Cecily Quintana

Cecily Quintana is owner of Quintana Galleries. Established in 1972, Quintana Galleries has grown from a small one-room shop in Old Town, to one of Portland’s most important forums for contemporary and antique Indigenous art. A family business, Ms. Quintana took ownership of the gallery in 2005 after having served as its director since 1985.

Ms. Quintana is a noted authority of antique and contemporary Native American and Indigenous art. Her thirty+ years of experience as a dealer specializing in museum quality object has afforded her the opportunity to procure important works for both private and public art collections including the Smithsonian Museum of Native American Art, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, the Seattle art Museum, and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.

The Quintana Family has created a financially sound business that consistently gives back to the community through philanthropic and educational avenues including relationships with the American Indian College Fund, the Native Arts and Culture Foundation, and the Native American Youth and Family Center.

Throughout their many years in business, the Quintana’s have had numerous milestones to speak of including a multi-year commitment to the Portland Art Museum as sponsors of Native American programming. This collaboration includes the exhibitions “Beyond Beads and Feathers” and “People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory.”