We have spent fifteen years developing an eye for what matters in this market and building the relationships that make it possible to act on that knowledge quickly. That is what we bring to every collector we work with, not a catalog, but a point of view, a trusted network, and the professional rigor to back it up.

As a gallery, we work primarily with seasoned artists who have built significant bodies of work outside the traditional gallery system, by choice, by circumstance, or because the system was never built with them in mind. These are not undiscovered artists. They are under-surfaced ones.

We also represent emerging artists with real voices and intentions. Across both, our role is the same: to connect work of genuine quality with collectors ready to receive it, at the right moment.

The collectors we work with come from all points of arrival. Some have been looking for years. Others are just beginning. We meet them where they are and work at whatever pace feels right.

Upstart Modern is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a presence in Sausalito, Mill Valley, and San Carlos. The practice is grounded in twelve years as an art dealer and fifteen as a consultant, with membership in the San Francisco Art Dealers Association, ongoing board service at Headlands Center for the Arts, and candidate membership in the Appraisers Association of America. In 2025, we produced six exhibitions, including work recognized by the Center for Photographic Arts. The practice has been covered in Architectural Digest and Luxe Magazine.