Blackfish Gallery has been fully owned and operated by working artists since its founding in 1978. It’s the oldest artist-owned and operated gallery in Portland, and one of the most enduring and successful cooperative galleries in the United States. Over 200 prominent Oregon and Washington artists have been represented by Blackfish over the years.
Our current artist roster includes emerging, mid- and late-career artists, and four of Blackfish’s founding artist-owners. The work of Blackfish artists is held in the permanent collections as well as in countless corporate and private collections throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia and Great Britain.
In 2024, its 45th year of operation, Blackfish was honored with a proclamation from the City of Portland, which noted its vital contributions to Portland’s arts ecosystem, and its role in nurturing many of the Northwest’s most celebrated artists.
Represented Artists
Mae Al-Jiboori, Justin Auld, Don Bailey, Caron Benson, Barbara Black, Clint Brown, Paula Bullwinkel, Myra Clark, Jana Demartini, Pomegranate Doyle, Merridawn Duckler, Angennette Escobar, Ellen Goldschmidt, Anastasiya Gutnik, Kanetaka Ikeda, Aaron Johanson, Michael Knutson, Dede Lucia, Benjamin Mefford, Paul Missal, Monica Mitchell, Christa Nya, Eddie Reed, Ruri, Robert Shepard, Christopher Shotola-Hardt, Stephan Soihl, Noah Alexander Isaac Stein, Philip Stork, Hannah Theiss, Amy Turnbull, and Libby Wadsworth.
