by Alanna Martinez
Last year saw plenty of shifts in the New York gallery scene. Chinatown is becoming a hotspot for dealers escaping Chelsea rent hikes, the Lower East Side is more crowded than ever and word on the street is Harlem could be the neighborhood dealers flock to next. With so much change in the air, here are six galleries that opened this year we’re excited to watch going into 2016.
Cuevas Tilleard Projects, 142 Henry Street, New York
Anna Maria Cuevas and Caroline Tilleard met while working at the Upper East Side’s Skarstedt Gallery. In 2014, they ventured out together and founded Cuevas Tilleard Projects, which aims to show emerging painters. They haven’t been open long, but already they’re showing some of the most promising names on the scene: Joe Brittain, Alex Ebstein and Rachel Klinghoffer. In January, they’ll be presenting a show of works on paper and you can catch them at the next edition of the SPRING/BREAK art fair.