The gallery was founded in April 2010 as a producers' gallery. Ute Wöllmann took over the space at Carmerstraße 11 on Savignyplatz in 2014 and launched her new crowdfunding-based gallery concept of Galerie ROOT UG (haftungsbeschränkt) on 8 June 2014 with the "Hot Sunday", which she has managed ever since. In January 2015, Galerie ROOT moved into new premises at Hardenbergstr. 9, Vorderhaus, 2nd floor, 10623 Berlin, diagonally opposite the Berlin University of the Arts. The Akademie für Malerei Berlin is located on the same floor. The gallery has been a member of the Landesverband der Berliner Galerien since 2012.