NEW YORK, NY.- Sikkema Jenkins & Co. announced the renaming of the gallery as Sikkema Malloy Jenkins, in acknowledgement of Partner Meg Malloys longstanding contributions to the gallery.
For more than twenty years, Malloy has been an integral part of the gallerys leadership, working alongside founder Brent Sikkema and partner Michael Jenkins to develop the gallerys program.
"Im happy to see Meg receive this recognition and I know that the artists, our long-term gallery friends, and clients will agree," said Michael Jenkins.
"It has been a privilege to support the work of our artists over the past two decades, and I am excited to continue to do so as we enter the gallerys next phase," said Meg Malloy, Partner. "Both Michael and I remain dedicated to the independent spirit and strong commitment to artists that was foundational to Brents original vision for the gallery. We look forward to honoring his legacy as we lead Sikkema Malloy Jenkins into the future."
Known for its early advocacy of women artists, artists of color, queer artists, and Latin American artists, Sikkema Malloy Jenkins robust program continues to showcase both established and emerging talents, including Kara Walker, Vik Muniz, Jeffrey Gibson, Sheila Hicks, Louis Fratino, william cordova, Luiz Zerbini, and Jennifer Packer. Heidi Lau, one of the six finalists for the M+ Sigg Prize 2025, joined the gallery last year, and Keltie Ferris is the newest addition to the roster.
Sikkema Malloy Jenkins represents more than thirty global artists with diverse practices across a variety of media, including painting, drawing, installation, photography, and sculpture. Artists like Kara Walker, Vik Muniz, and Arturo Herrera have been represented by the gallery for nearly thirty years, and many artists on the gallery's roster have received numerous prestigious honors for their respective work, including but not limited to MacArthur, Guggenheim, and USA Artists awards. A significant number of the gallerys artists have been featured in major international shows and presentations, including the Venice Biennale, the Whitney Biennial, and the São Paulo Art Biennial.
The gallery has placed works with world-renowned institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston, the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo, the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Centre Pompidou, and Tate Modern, among many others.
The gallery was originally founded in 1991 by Brent Sikkema as Wooster Gardens in Soho and moved to its present location in Chelsea in 1999. Michael Jenkins joined the gallery as Director in 1997 and became a Partner in 2003; Meg Malloy joined in 2002 and became a Partner in 2005. The renaming was planned and approved in 2023, prior to Sikkemas passing in 2024.