---
title: Ferrara Showman Gallery
description: New Orleans commercial gallery showing contemporary art by emerging, national and international artists.
url: https://www.artsume.com/o/ferrara-showman-gallery
type: organization
createdAt: "2026-10-16"
updatedAt: "2026-10-16"
organizationType: Commercial gallery
location: New Orleans, LA, United States
website: https://www.ferrarashowman.com/
yearFounded: 1998
---

# Ferrara Showman Gallery

*Commercial gallery • New Orleans, LA, United States*

## About

New Orleans commercial gallery showing contemporary art by emerging, national and international artists.

Ferrara Showman Gallery is a commercial gallery with a public conscience, based in the Arts District of New Orleans. Founded in 1998 to give young and emerging artists a voice, it is co-owned by artist and activist Jonathan Ferrara and art historian and curator Matthew Weldon Showman. Its program features local, national and international contemporary artists whose work spans painting, photography, public sculpture, video and installation.

The gallery is known for projects such as the annual No Dead Artists International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Guns in the Hands of Artists, and for its extensive support of the Prospect New Orleans Triennial. It has presented artists in cities across the United States, Asia, Central and South America, Europe and the Middle East, working with museums and institutions including the Smithsonian and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Address:** 400A Julia Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
- **Website:** https://www.ferrarashowman.com/
- **Social Media:** facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FerraraShowmanGallery, instagram: http://instagram.com/ferrarashowmangallery/, twitter: https://twitter.com/FerraraShowman, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FERRARASHOWMANGALLERY

## Programs

View current programs from Ferrara Showman Gallery on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/ferrara-showman-gallery