Art galleries in Portland
Looking for art in Portland, OR? There are 40 galleries mapped here. That's 40 galleries mapped around Portland. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Ask the gallerist what's on — they're usually delighted someone asked.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Portland (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Artery and Augen Gallery, plus J. Pepin. If a gallery's missing from Portland's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Portland gallery lineup
40 mapped within about 40 km:
Artery
Art gallery
Artery is Art gallery on 4114 North Vancouver Avenue, Portland.
4114 North Vancouver Avenue, Portland, 97217
Augen Gallery
Art gallery
Augen Gallery is Art gallery on 716 Northwest Davis Street, Portland. Augen Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
716 Northwest Davis Street, Portland, 97209
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-17:30
Phone: +1-503-546-5056
J. Pepin
Art gallery
J. Pepin — Art gallery, found on 319 Northwest 9th Avenue in Portland. Also worth knowing about J. Pepin: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-17:30; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
319 Northwest 9th Avenue, Portland, 97209
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-17:30; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1-503-274-9614
Stelo
Art gallery
Stelo is Art gallery on 412 Northwest 8th Avenue, Portland. Stelo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 13:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
412 Northwest 8th Avenue, Portland, 97209
Hours: We-Sa 13:00-17:00
Gallery 114
Art gallery
Gallery 114 — Art gallery, found on 1100 Northwest Glisan Street in Portland. Also worth knowing about Gallery 114: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
1100 Northwest Glisan Street, Portland, 97209
Hours: Th-Su 12:00-17:00
L'Atelier
Art gallery
L'Atelier is Art gallery on 111 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland. L'Atelier also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
111 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, 97232
Ford Gallery
Art gallery
Ford Gallery — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Ford Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
The Black Gallery
Art gallery
The Black Gallery is Art gallery on 916 Northwest Flanders Street, Portland. The Black Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
916 Northwest Flanders Street, Portland, 97209
Studio 516
Art gallery
Studio 516 is Art gallery on 516 Northwest 14th Avenue, Portland. Studio 516 also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
516 Northwest 14th Avenue, Portland, 97209
curb
Art gallery
curb is Art gallery on 424 Northwest 12th Avenue, Portland. curb also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-16:00.
424 Northwest 12th Avenue, Portland, 97209
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-16:00
PDX Contemporary Art
Art gallery
PDX Contemporary Art is Art gallery on 925 Northwest Flanders Street, Portland. PDX Contemporary Art also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
925 Northwest Flanders Street, Portland, 97209
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-503-222-0063
Elizabeth Leach Gallery
Art gallery
Elizabeth Leach Gallery is Art gallery on 417 Northwest 9th Avenue, Portland. Elizabeth Leach Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:30-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
417 Northwest 9th Avenue, Portland, 97209
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:30-17:30
Phone: +1-503-224-0521
Lumber Room
Art galleryRun by Lumber Room
Run by Lumber Room, Lumber Room is Art gallery, found on 419 Northwest 9th Avenue in Portland. Also worth knowing about Lumber Room: the map lists its hours as Fr 12:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
419 Northwest 9th Avenue, Portland, 97209
Hours: Fr 12:00-18:00
Adams and Ollman
Art gallery
Adams and Ollman is Art gallery on 418 Northwest 8th Avenue, Portland. Adams and Ollman also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
418 Northwest 8th Avenue, Portland, 97209
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-17:00
Sidestreet Arts
Art gallery
Sidestreet Arts — Art gallery, found on 140 Southeast 28th Avenue in Portland. Also worth knowing about Sidestreet Arts: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
140 Southeast 28th Avenue, Portland, 97214
Hours: Tu-Su 12:00-17:00
Lisa Congdon
Art gallery
Lisa Congdon — Art gallery on 687 North Tillamook Street.
687 North Tillamook Street
Secret Room
Art gallery
Secret Room — Art gallery, found on 3225 Southeast Division Street in Portland. Also worth knowing about Secret Room: the map lists its hours as We-Su 11:00-18:00.
3225 Southeast Division Street, Portland, 97202
Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00
Art at the Cave
Art gallery
Art at the Cave is Art gallery on 108 East Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver. Art at the Cave also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
108 East Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver, 98660
Phone: +1-360-314-6506
Brassworks Gallery
Art gallery
Brassworks Gallery — Art gallery.
Valley Art Gallery
Art gallery
Valley Art Gallery — Art gallery.
