Since 1980, Robert McClain and his dedicated staff have focused on the exhibition and the acquisition of museum quality modern and contemporary art. McClain Gallery’s program represents important twentieth-century figures while continuing to commit to younger generations of artists, which includes the primary representation of many Texas-based artists. The gallery has mounted monographic exhibitions, as well as published scholarly catalogs for Peter Halley, Donald Baechler, Andy Warhol, Robert Motherwell, Rosa Loy, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Julian Schnabel, Bo Joseph, and Pablo Picasso. Our exhibition program is augmented by surveys and group shows that investigate current themes in contemporary art within historic contexts.
In addition to promoting the work of our stable of artists, our strength is in guiding and educating both the new as well as the seasoned collector. We actively advise private individuals and institutions in the acquisition and sale of artworks to organize a comprehensive program of collecting. With over three decades of proven expertise, McClain Gallery has a strong reputation as a secondary market specialist who offers, researches, and sources artworks of exceptionally high quality with discretion. We regularly attend art fairs, bid at auctions, and draw on our existing strong relationships with dealers, museum professionals, and collectors around the globe to provide our clients with thorough, insightful, and market savvy advice.
McClain Gallery is an ADAA member.
STAFF
ROBERT McCLAIN Founder
robert@mcclaingallery.com
SHARON GRAHAM Co-Director
sharon@mcclaingallery.com
HÉLÈNE SCHLUMBERGER Co-Director
helene@mcclaingallery.com
CHARLOTTA HILL Sales and Marketing Associate
charlotta@mcclaingallery.com
WILL MARSDEN Gallery Assistant
will@mcclaingallery.com
Installation view of Strangeness, Tone, Translucency at McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas
ADVISORY
McClain Gallery steps into an advisory role with ease. As art advisors, we offer relevant and fresh insight into the continuously changing global art market. Combined, we have decades of experience pursuing and attaining primary and secondary market material.
As liaisons to living artists, managers of estates, and advisors to active collectors, we regularly source and place artworks in both private and public collections. This includes prestigious institutions and public spaces like Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Menil Collection, Houston Airports Public Arts Program, Rice University Public Art Initiative, University of Houston’s Public Art Collection, Port of Seattle, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, among others.
Through our vast network of galleries, private dealers, auctions houses, and collectors, we help our clients in acquiring hard-to-find artworks from their wishlists and advise on quality, condition, and conservation. Whether building a collection or sourcing a specific work, our clients are at the center of our tailored advisory services.