Every artist who hangs work at The Mark Olympia keeps every dollar from the sale. No commission, no gallery cut, no percentage skimmed off the top.

That policy has held for 25 years at the restaurant and gallery at 407/409 Columbia St. SW in downtown Olympia, where rotating exhibits share wall space with Roman-style pizza and Italian wine.

Lisa Owen, the venue's artist, chef and curator, told ThurstonTalk in a July 20 profile that the rule came from family advice: "My grandmother, also an artist, told me in no uncertain words not to take commission."

The Mark Olympia opened in 2001 as a three-way collaboration. Eugenio Aliota wanted to buy a vintage building. Rich Rideman, former owner of All City Tire Service, wanted a restaurant.

Owen wanted an art gallery. The result is a space that does all three, named in memory of Mark Listner Greenburg.

Owen grew up drawing. Her grandfather was sculptor John Henry Waddell, whose public bronzes include "That Which Might Have Been," a memorial to the four girls killed in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing.

She traveled to Rome and apprenticed with a master of Pizza alla Taglio, the Roman street-food style she brought back to Olympia.

The pizza dough uses whole grain local flour, a sourdough starter, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt, with a 48- to 54-hour maturation time. No animal fat is used, making the crust vegan. A single cut costs $9, tax included.

The wine list favors grapes indigenous to their region of origin, mostly from Tuscany and northern Italy. Bottles run $29 to $160; glasses cost about $9 to $16. Cocktails are $8 to $15, and Georgetown and Peroni cover the beer side.

Gallery exhibits rotate roughly every two months, with some pieces belonging to a permanent collection. The Mark Olympia is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6 to 11 p.m.

The space holds a nine-table dining room, a full bar, a large outdoor patio, two private dining rooms and a banquet room. Private-event hire is available seven days a week. Cash is preferred. Call 360-754-4414 or visit themarkolympia.com for current exhibit information.

The building sits on Columbia between 4th and 5th avenues, with three parking lots within a block.