Christine Berry and Martha Campbell founded Berry Campbell in 2013 in a 1,000 square-foot space. Now housed in a custom-built, 9,000 square-foot location on one of Chelsea's most prestigious blocks, Berry Campbell has cemented its position among New York City galleries as a champion of artists historically marginalized due to gender, race, age, and geography. Central to Berry and Campbell's collective vision is a blend of scholarly dedication and enduring desire to honor artists' lives and work. Focusing on a selection of postwar and contemporary artists, the gallery addresses a critical gap in art history, revealing a depth within American Modernism that is just coming to light.
Since its inception, the gallery has been especially instrumental in raising the profiles of the women of postwar Abstract Expressionism, representing the estates of Bernice Bing, Lynne Drexler, Perle Fine, Judith Godwin, and Ethel Schwabacher. This commitment extends further to Berry Campbell’s expanding roster of contemporary artists, many of whom are yet to receive full recognition from the art market and institutions. Among them are talents such as Nanette Carter, Beverly McIver, and Susan Vecsey, to name a few. Berry Campbell’s signature ability to construct new narratives for artists lost to art history, revisiting their work with a fresh curatorial eye and innovative curation, has caught the attention of the art world. The gallery participates in leading art fairs including Art Basel, Frieze, The Armory Show and more, and has placed work with prestigious institutions across the United States and internationally.
