Margery E. Goldberg

Margery E. Goldberg (born 1950) is an American artist, art curator, city arts commissioner, She started sculpting in clay at the age of 10 and took classes at the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery during elementary and high school.

Founding of Zenith Gallery

After Goldberg's K Street studio burned down in 1977, she and two friends bought a 50,000 ft2 space at 15th Street and Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, D.C. Goldberg renovated some of the houses and rented rooms to artists. About half of Goldberg's artist-tenants also worked in studios at Zenith Gallery. which remained open until 2009. Following the closure of the Zenith Gallery location at Rhode Island Avenue in December 1987, According to Goldberg:

“How do you put creativity in a budget? I’d rather create the piece, and then if someone wants to come along and buy it, wonderful. Commissions pay the bills, but that’s about all they do.”

Other activities In 1980, Goldberg co-founded the Arts and Entertainment News Service, which videotaped and documented more than 30 arts, music, and cultural events for WETA-TV public television. in 2000, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to initiatives and projects that benefit artists and the overall Washington, D.C., community. In 1998 and 2007, Goldberg served on Washington D.C.'s Downtown Arts Development Task Force. In April 2018, the Council of the District of Columbia honored Goldberg with congratulations on the 40th anniversary of Zenith Gallery, and recognized its success as a champion for the arts in the District of Columbia