Serving the local art community, the public, and Otis students and faculty, it presented emerging and established Los Angeles talent as well as international artists.

In August 2001, the Gallery moved to Otis’ Westchester campus and was dedicated in honor of Benjamin N. Maltz (1901–1993), a local businessman and founding director of City National Bank, who was a supporter of many nonprofit art organizations.

Anne Ayres, a respected Los Angeles art historian and curator, managed the Gallery from 1988 to 2003 after taking the reins from Otis’ former School Director, Al Nodel.

Linton was previously the Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum and had held many curatorial and teaching positions in California and New York.

Free and open to the public, the weekly event series offered a platform for contemporary artists, designers, curators, filmmakers, writers and critics to share their projects and ideas about the visual world.