Rising Galleries
Witness experimentation, disruption, and the emerging artists on everyone’s lips.
Last updated Jul 10, 2026
The newbies. The up-starters. Maybe even the up-setters.
These are the spaces where the rulebooks are being abandoned and rewritten. The art comes with strong points of view and has plenty to say about the moment we’re in. There’s usually a strong feeling that you’ve caught something the second it’s happening — and that there’s nowhere else to be but right here, right now.
Rising Galleries
13 Venues
ArtNoHo
PALO Gallery
Art’s romantic past and topical present merge emphatically in art that is at once socially relevant and inextricably tied to art's history.
21 East 3rd Street
New York, NY 10012
ArtEast 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
ArtLittle 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
ArtLower 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
ArtChinatown
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
ArtLower 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
ArtLower East Side
www.willshott
Downtown artists, hip-hop gleam, and a jewelry studio in the back equals www.willshott.
17 Pike Street
New York, NY 10002
ArtLower 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
ArtChinatown
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
ArtLower 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, Store 5
New York, NY 10002
The newbies. The up-starters. Maybe even the up-setters.
These are the spaces where the rulebooks are being abandoned and rewritten. The art comes with strong points of view and has plenty to say about the moment we’re in. There’s usually a strong feeling that you’ve caught something the second it’s happening — and that there’s nowhere else to be but right here, right now.
Rising Galleries
13 VenuesArtNoHo
PALO Gallery
Art’s romantic past and topical present merge emphatically in art that is at once socially relevant and inextricably tied to art's history.
21 East 3rd Street
New York, NY 10012
ArtEast 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
ArtLittle 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
ArtLower 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
ArtChinatown
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
ArtLower 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
ArtLower East Side
www.willshott
Downtown artists, hip-hop gleam, and a jewelry studio in the back equals www.willshott.
17 Pike Street
New York, NY 10002
ArtLower 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
ArtChinatown
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
ArtLower 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, Store 5
New York, NY 10002
ArtChinatown
Lubov
On the edge of Chinatown, a true inheritor of the scrappy Downtown ethos has zero interest in behaving.
5 East Broadway #402
New York, NY 10038
ArtLower 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
ArtChinatown
Long Story Short
A big-hearted, storefront gallery where locals linger on the benches outside and rising artists explore imagined realms inside.
52 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002
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