Who Has the Most Artists in the Whitney Biennial? These Non-Blue-Chip Galleries Represent More Than a Quarter of the Show

Company Gallery, a small outfit on the Lower East Side, has a whopping four artists in this year’s edition of the Whitney Biennial. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, that figure represents a little less than 50 percent of the gallery’s entire nine-artist roster.

Inclusion in a high-profile exhibition like the Whitney Biennial can be a career-maker for artists—but it can also offer a major boost for galleries, particularly midsize and smaller outfits that have been supporting under-the-radar artists for years. Curious to see which galleries have the most artists included in this year’s biennial, and where you might go to see the art stars of the future? We have you covered. Here is a handy primer below.

Troy Michie, Los Atravesados/ The Skin Of The Earth Is Seamless, 2019. Image courtesy the artist and COMPANY, New York.

Company Gallery

Year established: 2014

Locations: Two in the Lower East Side of New York City

Roster size: 9

Participating artists: Four—Barbara Hammer, John Edmonds, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, and Troy Michie

Meriem Bennani, Siham & Hafida, 2017. Six-channel digital video installation, color, sound; 30 min. (looped), dimensions variable. Installation view, The Kitchen, New York, NY, 2017. Image courtesy the artist. Photograph by Jason Mandella

C L E A R I N G

Established: 2011

Location(s): Three—One location in New York’s Upper East Side, one in Brooklyn, and one in Brussels

Roster size: 20

Participating artists: Three—Korakrit Arunanondchai, Meriem Bennani, and Calvin Marcus

Janiva Ellis, Uh Oh, Look Who Got Wet (2019). Image courtesy Ben Davis.

47 Canal

Established: 2011

Location(s): One location in New York City

Roster size: 19

Participating artists: Three—Janiva Ellis, Josh Kline, and Elle Pérez

Installation view of Nicole Eisenman’s Procession at the Whitney Museum. Photo: Caroline Goldstein.

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Established: 2000

Location(s): Two in Los Angeles

Roster size: 41

Participating artists: Three—Nicole Eisenman, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Wangechi Mutu

Jennifer Packer, An Exercise in Tenderness (2017). Image courtesy the artist; Corvi-Mora, London; and Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York. Photograph by Matt Grubb.

Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

Established: 1991

Location(s): One in New York City

Roster size: 27

Participating artists: Two—Jeffrey Gibson and Jennifer Packer

Installation view of works by Martine Syms, including [at center] Intro to Threat Modeling (2017). Image courtesy Ben Davis.

Bridget Donahue Gallery

Established: 2015

Location(s): One in New York City

Roster size: 11

Participating artists: Two—Ragen Moss and Martine Syms

Installation view of three works from Brian Belott’s “Untitled” series. Image courtesy Ben Davis.

Móran Móran

Established: 2008

Location(s): One in Los Angeles

Participating artists: Two—Brian Belott and Eric N. Mack

Roster size: 19