Gallery & Market Intelligence
Gallery Intelligence
Know who represents whom, before the next acquisition. Provenio indexes 961 galleries across mega, major, and boutique tiers — and maps every verified artist-gallery relationship in the knowledge graph. Query it in seconds via MCP.
“Search ‘Korean major galleries’ — 32 results, Seoul and Busan, all KIAF-anchored. Roster breakdowns on each.”
MCP Tools Available
find_galleries_by_artistget_gallery_artistssearch_galleriesget_representation_timelineGallery tools are available to all Provenio MCP subscribers. Each call returns verified data — no hallucinated rosters, no stale PDFs.
Who Uses Gallery Intelligence
Track which rival galleries are building rosters in your target segment — before they announce a new signing.
Verify an artist's full gallery history before committing to a group show — representation conflicts surface early.
Identify which galleries share a collector's current holdings to spot acquisition synergies.
Confirm active gallery relationships before setting pre-sale estimates — consignment eligibility depends on it.
Three Core Use Cases
Real data from the Provenio KG. All gallery relationships are verified against primary sources — no scraped press releases, no unconfirmed claims.
Find which galleries represent any artist
find_galleries_by_artist(artist_id, include_historical?)Given any artist node in the Provenio KG, returns the full set of current and historical gallery relationships — tier, country, city, and representation start year where known.
Example Query
find_galleries_by_artist(artist_id: "person:yayoi-kusama")David Zwirner
mega · current
New York / London / Paris
Ota Fine Arts
major · current
Tokyo / Singapore
Perrotin
major · current
Paris / New York / Seoul
Victoria Miro
major · current
London
Inspect any gallery's artist list
get_gallery_artists(gallery_id, tier?, country?)Returns the verified artist roster for any indexed gallery. Filterable by tier and country. Includes artists' career stage and most recent exhibition year.
Example Query
get_gallery_artists(gallery_id: "institution:mariane-ibrahim")Amoako Boafo
ESTABLISHED
Clotilde Jiménez
CRITICAL_PHASE
Ayana V. Jackson
ESTABLISHED
Raphaël Barontini
CRITICAL_PHASE
Filter galleries by tier, country, or city
search_galleries(query, tier?, country?, city?, limit?)Keyword + facet search across 961 indexed galleries. Tier options: mega, major, boutique. Returns gallery name, primary city, tier, and represented artist count.
Example Query
search_galleries(query: "Korean", country: "KR", tier: "major", limit: 5)Kukje Gallery
major · 38 artists
Seoul
Hakgojae Gallery
major · 22 artists
Seoul
Gallery Hyundai
major · 31 artists
Seoul
PKM Gallery
major · 19 artists
Seoul
Arario Gallery
major · 27 artists
Seoul / Cheonan
See every gallery move, in order, since the artist’s first representation
get_representation_timeline(artist_id, include_former?)Beyond “who represents whom right now” — Provenio captures the full historical arc, with start year, end year, and exclusivity status for every gallery relationship. Spot the precise moment an artist escalated tiers, identify shared-representation patterns, and trace estate transitions.
Artsy lists current galleries. Provenio shows the sequence — and the sequence is what tells you when a market broke.
Gallery Representation Timeline
El Anatsui
October Gallery
GB
October Gallery
GB · Shared
1993 — present (33+ yrs)
First international gallery. London-based, Africa-focused. Anatsui's longest-standing relationship — 30+ years and ongoing.
Goodman Gallery
ZA
Goodman Gallery
ZA · Shared
2005 — present (21+ yrs)
African continental anchor. Bridged Anatsui's mid-career institutional shows (Documenta 1992, Venice Pavilion 2007).
Lisson Gallery
GB
Lisson Gallery
GB · Shared
2008 — present (18+ yrs)
European market expansion. Coincided with first six-figure secondary auction lots and Sterling Award (2008).
David Zwirner
US
David Zwirner
US · Exclusive
2020 — present (6+ yrs)
Mega-gallery exclusive for North America announced June 2020. Marked the consolidation phase — prices doubled within 18 months.
October Gallery
SharedGB
1993 — present (33+ yrs)
First international gallery. London-based, Africa-focused. Anatsui's longest-standing relationship — 30+ years and ongoing.
Goodman Gallery
SharedZA
2005 — present (21+ yrs)
African continental anchor. Bridged Anatsui's mid-career institutional shows (Documenta 1992, Venice Pavilion 2007).
Lisson Gallery
SharedGB
2008 — present (18+ yrs)
European market expansion. Coincided with first six-figure secondary auction lots and Sterling Award (2008).
David Zwirner
ExclusiveUS
2020 — present (6+ yrs)
Mega-gallery exclusive for North America announced June 2020. Marked the consolidation phase — prices doubled within 18 months.
1993
International debut
October Gallery (London) — first non-Nigerian commercial representation. Coincides with first European museum acquisitions.
2008
European market entry
Lisson signing → first six-figure secondary lots within 12 months. Sterling Award same year.
2020
Mega-gallery exclusive
David Zwirner exclusive (US) — prices doubled within 18 months. The single most predictable signal in Anatsui’s arc.
Why this matters
Every gallery move is a carrier signal — escalation tier, geographic expansion, exclusivity consolidation. The roster snapshot tells you where an artist sits today; the timeline tells you how they got there and what comes next. Pre-acquisition diligence, peer benchmarking, and estate planning all start here.
Coverage & Data Quality
961
Galleries indexed
mega / major / boutique tiers
253
Representation links
artist ↔ gallery, verified
192
Distinct artists
with ≥1 gallery relationship
32
Korean galleries
KIAF + Frieze Seoul anchored
14
African galleries
1-54 fair anchored
3
MCP tools
gallery-specific endpoints
Source protocol
Gallery websites, fair exhibitor lists, press releases cross-referenced against auction records and institutional catalogues.
Update cadence
Major fair cycles (Art Basel, Frieze, KIAF, 1-54) trigger roster refresh. Mega-gallery rosters reviewed quarterly.
Confidence model
Each link carries a source count and verification state. Unconfirmed rumours are excluded — only asserted facts.
Gallery & Institutional Access
Gallery intelligence tools are included in all Provenio MCP tiers — free to start, no credit card required. Unlimited queries and custom watchlists available on Studio and above.
Free
$0/mo
3 gallery queries/month · all 3 tools
Solo
$19/mo
10,000 queries/month · all tools
Studio
$29/mo
Unlimited queries + roster alerts (coming soon)