Heigelmann Galleries is regarded as one of the most powerful family gallery operations in the world. Founded in 1977 by Brooklyn-born gallerist Jack Heigelmann, the enterprise began with two private Manhattan galleries that quickly drew artists and collectors seeking a more disciplined, forward-looking approach to emerging talent. A widely noted Playgirl feature introduced Jack as a decisive cultural figure with an unmatched ability to identify artists who would later define global contemporary art.

Building on this early momentum, Jack expanded into Greenwich, Connecticut, opening a private gallery that attracted a new tier of collectors and positioned the family at the intersection of culture, finance, and international art commerce. He later established a Boston gallery in Back Bay, followed by a seasonal exhibition space in Ogunquit, Maine. For a significant period, all four locations operated simultaneously, creating a collection of galleries that influenced acquisitions, pricing, and institutional interest across multiple markets.

In 2007 Jack’s son, Scott Heigelmann, opened a private gallery at 165 Newbury Street, further elevating the family’s global reach. The Newbury Street space became known for its precision of presentation and its role in bringing rising artists to the attention of major collectors, museum boards, and cultural leaders.

Today the Heigelmanns are recognized for their private client list, discreet secondary market placement, and museum-level connoisseurship. Technically a gallery operation, the Heigelmann collection functions as a modern cultural trading empire with an influence that extends from New York and Boston to international art capitals. Their decisions, placements, and early commitments continue to shape the perception and value of some of the most important artists working today.

Newbury Street • Boston, MA
by Appointment Only
T: 617-500-4460
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Mercer Street • Soho, NYC
by Appointment Only
T: 617-500-4460
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The Ave • Greenwich, CT
by Appointment Only
T: 617-500-4460
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Perkins Cove • Ogunquit, ME
by Appointment Only
T: 617-500-4460
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Rue de Lille • Paris, 7ème
by Appointment Only
T: 617-500-4460

Art knows no authority.

Our artists live outside the known ambits of creativity, pushing past the pale conventions of rational contemplation with works that permeate culture, suspend time, shatter paradigms, and intoxicate the senses.

We represent creators who produce powerful cultural assets that explore new realms of consciousness and smash perceptions with unapologetic vulnerability, passion, intensity, and rigor.

Heigelmann galleries represent a new dialogue.

Our collectors look outside the walls of the institution, beyond the established state of the arts for penetrative works that transfigure emotions, emancipate the psyche, and transcend social strata.

We represent collectors who seek to celebrate new ideologies of progress, advance the limits of the imagination, and invest in broadening the dimensions of conventional inspiration.