The art gallery was founded in 1984 by Datuk Mohd.

[3] On 9 November 2013, Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman officiated the conservation centre building of the art gallery in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Sabah accession into the federation of Malaysia.

[3] The permanent exhibition of the art gallery houses more than 3,000 art works by local and international artists with a total estimated value of around more than MYR10 million.

[7] Besides exhibitions, the gallery regularly hosts workshops, seminars, competitions etc.

[3] Media related to Sabah Art Gallery at Wikimedia Commons