About - The Bishop Gallery

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About

Founded in 2009, The Bishop Gallery has organized pivotal exhibitions that reimagine our role in creating art historical narratives around underrepresented communities. Our mission is to honor the legacies of exceptional historical artists while championing emerging talents. Anchored in the stewardship of art history, we have exhibited the works of historically acclaimed artists. From the iconic brushstrokes of Jean-Michel Basquiat to the profound expressions of Yenovk der Hagopian, our solo and traveling exhibitions have captivated audiences far and wide, igniting conversations and inspiring thousands.

Yet, our purpose extends beyond the confines of gallery walls. We are rooted in the community. We firmly believe that accessibility is the cornerstone of artistic evolution. Guided by this belief, our doors are wide open to marginalized communities, inviting individuals from every walk of life to engage with art in meaningful ways. Our exhibitions serve as mirrors of diversity, reflecting the rich tapestry of human experience and fostering cross-cultural dialogue.

At The Bishop Gallery, we are committed to democratizing art collecting. We pave new pathways for aspiring and new collectors, guiding them through the terrain of acquiring art and managing an art collection. Through education and empowerment, we strive to dismantle barriers, making the world of art ownership more inclusive and equitable for all who seek to partake in its beauty and historical significance. At The Bishop Gallery, we aim to redefine the purpose of an art gallery, contributing to a future where Black people and people from marginalized communities see themselves in canonical art.

STEWARDS OF CULTURE

WE ARE MORE THAN A GALLERY, WE CURATE EXPERIENCES

"Our Friend, Jean" HBCU Tour
Early works by Jean-Michel Basquiat

The Bishop Gallery is committed to honoring the legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Born in Brooklyn in 1960, Basquiat’s influence on global arts has concretized New York as a center of Black cultural production. In 2019, The Bishop Gallery hosted the exhibition Our Friend Jean, an unprecedented display of over twenty works created by the late artist. The works in Our Friend Jean were generously loaned by the artist’s friends and companions, including Alexis Adler and Jane Diaz. In 2022, The Bishop Gallery partnered with Hennessy, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and Group Black to have Our Friend Jean travel across six Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including Howard University, Tennessee State University, and Texas Southern University.

Our Friend Jean was an intimate exhibition of early works by the artist and photographs of the artist taken by his friends and companions. The Bishop Gallery, in partnership with co-curator Alexis Adler, wanted to honor the late artist’s close relationships through this exhibition. Friend and collector Jane Diaz loaned two pieces to the exhibition that Basquiat created these works when he was he briefly stayed with Jane during the late 1980’s. Our Friend Jean at the Bishop Gallery was a monumental showcase of the Brooklyn artists’ personal legacy in New York. The Bishop Gallery is proud to continue the legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat through our commitment to Black cultural production in Brooklyn and our continued collaboration with Basquiat’s friends, family, and collectors.

Photo © Alexis Adler

The Untold Story of An Armenian American Artist

Yenovk der Hagopian

The estate of
Yenovk der Hagopian

We are committed to partnering with pivotal estates and collections to promote the creation of diverse art historical narratives. In 2016, The Bishop Gallery partnered with the Yenovk Der Hagopian estate to build the traveling exhibition Untold Story of an Armenian-American Artist. The exhibition was displayed at the Armenian Museum of America after traveling to Miami during Miami Art Basel Week. Yenovk Der Hagopian is a canonical Armenian-American artist and sculptor whose experimental and impressionist works were influenced by Armenian legacies of religious architecture, illuminated archival manuscripts, and the artists’ own lens toward modernism.

On November 1, 1923, Der Hagopian immigrated to Ellis Island in New York and moved to Massachusetts, where produced the famous carving “Night in Exile,” which depicted forced migration during the Armenian genocide. In the 1960s, Der Hagopian constructed seven large wooden replicas of ancient Armenian churches. While Der Hagopian had a stroke before these pieces were able to be moved, the works were ultimately acquired by the Armenian Museum of America. Although not nearly as famous in his day as his cousin, the expressionist painter Ashlie Gorky, Der Hagopian’s sculptures, paintings, and musical compositions have since become part of the rich legacy of Armenian American cultural production. The Bishop Gallery is pleased to announce our continued work with the Yenovk Der Hagopian estate and our service to his monumental legacy.

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