Step inside our gallery

While preparing one of our  Instagram post, a few weeks ago, we found ourselves thinking about the beginnings of Jecza Gallery and, at the same time, grateful for how far we’ve come.

 

Over the years, Jecza Gallery has built a continuous dialogue between tradition and innovation, representing established artists such as Peter Jecza, Roman Cotoșman, Marius Bercea, Iosif Király, Țincuța Marin, and Constantin Flondor, while also carefully nurturing a new generation of creators. This dual perspective - between established legacies and new voices, reflects the gallery’s mission to build bridges between modern and contemporary, between historical research and current artistic production.

 

Today, Jecza Gallery operates in both Timișoara and Bucharest, which allows us to develop a wide-ranging program of solo shows, curated group exhibitions, and experimental projects. At the same time, our constant presence at major international fairs such as Paris Photo, Untitled Art Fair, Basel Social Club, and Vienna Contemporary positions our artists within a global network of collectors, curators, and institutions. Beyond exhibitions, one of our long-standing missions has been to educate the public and to open up the backstage world of what an art gallery actually means. With this in mind, we recommend the following materials, if you haven’t watched them: Vorbitorincii, Buzunarul de Arta.

 Today, we want to take this even further, to “demystify” the workings of a gallery and introduce you to the people and roles that make everything possible: gallery owner, gallery manager, art handler, gallery assistant, social media manager.

 
But before that, we must answer this question: what exactly is an art gallery, and what role does it play in the art ecosystem? 

 

If we gather the various definitions given by specialized publications, we arrive at a complex picture: an art gallery is an exhibition space for presenting and selling artworks, but also a cultural and commercial enterprise working with a portfolio of artists. Beyond being a place where artworks are displayed and sold, the gallery acts as an intermediary between artist and public: it represents artists, supports their practice, distributes their works to collectors, museums, and institutions, contributes to the development of their careers, organizes exhibitions, and creates bridges between current artistic production and the international cultural scene. 

 

This naturally raises the question: who are the people and what roles do you find inside a gallery?

 

The Gallery Owner – Andrei Jecza 

 

 

The simplest definition of a gallerist is that of a commercial intermediary between the artist and the collector. But what Andrei does goes far beyond simple transactions: he is the one who discovers the artists you encounter in our exhibitions, supports them, helps shape their paths, and promotes their work to collectors and curators. An important part of this, also means visiting the artists he represents, keeping a close dialogue with them and understanding their creative process firsthand. 

 

More than anything, Andrei shares his knowledge with the team and guides the overall direction of the gallery, constantly thinking together with the communications director about new strategies to bring the public closer to Jecza Gallery and to the artists we represent. He is also directly involved, together with the gallery manager, in preparing applications for international art fairs, securing the gallery’s presence on the international stage. You’ll actually get to meet him at Paris Photo 2025 this year …and if you spot him, don’t hesitate to say hi (he’ll be the one always on the move, making sure everything is just right)

 

"Looking back, I realize that my choice of profession was inspired by the way I was raised. However, my parents didn’t force or dictate any particular direction. I had the freedom and confidence to choose my own path. It’s very true that when you grow up surrounded by artists, musicians, poets… the choice isn’t difficult at all. I remember that while most children dreamed of becoming astronauts, I dreamed of being a pastry chef. And when teenagers were thinking about starting a business, law, or medicine, I already knew that I wanted to open an art gallery."

 

Gallery Manager - Meet Ema! 

 

 

Ema is the gallery manager and the one who keeps everything balanced day by day. She coordinates the team’s activity, oversees each member’s work, and makes sure that every detail of an exhibition is in place. This includes the transport and insurance of artworks, the overall budget, as well as the logistics for openings. So if you’ve ever enjoyed a glass of prosecco while admiring the artworks to the sound of a DJ set, you have Ema to thank for it.

“I enjoy observing and contributing to how good communication and a well-paced team workflow can make any project we organize truly shine. There’s real satisfaction in giving attention not only to the exhibitions themselves, but also to the tools, operations, and shared practices that help things run smoothly - and make it easier for us to understand the flow from one project to the next. Even though we work in an artistic environment and handle artworks every day, staying organized, focused, and guided by a clear vision remains essential. Much of what makes a project successful happens behind the scenes and I am very proud to be able to be part of that work”