"If the general public were asked to conjure all their images of “gallery owners” one wonders—wincing--what would come back.

Perhaps the art freak with more enthusiasm than financial sense? Maybe the wealthy spouse/son/daughter with a need to be seen doing something other than sucking the trust fund dry without having to hold down a “real” job? Or perhaps they would imagine the art groupie stereotype: someone with a financial cushion large enough to try making a living off being around artists. If that enterprise ended up in the red, ah well, time to move on to raising llamas or managing a rock band"