Art galleries in San Jose
Galleries are best taken slowly. San Jose, CA has 32 mapped right now. That's 32 galleries mapped around San Jose. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around San Jose (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Simon Breitbard and Art Time Studios, plus Sense Fine Art. If a gallery's missing from San Jose's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The San Jose gallery lineup
32 mapped within about 40 km:
Simon Breitbard
Art gallery
Simon Breitbard — Art gallery, found on 779 Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park.
779 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, 94025
Art Time Studios
Art gallery
Art Time Studios is Art gallery on 1233B South Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale. Art Time Studios also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1233B South Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale, 94087
Phone: +1 408 746 9905
Sense Fine Art
Art gallery
Sense Fine Art — Art gallery, found on 845 Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park. Also worth knowing about Sense Fine Art: it has a website with more detail.
845 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, 94025
The Main Gallery
Art gallery
The Main Gallery is Art gallery on 883 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park.
883 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, 94025
Ægis Gallery
Art gallery
Ægis Gallery is Art gallery on Big Basin Way.
Big Basin Way
Object Art Gallery
Art gallery
Object Art Gallery — Art gallery, found on 592 North 5th Street in San Jose. Also worth knowing about Object Art Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
592 North 5th Street, San Jose, 95112
Atherton Fine Art
Art gallery
Atherton Fine Art — Art gallery on 700 El Camino Real. Also worth knowing about Atherton Fine Art: it has a website with more detail.
700 El Camino Real, 94025
Peabody Fine Art Gallery and Framing
Art gallery
Peabody Fine Art Gallery and Framing is Art gallery on 603 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park.
603 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, 94025
JCO'S Art Haus
Art galleryRun by JCO'S Place LLC
JCO'S Art Haus is Art gallery run by JCO'S Place LLC on 805 University Avenue, Los Gatos. JCO'S Art Haus also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
805 University Avenue, Los Gatos, 95032
Phone: +1-408-888-1500
KALEID Gallery
Art gallery
KALEID Gallery is Art gallery on 320 South 1st Street, San Jose. KALEID Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-17:00; Fr[1] 17:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
320 South 1st Street, San Jose, 95113
Hours: Th-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-17:00; Fr[1] 17:00-21:00
Hudson Gateway Place LLC
Art gallery
Hudson Gateway Place LLC is Art gallery on 2001;2033;2055,2077;2099 Gateway Place, San Jose.
2001;2033;2055,2077;2099 Gateway Place, San Jose, 95110
University Art Gallery
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University Art Gallery is Art gallery.
Mook Art Gallery
Art galleryRun by Terri Ku
Run by Terri Ku, Mook Art Gallery is Art gallery, found on 122 Great Mall Drive in Milpitas. Also worth knowing about Mook Art Gallery: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-19:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
122 Great Mall Drive, Milpitas, 95035
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-19:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1-408-262-4801
Empire Seven Studios
Art gallery
Empire Seven Studios is Art gallery. Empire Seven Studios also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Works/San José
Art gallery
Works/San José is Art gallery on 38 South 2nd Street, San Jose.
38 South 2nd Street, San Jose, 95113
Portola Art Gallery
Art gallery
Portola Art Gallery — Art gallery, found on 75 Arbor Road in Menlo Park.
75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park, 94025
Smith's Cottage Gallery
Art gallery
Smith's Cottage Gallery — Art gallery.
Studio 7
Art gallery
Studio 7 is Art gallery. Studio 7 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Fr 11:00-21:00, Sa 10:00-21:00, Mo-Th,Su 11:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Fr 11:00-21:00, Sa 10:00-21:00, Mo-Th,Su 11:00-19:00
Expression8 Art Gallery
Art gallery
Expression8 Art Gallery is Art gallery on 39190 Paseo Padre Parkway. Expression8 Art Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 16:00-23:30; Sa 09:00-12:00, 15:00-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
39190 Paseo Padre Parkway
Hours: Mo-Fr 16:00-23:30; Sa 09:00-12:00, 15:00-19:30
Phone: +15104534646
Fremont Art Association
Art gallery
Fremont Art Association — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Fremont Art Association: the map lists its hours as Sa,Su 12:00-17:00.
