Draft:List of vanity galleries

The following presents a tentative and obviously non-exhaustive list of art galleries and often museums that are denoted as "vanity galleries" on account of their hosting "vanity exhibitions." In these galleries, artists are invited or canvassed to exhibit their works for a fee, payable to the gallery or the museum.

Not all such galleries or museums, named as "institutions" from now on, are predatory and strictly after getting money out of artists. Some often promote relatively or entirely unknown artists. . In any case, the general attitude of vanity galleries is signified by the title given to them: They prey on aspiring artists' and enthusiasts' desire for their work to be shown and sense of vanity, to turn a profit.

Wikipedia contributors should beware of using such galleries as sources to establish that an artist has had a notable exhibition.

A vanity gallery should not be confused with a private gallery cited for having being created out of its founders' vanity.

List of vanity galleries and museums
Listed strictly alphabetically
 * National Art Museum of China. "At the National Art Museum of China, most of the galleries are at present disgraced by near-kitsch vanity exhibitions paid for by the artists or their backers—a routine practice in all of China’s underfunded art institutions, whether public or private."