gallerist

[ gal-uh-rist ]

noun

1. the owner of an art gallery.

gallerist

/ ˈɡæləˌrɪst /

noun

1. a person who owns or runs an art gallery

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallerist¹

First recorded in 1965–70; galler(y) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

Example Sentences

However, you’ll soon see that the prices in the galleries will go up because the gallerist justifies the price increase by saying, “Hey, look at the recent auction results.”

From Freakonomics

When it comes to contemporary art, the gallerists who represent artists have to manage this potentially large gap between their market, the primary market, and the auction market or other secondary sales.

From Freakonomics

The responsibility of the gallerist is clearly to do the best he or she can for the artist he or she represents — first financially, but also in terms of reputation.

From Freakonomics

It’s our job as gallerists to get artworks of our artists into institutions.

From Freakonomics

I like to hear from gallerists why they’ve brought on an artist or what it is about an exhibition that they think is particularly important.

From Freakonomics

He went on to thank his family, his gallerist, distributor, and paid tribute to artist Ian White.

From The Daily Beast

“We think that his work is most effectively shown when you get to see it in large groups,” said gallerist James Danziger.

From The Daily Beast

“This is the first time that a gallerist has been the head of a museum, so that was controversial,” one trustee said.

From The Daily Beast

Once, at a party in the mid-1980s, I asked Gracie Mansion, the Manhattan gallerist, if she would mind divulging her given name.

From The Daily Beast

“It would be nice if there were fewer auctions.,” said the LA gallerist, Javier Peres with lethal politeness.

From The Daily Beast