Jean-David Malat (born in Paris, France in 1975) is a London-based art dealer and curator and founder of the JD Malat Gallery located at 30 Davies Street, Mayfair, W1K 4NB.
Career
Jean-David Malat is an internationally recognised curator and art expert who is the founder and director of the Mayfair JD Malat Gallery. Malat has been described as “London’s hottest art dealer” in a profile piece by GQ and “one of the most powerful people in the art world” by The Telegraph. He has purchased art for clients such as Bono, Gordon Ramsay and Dolce & Gabbana. His curatorial projects have been reviewed and praised by publications such as GQ, Evening Standard, Metro, and BBC amongst others.
In June 2013, Malat curated The Many Faces of David Bowie show. In 2014, Malat curated the Marc Chagall exhibition and the Bernard Buffet exhibition at the Heydar Aliyev Center Baku Azerbaijan.
In 2015, Malat started working with the hyper realistic German artist Mike Dargas, who he discovered on Instagram.
In 2018, Malat founded the JD Malat Gallery in Mayfair, which opened in June 2018.
“Isolation Mastered”
In 2020, JD Malat launched a new group exhibition titled 'Isolation Mastered', which gave aspiring artists of all ages and backgrounds an opportunity to showcase and sell their artwork in one of London's leading galleries. All profits made from the Isolation Mastered exhibition were directed to each artist. They received over 1,000 submissions and featured 25 artists in the exhibition, selecting artists who demonstrated innovative dialogue with the lockdown period. 8,000 public votes selected 5 top artists, with Marina Gonzalez winning a solo exhibition at the Gallery in 2021 and Andrew Litten and Kojo Marfo being added to the JD Malat Gallery artist roster.
Kojo Marfo
After his appearance in Isolation Mastered, Marfo sold-out shows in London at JD Malat Gallery and in New York.
Georgia Dymock
In 2021, Malat discovered student artist Georgia Dymock from Derby, who combines digital and analogue skills in image creation, with the artist going on to sell out shows in New York, London and Monaco.
Dave Benett - “Great Shot, Kid”
In February 2022, Malat exhibited, ‘Great Shot, Kid’ a career retrospective of acclaimed photographer Dave Benett. This was a celebration of the photographer's work including famous paparazzi images of Claudia Schiffer, Jack Nicholson, Kate Moss, Geri Halliwell, Liz Hurley and Carla Bruni. The launch was attended by many stars including Dermot O'Leary, Daisy Lowe and Jaime Winstone.
In May 2022, JD Malat gallery showed Chinese artists Ming Ying whose dream-like abstract works sold out in London and again in New York. Ming Ming described her work as an exploration of how “loneliness and desire not only affect me, a London-based foreign artist, but also has a strong impact on people of different races, cultures, and distinct social classes”.
Malat supports the Serpentine Gallery and is a patron of the Tate gallery.
New York Gallery:
In May 2022, Malat opened a new gallery in New York at High Line Nine, beneath the High Line Park in Chelsea, perhaps the “epicentre of the fine art world” in Manhattan until December 2022. This featured work by artists Kojo Marfo, Georgia Dymock, Santiago Parra and Henrik A Uldalen.
Malat represents: Andrew Litten Andy Moses Annett Zinsmeister Ayanfe Olarinde Conrad Jon Godly Darren Reid Ed Moses George Oskar Georgia Dymock ha:ar Hande Sekerciler Hans Kotter Henrik A Uldalen Jesse Willenbring Katrin Fridriks Kojo Marfo Li Tianbing Luis Olaso Masayoshi Nojo Ming Ying Nina Pandolfo Nojo Masayoshi Santiago Parra Zumrutoglu
Malat supports the Serpentine Gallery and is a patron of the Tate gallery.