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Gabe Melson is a curator, advisor, and art dealer whose practice is rooted in his study in and reverence for the discipline of Art History. Gabe has previously held roles at David Zwirner, NY and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville (MOCA), where he served as curatorial fellow for the landmark exhibition: A Walk on the Wild Side: 70s New York in the Norman E. Fisher Collection at MOCA.

He received his Bachelor of Arts in Art History, with a minor concentration in photography, from the University of North Florida (UNF). His undergraduate thesis: The Beefcake, St. Sebastian, and Art History: The Homo-erotics of Appropriation in the Photography of Bob Mizer, studied iconographic appropriation in the early work of modern photographer Bob Mizer. It was presented at SECAC 2022 (formerly the Southeastern College Art Conference) in Baltimore, MD.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Gabe is based in New York, New York.
Represented the Eggleston Artistic Trust in the commercial licensing of William Eggleston’s photograph Untitled, 1973, on the cover of The Black Keys album: Peaches! released on May 1, 2026.
William Eggleston
Untitled, 1973
Liased between the artist Elizabeth Peyton, the Museum of Modern Art, and the brand Junya Watanabe in order to license Peyton’s work Lunch (Nick), 2003 on shirting in Junya Watanabe Man Spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection.
Elizabeth Peyton
Lunch (Nick), 2003
Represented the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation in the commercial licensing of historically significant works in public and private collections for the Loewe Fall/Winter 2025 collection.
Represented Kerry James Marshall and the Estate of Noah Davis in licensing works to appear in the The Thomas Crown Affair, a remake of the 1968 film that will be released in theaters on March 5, 2027. Directed by and starring Academy Award–winning Michael B. Jordan.
Kerry James Marshall
Silence is Golden, 1986
Acrylic on panel
Studio Museum in Harlem