History

Leila Heller Gallery promotes a cutting edge program of international contemporary emerging and mid-career artists. The gallery has gained worldwide recognition for being a pioneer in promoting contemporary artists from the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Turkey. In addition to its roster of contemporary artists, the gallery is also active in the American, European and Middle Eastern secondary art markets.

The gallery presents a dynamic exhibition schedule, actively engages world-renowned curators, hosts educational panels and movie screenings, and produces catalogues and books with scholarly essays. The gallery participates in major international art fairs each year and stages off-site projects as a extension of the program. Gallery artists have consistently participated in major international exhibitions and biennials, and are included in important institutional collections worldwide.