Hopscotch
Art gallery
Hopscotch — Art gallery on 1020 Southeast 10th Avenue. Also worth knowing about Hopscotch: the map lists its hours as We-Su 12:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
1020 Southeast 10th Avenue
Hours: We-Su 12:00-22:00
PDX Contemporary Art
Art gallery
PDX Contemporary Art is Art gallery on 1881 Northwest Vaughn Street, Portland. PDX Contemporary Art also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
1881 Northwest Vaughn Street, Portland, 97209
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00
The Residency Art Studio/Gallery
Art gallery
The Residency Art Studio/Gallery is Art gallery on 239 Northwest 13th Avenue, Portland.
239 Northwest 13th Avenue, Portland, 97209
Art Elements Gallery
Art gallery
Art Elements Gallery is Art gallery on 604 East 1st Street, Newberg. Art Elements Gallery also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
604 East 1st Street, Newberg, 97132
Phone: +15034876141
Blue Trout Gallery
Art gallery
Blue Trout Gallery — Art gallery, found on 111 South College Street in Newberg. Also worth knowing about Blue Trout Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
111 South College Street, Newberg, 97132
Helzer Gallery
Art gallery
Helzer Gallery is Art gallery.
High Low Art Space
Art galleryRun by Jim Gion
Run by Jim Gion, High Low Art Space is Art gallery, found on 936 Southeast 34th Avenue in Portland. Also worth knowing about High Low Art Space: it has a website with more detail.
936 Southeast 34th Avenue, Portland, 97214
Aqua Gallery
Art gallery
Aqua Gallery — Art gallery, found on 403 Quayside Place in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Aqua Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
403 Quayside Place, Vancouver, 98660
Corridor Gallery
Art gallery
Corridor Gallery is Art gallery on 610 Esther Street, Vancouver. Corridor Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
610 Esther Street, Vancouver, 98660
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00
Colours
Art gallery
Colours — Art gallery.
The Roll Up
Art gallery
The Roll Up — Art gallery.
Ori Gallery
Art gallery
Ori Gallery — Art gallery, found on 4038 North Mississippi Avenue in Portland. Also worth knowing about Ori Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
4038 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, 97227
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Art gallery
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art — Art gallery, found on 15 Northeast Hancock Street in Portland. Also worth knowing about Portland Institute for Contemporary Art: it has a website with more detail.
15 Northeast Hancock Street, Portland, 97212
Hoffman Art Gallery
Art galleryRun by Lewis and Clark College
Run by Lewis and Clark College, Hoffman Art Gallery is Art gallery.
Omni Gallery
Art gallery
Omni Gallery is Art gallery on 416 Northwest 5th Avenue, Portland.
416 Northwest 5th Avenue, Portland, 97209
Goldsmith Blocks
Art gallery
Goldsmith Blocks is Art gallery on 412 Northwest Couch Street, Portland.
412 Northwest Couch Street, Portland, 97209
Visual Arts Gallery
Art galleryRun by Mt. Hood Community College
Run by Mt. Hood Community College, Visual Arts Gallery is Art gallery.
Blind Insect Gallery
Art gallery
Blind Insect Gallery is Art gallery on 2841 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland.
2841 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, 97211
The Purple Door
Art gallery
The Purple Door — Art gallery, found on 3559 Southeast Division Street in Portland. Also worth knowing about The Purple Door: the map lists its hours as Th-Sa 14:00-20:00, Su 14:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
3559 Southeast Division Street, Portland, 97202
Hours: Th-Sa 14:00-20:00, Su 14:00-18:00
Blackfish Gallery
Art gallery
Blackfish Gallery — Art gallery, found on 938 Northwest Everett Street in Portland. Also worth knowing about Blackfish Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
938 Northwest Everett Street, Portland, 97209
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-503-224-2634
What the map tells us about art galleries in Portland
16 of the 40 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
25 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
25 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Portland gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Artery on 4114 North Vancouver Avenue, Augen Gallery on 716 Northwest Davis Street, J. Pepin on 319 Northwest 9th Avenue, Stelo on 412 Northwest 8th Avenue, Gallery 114 on 1100 Northwest Glisan Street, L'Atelier on 111 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Ford Gallery, and The Black Gallery on 916 Northwest Flanders Street. That's 40 stops on the Portland gallery walk. 32 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Portland
A few things worth knowing before you work through Portland's art galleries:
- Look at the building too at Artery. Galleries often live in the most interesting architecture in town — converted warehouses, old banks, heritage houses.
- Ask what's coming next at Augen Gallery. Gallerists love talking about the next show. It also tells you when to come back.
- Visit twice if it moves you. A second visit to a strong show is never wasted. You see completely different work the second time.
- Small galleries take risks. Artist-run spaces show the work the big institutions won't. Some of it's baffling; some of it's the future.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Portland — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Portland can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 40 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 40 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Portland: 40 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.