American Vision Gallery started operating in late 1983, with roots in fine art photography. "American Vision" began as a large exhibition featuring the work of American photographers. It was critically acclaimed and Popular Photography magazine dedicated 15 pages to it in 1980. American Vision Gallery was the outgrowth from that exhibition.

Many photographic posters were subsequently created for the line and exhibited in a variety of venues mostly in urban settings. Fine art photography's popularity increased. By 1990, the gallery evolved into a showcase for African American artists. The gallery exhibited and published many important black artists and artists interested in urban genre. Some of the artists published were:

• Romare Bearden
• Faith Ringgold
• Jacob lawrence
• Ed Clark
• W.H. Johnson
• Justin Bua
• Frank Morrison
• Edwin Lester
• Laurie Cooper
• Efrem Kouakou
• Edwin Clay Wright
• Nathanial Barnes
• Sterling Brown
• Answerd Stewart
• Michele Wood
• Tim Ashkar
• Lyonel Laurenceau
• Gwen Gorby and Willie Torbert

Among the artists exhibited were:

• Herbert Gentry
• Charles Bibbs
• WAK
• Leroy Campbell
• Kadir Nelson
• Anthony Armstrong
• Henry Battle
• Keith Mallett
• Paul Goodnight
• Annie Lee
• D.D. Ike
• Larvern Ross
• Cornell Barnes
• Gilbert Young
• Larry Poncho Brown
• Charles Searles
• Hamid Benjamin
• Lester Kern
• Archibald Motley
• Gordon Parks
• Monica Stewart
• David Garibaldi
• Ernest Watson
• Ellis Wilson
• Albert Fennell
• Alfred Gockel
• Consuelo Gamboa
• Jay Bakari
• John Holyfield
• Fred Mathews
• Judah Ward
• Melvin King
• Alan and Aaron Hicks
• Ted Ellis
• Johnny Myers
• Gilbert Young
• Ray Issac
• Okaybabs
• Bayoc
• Kent Drake
• and Robert Sengstacke
  

Today American Vision Gallery is one of the most prominent publishers of African American art. The historic election of Barack Obama as America's 44th President presents an opportunity for many artists to express themselves and celebrate.

Bruce Teleky is the President and Creative Director of American Vision Gallery. He has been involved in the visual arts for over forty years. Mr. Teleky attended New York’s High School of Music and Art, Pratt Institute and Columbia University graduate school. Before establishing his own fine art, print and poster business, Mr. Teleky worked was a painter and graphic artist. He was one of the earliest dealers to recognize and champion the emergence of the new African American cultural renaissance.