PLEIADES HISTORY

Pleiades Gallery was founded in 1974 by a group of like-minded artists who sought an alternative to the dictated constraints
of the commercial gallery world.One of the oldest cooperative galleries in New York City, Pleiades was a leading participant
in the Association of Artist Run Galleries and the cooperative movement of the 1970’s.
Located in Chelsea amongst the most prestigious galleries in New York, Pleiades exhibits highly professional contemporary
and thought provoking work by its artist members.

Pleiades Gallery developed into a SOHO institution with high exacting aesthetic standards that is continuously refreshed
by new members. The gallery reflects a broad range of styles, sensibilities and media, from realism to abstraction,
spanning painting drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media and experimental work. Its strength lies in its
diversity of style, ages and viewpoints. Artists in the Pleiades Gallery have the opportunity to exhibit their work, to inform
audiences about their techniques and to act as a catalyst for new ideas in contemporary art and culture.

Pleiades Gallery officers are elected by the membership. The gallery’s equal policy allows each artist member to assume
an equitable share of responsibilities. Artwork at the Pleiades Gallery may be sold at a more affordable price with equal
reward to the artists, as Pleiades remains one of the few galleries that does not charge a commission on sales.

Many of the gallery’s artists have been widely exhibited, won awards, have had their work included in museum collections,
and have been selected to participate in competitions juried by curators of prominent institutions and museums. In addition,
many members are also members of the New York Artists Equity Association and the National Association of Women Artists.

Pleiades Gallery also sponsors an annual Juried Exhibition, and jurors have included such prominent figures as Dan Cameron,
curator of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, scholar-historians Donald Kuspit, Dore Ashton, April Kingsley, and Ivan Karp,
owner and director of O.K. Harris Gallery, Philip Brookman, curator at the Corcoran Gallery, Lisa Dennison, curator at the
Guggenheim Museum and Larry Rinder, curator of contemporary art at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Over the years, Pleiades Gallery has also hosted dance performances, poetry, and lectures and discussions on contemporary art.