Looking for Love in the Art World? These 10 Charming and Eligible Artists, Dealers, Other Art-Adjacent Bachelors Are on the Market

Single ladies, meet the artist, dealer, or writer of your dreams.

A Man Trying to embrace a Woman. Found in the Collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

After weeks of diligent research, our columnist Annie Armstrong and Digital Counsel’s Gutes Guterman presented the 11 most charming and eligible bachelors in the art world in a zine during Frieze Los Angeles. For those unable to get their paws on a copy during the fair, we now bring Artnet News Pro subscribers the list here. It’s the express-lane version of Raya—no swiping and no small talk required for you to know who’s-who, and more importantly, who’s single in the ever-exclusive world of art (presented in alphabetical order, not ranked). Enjoy…

 

Alteronce Gumby

Age: 37

Sign: Libra

Occupation: Artist

Where are you from: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

What is something people often think of you that isn’t true?

People often hear my name pronounced for the first time and assume I’m French, or from a country outside of the States. I owe my unique name to mother. 

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be?

This is a tough one. I’ll go with one of my best friends’s wedding in San Diego. Such good vibes and amazing company all weekend. It made me believe in love again. 

 

Daniel Oglander

Age: 37

Sign: Taurus

Occupation: Art advisor

Where are you from: Nashville, Tennessee 

What is something people often think of you that isn’t true?

People often assume I’m gay… which I’ll take as the greatest compliment. 

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be?

The day my brother and I decided to take mushrooms and go snorkeling in a coral reef while camping in the Bahamas. 

 

Hamzat Raheem

Age: 27 

Sign: Dollar rising 

Occupation: Unemployed (plotting)

Where are you from: America via Africa 

What is something people often think of you that isn’t true? 

That I have a girlfriend.

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be? 

Probably the day I was born so I can confirm my time of birth. Astrology girlies don’t believe me when I say my time of birth is lost to the ages. ??

 

Jay Bulger  

Age: 40

Sign: Leo

Occupation: Director/writer

Where are you from: Washington, D.C.

What is something people often think about you that isn’t true?

I’m not Whitey Bulger’s grandson.

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be?

I guess I would box in the New York Golden Gloves championship again. I sure think about it a lot. 

 

Jeff Joyal

 

Age: 34

Sign: Sagittarius 

Occupation: Artist

Where are you from: Massachusetts

What is something people often think about you that isn’t true?

I’m sorry I hate doing stuff like this. ??

 

Louis Osmosis 

Age: 26

Sign: Cancer

Occupation: Artist, friend, wannabe teacher/educator

Where are you from: Brooklyn 

What is something people often think of you that isn’t true?

That I make good work :)… or that I have my shit together. My marbles have been lost for eons.

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be?

When I turned 21 at Berghain…I was a 130 BPM baby! I lost five pounds and probably five years off my life, and I know I sound like such a type, but it really was a life-changing experience. #kunst #yerbamate 

 

Matthew Brown

Age: 27

Sign: Gemini 

Occupation: Jew 

Where are you from: America

What is something people often think of you that isn’t true?

Too much thought required.

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be?

Can I say my bar mitzvah?

 

Max Werner

Age: 35

Sign: Virgo

Occupation: Picture salesperson at Totah

Where are you from: New York (more or less)

What is something people often think of you that isn’t true?

Nothing, everything anyone thinks about me is true.

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be?

The day after my birth maybe. I imagine that would be a pretty surreal experience to recall perfectly. 

 

Mike Egan 

Age: 40

Sign: Pisces/Aries cusp

Occupation: Things I make money doing: dealing art, making art, and writing.

Where are you from: During my childhood I moved around constantly, until I arrived in New York 18 years ago. Or spiritually, Texas. Corpus Christi, to be precise.

What is something people often think of you that isn’t true?

That I’m short. It’s an optical illusion. I’m tall. I’m 5’11,” but I have a big head, so people get confused.

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be?

The day I read the last 50 pages of Brideshead Revisited for the first time. Or the 24 hours I’m about to spend winning back the love of my life.

 

Tom Lee 

Age: 31

Sign: Virgo

Occupation: Artist liaison / writer 

Where are you from: London 

What is something people often think of you that isn’t true?

Ask them.

If you could relive 24 hours of your life, which would it be?

Last Friday.

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS

As a suave sidecar to the official list, we’d like to present our honorable mentions, which encompasses bachelors either too aloof to respond to us, too elite for us to even find their emails, or too obvious to be the main drink. Hats off to these mysterious gentlemen…

Jack Greer

Lucas Zwirner 

Jordan Wolfson 

Ed Fornieles

Tunji Adeniyi-Jones

Alex Adler

Sebastian Gladstone

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