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Anthony,
I agree with Michele that commercial galleries here are not interested in straight, strict portraiture. If you are interested in getting portrait commissions, you could try some of the portrait agencies. They often link up with local agents in different parts of the U.S.
Another thing to mention is that there is a new breed of fine art gallery springing up that is very interested in figurative work and does a good business selling it. There are several in the SoHo section of New York. Take a look at Eleanor Ettinger. There are others--maybe someone can help me out here. In San Francisco there is the Pence Gallery. In Philadelphia we have Artists' House Gallery. There are many more in many cities. If you pick up a copy of the new magazine American Art Collector you will get an excellent overview of realist galleries and the kinds of art in each gallery. I'm mentioning this in case you are thinking in terms of selling figurative art through a gallery. Many figurative pieces cross the line into portraiture, and many portraits can also be considered figurative works. If this is true of you work, it might be marketable in a gallery.
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