[1][2] Rele was founded by Adenrele Sonariwo, art curator and former accountant, former employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
[3] The gallery is part of the Rele Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organisation.
[5][6] Rele Gallery has featured a number of Nigerian-based international artists including Victor Ehikhamenor and Kelechi Amadi-Obi.
[7] In 2022, Neec Nonso was featured as a member of Rele's Young Contemporary.
[8] The gallery also participated in Art Hamptons Fair (July 2013).