Gallery Kayafas is owned and run by art collector Arlette Kayafas, who has collected artwork with her husband Gus since before 1970. The gallery has been in business since 2003 and in its present location on Thayer St. off Harrison Ave. in Boston's South End since 2008.
It showcases the work of a range of contemporary artists, mostly in photography. Kayafas Gallery occasionally shows works chosen by guest curators and works by both established and newly emerging artists. Past shows have included the work of Jules Aarons, Harry Callahan, and Aaron Siskind, among many others.