Hours: Sa,Su 12:00-17:00
Node
Art gallery
Node — Art gallery, found on 180 University Avenue in Palo Alto. Also worth knowing about Node: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th off; Fr 18:00-22:00; Sa-Su 12:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
180 University Avenue, Palo Alto, 94301
Hours: Mo-Th off; Fr 18:00-22:00; Sa-Su 12:00-20:00
Pamela Walsh Gallery
Art gallery
Pamela Walsh Gallery — Art gallery, found on 540 Ramona Street in Palo Alto. Also worth knowing about Pamela Walsh Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
540 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, 94301
Harrington Gallery
Art gallery
Harrington Gallery — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Harrington Gallery: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; PH off.
Hours: We-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; PH off
San José Museum of Art
Art gallery
San José Museum of Art — Art gallery, found on 110 South Market Street in San Jose. Also worth knowing about San José Museum of Art: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
110 South Market Street, San Jose, 95113
Phone: +1-408-271-6840
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden
Art gallery
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden is Art gallery.
Institute of Contemporary Art San José
Art gallery
Institute of Contemporary Art San José is Art gallery on 560 South 1st Street, San Jose. Institute of Contemporary Art San José also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
560 South 1st Street, San Jose, 95113
Hours: Th-Su 12:00-17:00
Anno Domini Gallery
Art gallery
Anno Domini Gallery — Art gallery, found on 366 South 1st Street in San Jose. Also worth knowing about Anno Domini Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
366 South 1st Street, San Jose, 95113
The Alameda ArtWorks
Art gallery
The Alameda ArtWorks — Art gallery, found on 1064 The Alameda in San Jose. Also worth knowing about The Alameda ArtWorks: it has a website with more detail.
1064 The Alameda, San Jose, 95126
Stanford Art Gallery
Art galleryRun by Stanford University Department of Art & Art History
Run by Stanford University Department of Art & Art History, Stanford Art Gallery is Art gallery, found on 419 Lasuen Mall in Stanford. Also worth knowing about Stanford Art Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 12:00-18:00, Sa-Su 15:00-15:30 off; it has a website with more detail.
419 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, 94305
Hours: Tu-Su 12:00-18:00, Sa-Su 15:00-15:30 off
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
Art gallery
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana — Art gallery, found on 510 South 1st Street in San Jose. Also worth knowing about Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
510 South 1st Street, San Jose, 95113
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
Child Art Gallery
Art gallery
Child Art Gallery is Art gallery on 4210 Solar Way.
4210 Solar Way
San José Museum of Art
Art gallery
San José Museum of Art — Art gallery, found on 110 South Market Street in San Jose. Also worth knowing about San José Museum of Art: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
110 South Market Street, San Jose, 95113
Phone: +1-408-271-6840
What the map tells us about art galleries in San Jose
10 of the 32 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
18 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 110 South Market Street, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
18 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The San Jose gallery walk
The efficient San Jose gallery walk strings these together: Simon Breitbard on 779 Santa Cruz Avenue, Art Time Studios on 1233B South Mary Avenue, Sense Fine Art on 845 Santa Cruz Avenue, The Main Gallery on 883 Santa Cruz Avenue, Ægis Gallery on Big Basin Way, Object Art Gallery on 592 North 5th Street, Atherton Fine Art on 700 El Camino Real, and Peabody Fine Art Gallery and Framing on 603 Santa Cruz Avenue — 32 stops, one logical order. 24 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for San Jose
How the regulars do San Jose's galleries:
- Visit twice if it moves you at Simon Breitbard. A second visit to a strong show is never wasted. You see completely different work the second time.
- Ask about private views at Art Time Studios. Mailing lists get you invited to previews — quieter, with the artists around and first pick of the work.
- Note the curator's name. Good curators have taste you can follow. If you loved the show, look up what else they've put together.
- Look at the building too. Galleries often live in the most interesting architecture in town — converted warehouses, old banks, heritage houses.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around San Jose — 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 San Jose can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 32 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 32 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 San Jose: 32 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.