A Slow Walk Through Tribeca: 10 Essential Galleries, Curated by Jessica Arb Danial
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Tribeca has evolved into one of New York’s most quietly influential neighbourhoods for contemporary art and collectible design. Once defined by industrial lofts and historic warehouses, the area has become a refined cultural enclave where galleries, design studios, and advisory-led spaces coexist in close dialogue. Unlike faster-paced art districts, Tribeca rewards slow looking, considered collecting, and an appreciation for materiality, scale, and curatorial intent.
This guide brings together a selection of galleries and design destinations shaping Tribeca today. From forward-thinking contemporary art spaces to collectible design studios redefining how objects inhabit space, each recommendation reflects a commitment to craftsmanship, curatorial rigour, and long-term cultural relevance. Whether visiting as a collector, curator, or design-led traveller, these stops offer a clear lens into why Tribeca continues to define a quieter, more enduring vision of New York’s art and design landscape.
Curated by Jessica Arb Danial, this list reflects a discerning approach to both art discovery and spatial experience.
Charles Moffett | Photo: Andy Romer.
Broadway Gallery | Photo courtesy of Broadway Gallery.
Tucked on the second floor of 394 Broadway, Charles Moffett is a Tribeca address to know. Founded in 2018, the gallery champions a considered programme of modern and contemporary painting, sculpture, and installation, spotlighting both emerging and mid-career voices with a crisp, collector-ready sensibility. With eight to ten exhibitions a year, Moffett works in close dialogue with curators, writers, fellow galleries, and institutions, a collaborative approach designed to support the long view for the ten artists the gallery represents.
A contemporary gallery in Tribeca founded by Pascal Spengemann and Joe Cole, Broadway presents a dynamic programme of emerging and mid-career artists working across painting, sculpture, film, and video.The gallery’s sensibility is concept-forward but never dry, often pairing conceptual frameworks with a strong, visually led finish.
Sargent’s Daughters Gallery | Installation by Emily Furr, Delirious New York. Photo: Nicholas Knight.
Bortolami Gallery | Rebecca Morris and Virginia Overton, 2024. Photo courtesy of Bortolami Gallery.
Located in central Tribeca and firmly on our viewing routes for a reason, the painter-forward programme leans into figurative, narrative-driven work, delivering exhibitions that feel intimate, human and quietly magnetic.
4. BORTOLAMI
Founded in New York in 2005 by Stefania Bortolami, it is a serious, ideas-led contemporary programme that champions established and mid-career artists. After relocating from Chelsea to Tribeca in 2017, the gallery now stages exhibitions across three distinct spaces on Walker Street, allowing for multiple concurrent shows and more experimental formats.
Kaufmann Repetto Gallery | Photo courtesy of Kaufmann Repetto.
James Fuentes Gallery | Photo courtesy of James Fuentes.
A polished international programme with European roots. Founded by Francesca Kaufmann and Chiara Repetto, the gallery is known for its quietly rigorous curatorial eye, a destination for collectors drawn to conceptual depth, thoughtful context, and elegant presentation.
Since 2007, James Fuentes has championed a programme led by exceptional contemporary artists who sit outside the conventions of their field. Known for work that engages humanity, history and society through a deliberately non-exclusionary lens, the gallery has become a key destination for collectors and curators tracking boundary-pushing practices before they reach wider institutional and market attention.
Superhouse Gallery | Colin Knight Solo | Photo courtesy of Matthew Gordon
Form Atelier | Photo courtesy of Form Atelier.
7. SUPERHOUSE
Superhouse is a New York collectible design gallery founded by tastemaker Stephen Markos, known for championing experimental furniture and conceptual design objects. The programme leans bold—strong materiality, unexpected textures, and pieces that sit at the intersection of art and design, making it a smart stop for collectors seeking directional, conversation-starting work. Standout names include Colin Knight and Kim Mupangilaï.
8. Form Atelier
Form Atelier is a New York collectible design gallery founded by Avril Nolan and Quy Nguyen, shaped by the belief that when an object is stripped back, what endures is form. Tracing modernity across cultures and eras, it presents a refined edit of furniture, art and sculptural objects that feel timeless yet sharply current. With Nguyen’s editorial background at Architectural Digest and Nolan’s fashion-world and Parsons pedigree, every selection reads as considered as fine art designed to be lived with.
Studio Twenty Seven Gallery | Photo courtesy of Studio Twenty Seven.
Onna House Gallery, Tribeca | | Photo courtesy of Onna House Gallery
StudioTwentySeven is a Tribeca, New York collectible design gallery presenting limited-edition furniture, contemporary lighting, and made-to-order design objects in a landmarked setting. Founded in Miami in 2018 by Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska, the gallery is known for a timeless, luxurious minimalism and a highly curated roster of established and emerging designers. Housed in the historic Textile Building at Church and Leonard Streets, the 7,000-square-foot space is designed as a sensory journey with sculptural arches, softened curves carefully shaped light.
10. Onna House
Onna House, a short walk south in SoHo, New York, is a design-led gallery founded by Lisa Perry dedicated to championing women artists and women designers. Set within a full loft space, it presents contemporary ceramics, textiles, and sculptural design objects—warm, tactile pieces that add soul and character to modern interiors, and make it a smart stop for collectible design and interior styling in downtown Manhattan.
Onna House Gallery Tribeca | Photo courtesy of Onna House Gallery.
Tribeca’s pull right now isn’t just the calibre of its galleries, it’s the ecosystem they create together. Contemporary art, architecture, and collectible design sit side by side, encouraging the kind of looking that’s slower, more intuitive, and far more satisfying than the usual New York sprint.
Across the ten spaces we have highlighted, from the painterly, emotionally tuned programme at Sargent’s Daughters, to the rigorous, multi-site ambition of Bortolami, and the quietly confident Tribeca addresses like Broadway and Charles Moffett, a shared sensibility emerges.
This is a neighbourhood best done on foot, without urgency. Doors open into loft-like volumes; a restrained installation gives way to a richly worked surface; a conceptual thread becomes personal. You’re not just consuming exhibitions, you’re encountering them in context, in a district where conversations happen naturally and discovery feels unforced.
As Tribeca continues to evolve, its strength lies in this balance: contemporary creativity grounded in craft, place, and long-term vision, quietly influential, and increasingly essential.
photography credits
PROFILE IMAGE OF JESSICA ARB: Max Balderas
superhouse: Matthew Gordon
Sargent’s Daughters: Nicholas Knight
onna house: Bre Johnson
