Goss Michael Foundation

Profile

Our Mission
The Goss-Michael Foundation exists in order to provide a forum for British Contemporary art by presenting exhibitions, programs and resources to educate, engage, and inspire youth and adult audiences in the Dallas area and abroad.

History
The Goss-Michael Foundation was founded in June 2007 by recording artist George Michael and his partner Kenny Goss.  Art lovers and avid collectors, the couple has been promoting art in one way or another for over a decade.  In 2005, Goss and Michael opened Goss Gallery in Dallas, Texas, and through the gallery, they were able to infuse new international art into the local gallery scene.  Often splitting their time between Dallas and London, they became friends and acquaintances with many of the artists in the so-called YBA movement.  While building a considerable collection of works produced by this now infamous generation of artists, Goss and Michael began to feel there was a void within the Dallas arts community for the British contemporary art that had begun to define so many of the current artistic trends.  After two years in the commercial art industry, Goss and Michael decided to expand beyond the scope of a commercial gallery into a non-profit art space.  It is their personal conviction that art is meant to be shared, discussed and seen, not simply by collectors, who are financially able to purchase such works, but by everyone. Thus the Goss-Michael Foundation was formed out of a desire to share their personal collection with the public both locally and abroad.

represented artists

Banksy      Michael Craig-Martin      Tracey Emin      Angus Fairhurst      Gilbert & George      Damien Hirst      Gary Hume      Jim Lambie      Sarah Lucas      Adam McEwen

Jonathan Monk      Richard Patterson      Marc Quinn      Bridget Riley      Eva Rothschild      Tim Noble & Sue Webster      Gavin Turk