

Top 10 Galleries who have discovered the stars of today.
Listed in order of most discoveries in higher ranks.

Leo Castelli Gallery
New York City
Established 1957
Ranked 2 globally, 2 in United States
3 artists in top 10, 7 in top 100, 27 in top 1000, 27 in top 10,000, 3 in Top 100,000

Galerie Denise René
Paris
Established 1945
Ranked 112 globally, 14 in France
1 artist in top 10, 7 in top 100, 41 in top 1000, 41 in top 10,000, 4 in top 100,000

Galerie nächst St. Stephan – Rosemarie Schwarzwälder, Vienna Established 1954
Ranked 17 globally, 3 in Austria
8 artists in top 100, 70 in top 1,000, 200 in top 10,000, 5 in top 100,000

Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City Established 1968
Ranked 65 globally, 23 in United States
6 artists in top 100, 15 in top 1,000, 46 in top 10,000, 11 in top 100,000

The Mayor GalleryLondon
Established 1925
Ranked 88 globally, 8 in United Kingdom
3 artists in top 100, 25 in top 1,000, 40 in top 10,000, 17 in top 100,000

Lisson Gallery, London
Established 1967
Ranked 8 globally, 2 in United Kingdom
2 artists in top 100, 23 in top 1,000, 43 in top 10,000, 13 in top 100,000

The Redfern Gallery
London
Established 1923
Ranked 411 globally, 44 in United Kingdom
1 artist in top 100, 20 in top 1,000, 3 in top 10,000, 20 in top 100,000

Ronald Feldman Gallery
New York City Established 1971
Ranked 138 globally, 51 in United States
1 artist in top 100,13 in top 1,000, 70 in top 10,000, 70 in top 100,000

George Adams Gallery, New York City Established 1959
Ranked 369 globally,118 in United States
1 artist in top 100, 11 in top 1,000, 83 in top 10,000, 12 in top 100,000

303 Gallery, New York City Established 1984
Ranked 16 globally, 6 in United States
17 artists in top 1,000, 39 in top 10,000, 23 in top 100,000

When looking at the ranking of the majority of these galleries, in relation to the number of artists discovered, it is clear to see that taking risks exhibiting new artists can certainly pay off.

Have a closer look at these galleries, and browse the artists they represent, we’re sure you’ll make new discoveries of your own.

Let’s make history happen.

The Artfacts Team