About Us

What We Are

Gallery 86 is a community art studio and gallery centered in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas, Texas.

Our Mission

The Gallery’s core mission is to grow the arts in Pleasant Grove. We do this by hosting art shows, art classes, and promoting fine art commissions and murals for artists living or working in the area.

Our Values

We’re a Latino-based, multicultural institution guided by the values of honesty, fearlessness, and art for its own sake.

Our Vision

Our vision is one of a revitalized and thriving Pleasant Grove with arts as a driver of growth toward securing livelihoods, safety, and a strong sense of community.

Our Story

Gallery 86 was founded in January of 2017 by four brothers of Sigma Lambda Beta.

The group operated as an artist collective and online art space, producing online shows and collaborating on art projects, until the fall of 2022 when the physical gallery was acquired. The Gallery hosted its first event in the fall of 2023: a talk on artificial intelligence in art funded by the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. Since then, the group has dedicated itself to growing the arts in Pleasant Grove — which has historically had little-to-no arts offerings — by partnering with community leaders and organizations for events and programs.

The 86 in Gallery 86 is a reference to the Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity, which was itself founded in 1986. The dots and line in the group’s logo is the Mayan numeral for the number 86.