Brent Sikkema (1948-2024)

It is with great sadness that the gallery announces the passing of our beloved founder, Brent Sikkema.

Brent Sikkema was born in 1948 and raised in Morrison, Illinois. An alumnus of the San Francisco Art Institute, Brent began his gallery work in 1971 as Director of Exhibitions at the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York. He acted as the Director of Vision Gallery in Boston from 1976 until 1980 and owner from 1980 to 1989. After moving to New York in 1991, Brent opened a contemporary art gallery in Soho named Wooster Gardens. The gallery moved to the Chelsea arts district in early 1999 and a few years later the name was changed to Sikkema Jenkins & Co. The gallery grieves this tremendous loss and will continue on in his spirit.

Meg Malloy, Partner
Michael Jenkins, Partner
& the entire staff of Sikkema Jenkins & Co.