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I was in a similar show in a nice downtown Seattle gallery many years ago, though your experience might be quite different from mine. There were three artists and we each showed a dozen or so pieces (depending on size). Sales were very low, for whatever reason.
You should probably ask the gallery owner how many pieces/sizes you should prepare. Ask him or her if they would like to select from your available works or if you get to choose what to show. If you get to choose, hang your very best work. If you're not sure which pieces are your best, ask the gallery or your friends.
Ask yourself what kind of work you want to become known for. Is this meant to be a way to showcase your talents as a portrait artist and hope to secure commissions later, or are these works meant for sale at the show?
The owners must like your work enough to have invited you, and gallery patrons may be intrigued to see what's new and upcoming, instead of the same old artists who show regularly. On the other hand, the gallery I was involved with always had their emerging artists show in January, knowing that most of their clientelle had already spent a lot of disposable income at Christmas and sales were not likely to be high no matter what was shown.
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