Directories for Current Commercial Galleries
Commerical art galleries are private enterprises engaged in the sale of art, although they may occasionally display a temporary exhibition of art borrowed from elsewhere.
"Annual Guide: Sourcebook to the Art World." The August issue of the journal Art in America includes an extensive listing of galleries, museum & artists in the U.S. organized geographically.
Art Dealers Association of America. Founded in 1962, ADAA is a non-profit membership organization with 170 galleries in 25 U.S. cities. The member directory can be searched by name, by location, or by speciality.
ARTINFO. Offers news, listings for exhibitions, events, galleries and museums around the world, artist profiles and more. Searchable by names, keywords or geographically by country, city or province. Includes a Gallery Guide.
Internationales Kunst-Adressbuch = International Directory of Arts = Annuaire International des Beaux-Arts. 1952-. KU no longer has a standing order for this publication but the 2007 issues are available in the reference area of the Art & Architecture Library and the earlier volumes are in the stacks.
History of Galleries
International Art Galleries: Post-war to Post-millennium by Koln: DuMont; New York: Distributed in the US through D.A.P., c2005. Over 75 profiles of galleries from around the world and portraits of their key players arranged by decade.- The Art Dealers: the Powers Behind the Scene tell How the Art World Really Works byNew York: C.N. Potter; Distributed by Crown, c1984. Interviews with 32 leading art dealers.
Off the Canvas: a Documentary Profiling 9 Maverick New York Women Art Dealers (DVD)
Reveals how and when these women began discovering artists, curating shows and finding collectors who would ultimately support their visions.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Gallerists but were Afraid to Ask by New York: DAP, 2010. Interviews with personnel from 51 galleries eliciting their views on the complexities of art culture worldwide.
Regional Galleries
This list is not intended to be comprehensive nor does it represent an endorsement by the KU Libraries.
Blue Gallery, 118 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108, 816-527-0823
Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence, KS 66044, 785-304-4005
Grand Arts, 1819 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108, 816 421 6887
Leopold Gallery, 324 West 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64113, 816-333-3111
Phoenix Gallery, 825 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS 66044, 785-843-0080.
Sherry-Leedy Gallery, 2004 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, MOi 64108, 816-221-2626
Strecker-Nelson Gallery, 406 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502, 785-537-2009
Weinberger Fine Art, 1800 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO 64108, 913-940-0104