gallerist

plural gallerists

1. The owner or operator of an art gallery

   Artists become gallerists in order to ensure a viewing.

   1962, Arts Canada,, volume 19, page 244

   2 more examples

   Gallerist: Currently favored title for someone who owns a gallery. Avoids unpleasant associations with ownership (ie the tarnishing of one’s passion for art with the metallic hues of hard cash); also suggests a certain affinity with the word ‘artist’. West Coast: Used by East Coast critics, gallerists, and collectors to describe anything produced west of the Hudson …

   1989, Punch, volume 297, page 26

   It’s an aesthetic that particularly appeals to the art dealers and gallerists who were scouring the Milan fringe shows for new talent last week.

   2007 April 26, “A Little Reality, a Lot of Fantasy”, in New York Times

   Synonyms: art dealer