14 Top Fine Art Photography Galleries in New York City

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New York fine art photography galleries (in alphabetical order)

The list below includes renowned galleries which focus primarily on photography. I have incorporated listings for galleries which typically represent established photographers, have rotating photography exhibitions, and which participate in art fairs. I have also included smaller cooperative spaces and artist-owned galleries. The gallery scene in New York is in a constant state of flux, and was already seeing huge upheavals before the pandemic. New York City is simply not an easy place for art galleries to thrive these days due to the extreme rents and operational expense. The pandemic forced many spaces to close permanently or to shift to an online-only model. Consolidation of small galleries continues and New York is well on the path to being left with only a smaller number of mega-galleries operating physical spaces.

1. Andrew Prokos Fine Art Photography

This is my own gallery space on Broadway in TriBeCa, which I opened in late 2018 after 14 years of successfully operating as an online art gallery. The gallery displayed large-scale photographs from my conceptual photography series such as Night & Day, Gehry’s Children, and Inverted. It also showed large format New York cityscapes and Western landscapes. You can see some of the fine art series on display at the gallery in the portfolios shown below. In contrast to many of the galleries listed here, I did not show work from a roster of third-party photographers. The space was exclusively used to feature my own work to the growing set of collectors and buyers passing through New York City. The gallery remained open through the end of 2020, when I finally decided to close it during the pandemic. I get many people calling asking if the space is still open, or if I plan to reopen it. I answer that question here.

368 Broadway, New York, NY 10013

Fine Art Photo Series

2. Benrubi Gallery

Dedicated to exhibiting contemporary photography, Benrubi Gallery gallery features a diverse selection of photographic works, including landscapes, portraits, and other genres. Its exhibitions showcase the talent of various artists and offer visitors the opportunity to engage with different perspectives and styles within the medium. The gallery currently has the photographers Jeffrey Millstein, Gillian Laub, Simon Norfolk, Paolo Pellegrin and others.

529 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011

3. Bruce Silverstein Gallery

Located in New York’s West Chelsea art district and established in 2001, Bruce Silverstein Gallery represents an international roster of contemporary artists alongside influential established figures. Specializing in modern and contemporary photography, the gallery is committed to discovering, examining, and contextualizing artworks by both modern masters and innovative artists of today. Among its roster of artists are Todd Hido, Michael Wolf, Joel-Peter Witkin, and William Eggleston.

529 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011

4. Clamp Art

Located in central Chelsea, Clamp Art has a primary focus on contemporary photography across a wide swath of genres from architecture to nudes. LGBTQ artists and photographers feature prominently in Clamp Art’s lineup. Among the gallery’s roster of artists are Mark Yankus, Michael Massaia, Jill Greenberg, Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber.

247 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001

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5. Danziger Gallery

Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and founded in 1989, Danziger Gallery has established itself as one of the leading photography venues in the world, known for the diversity of its programming and its representation of established photographers and new discoveries. The gallery represents leading photographers such as Karen Knorr, Corinne Vionet, and Aren Svenson.

952 5th Ave #2C, New York, NY 10075

6. Edwyn Houk Gallery

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7. Laurence Miller Gallery

Located in Manhattan’s East Village and first opened in 1984, Laurence Miller Gallery specializes in American photography since 1940 and international contemporary photography-based art. Laurence Miller has over forty years experience in the fine art photography market, not only as a gallerist and curator, but also as an active collector.

9 E 8th St, New York, NY 10001

8. Lik Gallery

Lik Gallery is another example of an artist-owned gallery, or in this case a chain of galleries. The Lik model of retail galleries are all located in high-foot-traffic urban shopping districts where affluent tourists part with considerable sums for Lik’s ‘limited editions’ of 900+ prints. The New York city gallery was located on West Broadway for many years in a large and well-appointed space. That space has now closed, which calls into question whether Lik’s model of selling artwork in affluent shopping districts frequented by tourists will continue to work outside of the Las Vegas casino environment where many of his galleries are currently located.

419 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012 – Location Permanently Closed

9. LUMAS

LUMAS started as an online gallery in the early 2000’s and then moved to open their first physical gallery spaces in Germany, and later in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. The company’s stated goal is to provide reasonably priced limited edition prints to new collectors. You can find a range of interesting work by mostly European photographers here.

474 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012

Fine Art Photo Series

10. Robert Mann Gallery

Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Robert Mann Gallery is dedicated to showcasing photography from both established and emerging artists. Since its founding, the gallery has been committed to presenting a diverse range of photographic works, spanning various genres and styles. Among the artists represented by the gallery are Michael Kenna, Michiko Kon, Murray Fredericks and Jeff Brouws.

14 E 80th St Penthouse, New York, NY

11. Soho Photo Gallery

Soho Photo Gallery, despite the gallery’s name, is not located in Soho at all, but in the adjacent neighborhood of TriBeCa. The gallery was founded in 1971 by photographers from the New York Times. As an artist run gallery, Soho Photo is more a photography community than a commercial gallery per se. Photographers can submit portfolios to apply for membership, and the organization offers lectures, dark room rentals, and seven rotating exhibitions by member photographers per month. The gallery also holds annual and member competitions which are quite popular in New York and nationally.

15 White St, New York, NY 10013

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12. Staley-Wise Gallery

Staley-Wise Gallery, in Manhattan’s SoHo art district, was founded in 1981. The gallery’s focus is fashion photography by renowned contemporary photographers. Staley-Wise was well ahead of the curve in the fashion-photography-as-art trend which is so pervasive in the fine art photography market now. You won’t see a lot of cutting edge new work here, but if classic portraiture and elegant fashion photography by masters such as Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Horst, Helmut Newton, Deborah Turbeville, and Ellen von Unwerth, are your thing you’ll find them all here.

100 Crosby St #305, New York, NY 10012

13. Yancey Richardson Gallery

First established in 1995, Yancey Richardson Gallery represents a diverse array of artists working across photography, film, and lens-based media. Its current program features a blend of emerging talents and critically acclaimed mid-career artists, including John Divola, Mitch Epstein, Zanele Muholi, Mickalene Thomas, and one of my favorite photographers, Andrew Moore.

525 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011

14. Yossi Milo Gallery

Located in Chelsea, NYC, Yossi Milo Gallery was established in 2000. The gallery states that it is committed to seeking out and representing artists worldwide. Initially renowned as a leading photography gallery, Yossi Milo has since broadened its scope, embracing artists working across various media. With a rich history of showcasing both influential and groundbreaking photographers, the gallery has expanded its program in recent years to cultivate a diverse roster of talent such as the architectural photographers Marcus Brunetti and Ezra Stoller.

45 10th Ave, New York, NY 10001

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