ACA Galleries Through the Years
73 10th Avenue (on the corner of 20th street)
New York, New York 10011
Open Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 6pm.
529 West 20th Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10011
Open Tuesday – Friday, 11am – 6pm (Saturday by appointment only).
+1 (212) 206 8080
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Founded in 1932 by Herman Baron, with modernist pioneers Stuart Davis and Yasuo Kuniyoshi among its founding charter members, ACA Galleries (American Contemporary Art Gallery) is one of New York’s most enduring and influential art institutions. At its inception, ACA was one of just three galleries in the city dedicated exclusively to exhibiting American art.
Over the past nine decades, the gallery has expanded its curatorial vision to include 19th-century, Modern, and Contemporary American and European painting, sculpture, and photography. ACA has mounted more than 800 exhibitions and published over 400 books and catalogues, while also organizing significant traveling museum exhibitions both nationally and abroad. Throughout its history, ACA has served as a trusted advisor to leading collectors, institutions, and investors.
From the beginning, ACA has been a champion of socially engaged art, presenting early exhibitions of artists such as Rockwell Kent, Alice Neel, Barnett Newman, Irene Rice Pereira, David Smith, and Charles White. In 1935, ACA hosted the inaugural meetings of the American Artists’ Congress (AAC), which later catalyzed the Federal Art Project (FAP) and Works Project Administration (WPA), pivotal programs supporting American artists during the Great Depression.
The gallery’s international footprint has also grown across decades. It established branches in Rome and Munich and presented major exhibitions in Hong Kong and Dubai, including the first large-scale show in the UAE of artists ranging from Brueghel to Warhol.
Today, ACA Galleries is led by Casey Bergen, fourth-generation owner and president. He continues the gallery’s legacy while expanding its global reach and contemporary relevance. Under his leadership, ACA has launched new gallery spaces, strengthened its curatorial presence in Europe and Asia, and developed a private sales division specializing in blue-chip American and European art.
A cornerstone of ACA’s current mission is its artist representation program, which is dedicated to identifying, empowering, and championing the most profound visual storytellers. These are artists whose work is stylistically singular and technically exceptional. The gallery’s curatorial focus centers on narrative figurative artists, whose distinctive visual languages and technical mastery challenge conventions and inspire cultural discourse. With a long-term, legacy-focused approach, ACA nurtures artistic careers that unfold over decades and endure across generations.
Now operating from its main location at 173 Tenth Avenue and a second exhibition space at 529 West 20th Street in Chelsea, ACA continues to honor its rich history by reimagining it in a contemporary context. The gallery remains committed to supporting artists who make bold and meaningful contributions to the field, reinforcing its role as a vital cultural force in American and global art.
Artists:
Phase 2
Pablo Amaringo
John Baeder
E.M. Bannister
Romare Bearden
George Bellows
Leon Berkowitz
Oscar Bluemner
Peter Blume
Aaron Bohrod
Ilya Bolotowsky
Achsah Barlow Brewster
Earl H. Brewster
David Burliuk
Robert Carter
Judy Chicago
Alan Davie
Joseph Delaney
David DeSimone
Philip Evergood
Augustus Francis
William Gropper
Robert Gwathmey
Richard Haas
Richard Hambleton
Grace Hartigan
Alonzo Hauser
Anita Huffington
Edgar Jerins
Luis Jimenez
Frederick Jones
Greg Lamarche
Jacob Lawrence
Ernest Lawson
Doowon Lee
Jack Levine
Norman Lewis
Rick Librizzi
Kandy G Lopez
Hugh Mangum
Wendy Mark
Reginald Marsh
Richard Mayhew
Francis Luis Mora
Tony Notarberardino
Chinemerem ‘Eme’ Omeh
Joseph Peller
Philip Reisman
Helen McBride Richter
Faith Ringgold
Aminah Robinson
Doug Safranek
Joseph Solman
Moses Soyer
Raphael Soyer
Theodoros Stamos
Bradley Theodore
Charles White
Dondi White
Edmund Yaghjian
Ben Zion
