Karma Gallery in New York
East Village · Contemporary programme
Editorial Profile
Founded with spaces across New York, Karma operates from multiple locations — including two venues in the East Village and a larger space in Chelsea — alongside an outpost in Los Angeles and a project space in Thomaston, Maine. This multi-site structure reflects the gallery's expansive curatorial ambition: rather than anchoring itself to a single market position, it moves fluidly between the commercial and the scholarly, the emerging and the historical. Its program centers on painting and works on paper, while extending to sculpture, installation, and conceptual practice. A published editions program and an on-site bookstore further signal a commitment to art publishing and critical discourse that distinguishes Karma within the broader landscape of galleries in New York.
The roster brings together mid-career and established contemporary artists — among them Nicolas Party, Jonas Wood, Woody De Othello, Henni Alftan, and Kathleen Ryan — alongside historical figures whose practices the gallery actively recontextualizes: Milton Avery, William Turnbull, Gertrude Abercrombie, and Hughie Lee-Smith, among others. This telescoping of time periods is a defining curatorial gesture, positioning Karma less as a straightforward commercial operation and more as a research-driven space attentive to lineages, affinities, and overlooked histories. Public programming — artist talks, scholarly conversations, and curatorial events — reinforces this orientation. Works by gallery artists have entered significant institutional collections, including the Walker Art Center, confirming the gallery's growing relevance beyond the primary market and its capacity to shape longer critical narratives around the artists it represents.
Selected Artists
Nicolas Party
Swiss
Henni Alftan
Finnish
Woody De Othello
American
Thaddeus Mosley
American
Jonas Wood
American
Maja Ruznic
Bosnian-American
Jeremy Frey
American
Mungo Thomson
American
Selected Exhibitions
Dead Fish
Nicolas Party
Tuning the Dial
Woody De Othello
Stop Making Sense
Henni Alftan
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
Unbound
Jeremy Frey
Time Life
Mungo Thomson
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