Brooklyn According to: Karen Jenkins-Johnson of Jenkins Johnson Gallery

The gallerist talks about loving her Brooklyn community, why the recent Whitney Alvin Ailey show was so important and where to find the best roast chicken in New York
Chris Waywell, FRIEZE, March 20, 2025
Jenkins Johnson Gallery was founded in San Francisco in 1996, with its New York outpost initially based on West 26th Street in Chelsea, before founder Karen Jenkins-Johnson upped sticks and crossed the bridge to Brooklyn in 2017. The gallery is wholly Black-owned, and represents both established names – including Dewey Crumpler, Mary Lovelace O’Neal and Gordon Parks – as well as supporting up-and-coming Black artists.  

 

"This is a time to for people to be reminded: a time for artists, curators and gallerists to go to work"

KAREN JENKINS-JOHNSON