STANCE GALLERY WAS FOUNDED IN 2024 BY ERIC HAEGER. THE GALLERY PROGRAM IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON INTERNATIONAL EMERGING- AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF ART PRACTICES, SUCH AS PAINTING, SCULPTURE, AND INSTALLATION. THE NAME ORIGINATES FROM THE IDEA OF TAKING A FIRM AND DISTINCTIVE POSITION IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART REALM. STANCE GALLERY IMPLIES A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE, A COMMITMENT TO STANDING OUT, AND A DEDICATION TO SHOWCASING ART THAT CARRIES A STRONG MESSAGE. IN ADDITION, REFLECT THE ZEITGEIST OF OUR TIME. WE WANT TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS’ WHOSE WORK RESONATE WITH POWERFUL VISUAL APPEARANCE AND IDEAS.
AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN KEY ROLES WITHIN VARIOUS STARTUPS FOCUSED ON ONLINE ART MARKETPLACES, ERIC HAEGER DECIDED TO SHIFT HIS FOCUS TO PRIVATE SALES IN 2018. HIS JOURNEY BEGAN AT SOTHEBY’S IN LONDON, THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HE HAS LIVED AND WORKED IN STOCKHOLM, LONDON, LUXEMBOURG, AND BERLIN. HE SPENT RECENT YEARS WORKING AS AN ART ADVISOR, HELPING PRIVATE CLIENTS BUILD EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTIONS. ERIC HOLDS A DOUBLE B.Sc. IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND FINE ARTS FROM UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN.