[[File:Marylhurst University (2018) - 043.jpg|thumb|right|Interior, 2018]]
The Art Gym was founded in 1980 by Marylhurst University art faculty members Kay Slusarenko, Paul Sutinen, and Terri Hopkins. ForSince thirty-eight yearsthen, the gallery has occupied what was previously the campus gymnasium and theater on the third floor of the university's [[B.P. John Administrative Building]]. The Art Gym is dedicated to producing exhibitions and publications featuring artists of the Pacific Northwest.<ref name=gragg90>{{cite|url=https://artgym.marylhurst.edu/about/|title=About the Art Gym at Marylhurst University|accessdate=1 May 2018|}}</ref> In 1990, ''Oregonian'' reporter Randy Gragg asserted it had "become one of the Northwest's most important showcases of regional art," and noted that it had already shown the work of more than 250 Northwest artists, most from the [[Portland metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite news|title=CELEBRATING THE ART GYM |work=The Oregonian | date=September 30, 1990 |first=RANDY |last=GRAGG }}</ref> He noted three "key opportunities" offered by the Art Gym: "young emerging artists new on the scene, mid-career artists wanting to break new ground and senior artists who deserve recognition."<ref name=gragg90 />
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