Legal Implications of Gallery Closures for Artists
March 6, 2025
The New York art scene has seen over a dozen of galleries close in the past two years. When done improperly, these can present of legal issues for artists. In this Art Law Lunch Talk, attendees heard from artist Nicolas Coleman on what were some of the legal issues that he faced, and from attorney Daniel Weiner on how artists can protect themselves going forward.
This panel is part of the Center for Art Law’s Visual Artists Legal Clinic programming.
Speakers:
NICOLAS COLEMAN is an artist originally from Durham, North Carolina. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Duke University in 2020. He has exhibited his artwork in eight countries and recently completed a residency at Black Rock Senegal in Dakar. Prior to working full-time as an artist, Nicolas worked at Bank of America and BNP Paribas in corporate and investment banking. In the fall, Nicolas will begin law school in California.
DANIEL H. WEINER chairs the Litigation Department at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, a 200-lawyer international law firm with offices in NYC, Washington, Miami, LA, Kansas City, Paris and Tokyo. A partner at the firm since 1993, Dan co-chairs his firm’s Art Law practice, and has been recognized by Chambers USA and other legal publications as one of the country’s leading art lawyers. Among other clients, Dan has represented Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips auction houses, museums including the Brooklyn Museum, the Queens Museum and the Guggenheim, art galleries including Hauser & Wirth and CANADA Gallery, art advisors and consultants, wealthy art collectors, buyers and sellers of art and – last but certainly not least – working artists.
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