Mitchell-Innes & Nash, a veteran gallery in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, will close after 28 years. The gallery, which has represented Pat O’Neill, Pope.L, Gideon Appah, Jean Arp, and Sarah Braman, will transition to a project-based advisory space. The Chelsea location will temporarily operate as a private art consultancy rather than a public gallery space before the business relocates.
“Moving forward, we will be working within a new paradigm, consulting with select primary market artists and estates, providing art advisory services to individual collectors and foundations, and representing artworks on the primary and secondary markets,” founders Lucy Mitchell-Innes and David Nash revealed in a joint statement on Instagram.
On June 15th, Mitchell-Innes & Nash closed its final show, a solo exhibition of works by Joanne Greenebaum. The gallery noted that it would take the summer to support its artist roster and its estates during the transition period.
Having launched initially on the Upper East Side in 1996, before moving to Chelsea in 2005, Mitchell-Innes & Nash has been an integral part of the New York gallery community, hosting over 200 exhibitions in its three-decade tenure. Reflecting on the closure, the founder added, “We have loved running our Chelsea space and welcoming visitors from around the world. It has made this journey all the more meaningful.”
This news closely follows a series of gallery closures in New York, including former Chelsea neighbors Cheim & Reid, Washburn Gallery, and Betty Cuningham Gallery. Meanwhile, the same trend is continuing downtown, with closures from neighborhood tastemakers such as the Fortnight Institute, Simone Subal Gallery, and Helena Anrather.
