Forty Years

Elizabeth Leach Gallery was established in 1981 in downtown Portland, Oregon. The gallery has cemented its reputation as a major player in the region over the course of four decades. Leach’s model of combining regional shows with prints and unique works by nationally known artists challenged local expectations for galleries at the time, and created new markets for contemporary art in the Portland area. Leach was soon representing the region on an international scale— as the first Portland gallery to participate in global art fairs —with represented artists showing at the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Documenta and the Venice Biennale.