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PAPER Arts

PAPER Arts

Based in the beating heart of Bristol's city centre, PAPER is a social enterprise opening up new opportunities for our community to make a living through creativity. We currently provide different support services aimed at helping talented individuals, like you, to take a creative idea and turn it into a source of income. less

Island Fine Arts

Island Fine Arts

New works by Susan Bower, Ann Shrager and Tom Hughes is now online. To celebrate the twenty anniversary of the F355 last year, we published a very high quality limited edition print of the F355, each one signed and numbered by DEXTER BROWN. The edition is of only 20 copies and three artists proofs. Each one is printed on 310 gsm fine art paper and measure 18x24 inches (image size) with the piece of paper being 20x26 inches. The prints are priced at £385 and £550 for the proofs. less

Andrea Naylor T/A

Andrea Naylor T/A

A hand painted pet portrait or family portrait is a unique way of capturing a special expression or an individual personality. It makes a wonderful gift or can be purchased as a personal keepsake for yourself. Working with pastels I can create a quality portrait from your photographs. Most of my work is focussed on creating realistic portraits of cats, dogs, horses, wildlife and people but I am happy to work with other subject matters that may be of more relevance to you. less

Primrose Gallery

Primrose Gallery

Primrose Gallery exhibits the finest local, national, and international original art, fine limited editions, high quality original prints and etchings. Arts Council England approved and influential in their accreditation for the Art Purchase Scheme, OWN ART, we now operate our own 0% finance options. We are Fine Art Trade Guild members, and affiliated to the Crafts Potters Association. less

Fabulous Masterpieces

Fabulous Masterpieces

I'm one of the founders of Fabulous Masterpieces & behind me are some of our fine art reproductions. Newest Testimonial: Just to let you know that we received the portrait and we are truly delighted. Thanks very much for your work and please pass on our warm regards and heartfelt thanks to the artist. less

Charlestown Gallery

Charlestown Gallery

Charlestown Gallery is idyllically situated on the charming 18th Century port in Charlestown, Cornwall. It is a wonderful place to enjoy a diverse range of paintings and Crafts by local artists. Including work by the family owners and the late father Mr Don Austen, who was a sucessful local artist. less

Emma Taylor Art

Emma Taylor Art

I'm a self taught artist and illustrator based in the beautiful city of Bath. Having been brought up on a farm in Scotland and the New Forest I've always had a passion for nature and the countryside. I paint from my family home in Bath, am very happy to take on commissions and have a variety of prints and cards for sale as well as original artwork. less

Anna Dillon

Anna Dillon

The Battlelines Redrawn Project is a study of how the battlefields of the First World War have regenerated over the past One Hundred Years. My focus centres on the landscapes of Ypres Salient and The Somme using reference from paintings produced by War Artists Paul Nash and William Orpen. The aim is to produce a series of large oil paintings which show how the landscape has recovered, in part, using photos from my recent trips out to the North of France and Belgium. Visit the website here. less

Wimbledon Art Studios

Wimbledon Art Studios

Join Wimbledon Art Studios in London and become part of a friendly, dynamic community of creative people. Our highly successful, twice-yearly Open Studio Art Shows attracts thousands of buyers and provides you with essential exposure to galleries and collectors. It's more than just a workspace. less

Cavaliero Finn

Cavaliero Finn

Selling affordable work from both emerging and internationally recognised artists and designers, Cavaliero Finn offers an eclectic mix of contemporary art and design. In our portfolio of work you'll find contemporary paintings and sculpture complemented with a range of handcrafted ceramics, textiles and cutting edge design. less

Henry Brewer Gallery

Henry Brewer Gallery

Established in 1998, Henry Brewer Gallery has forged a rightly deserved reputation for superior craftsmanship and service. Our highly creative bespoke framing service caters for both the individual and corporate client and we offer a 'wide format' Giclee Digital Printing service onto canvas or paper. All work is carried out in house. We work closely with independent artists and publishers; this enables us to offer Nottingham's most diverse and stimulating collection of artworks. less

Void

Void

Void is a contemporary art space with up to 6 exhibitions per year showing the work of established international and Irish artists. A key element to the gallery is the Void Engage programme, which places participation, engagement and learning at the heart of Void, making contemporary visual art accessible to visitors of all ages. less

Tynedale Gallery

Tynedale Gallery

Philip Oliver has been operating from the Tynedale Gallery for six years now and as he was born in the nearby village of Corbridge, he is very much 'at home' painting and offering customers a frame making service in his popular gallery in the Hencotes area of Hexham. less

Manifold Editions

Manifold Editions

James Booth-Clibborn originally set up Manifold Editions in the summer of 2011 in response to a demand from friends and colleagues for an easy and accessible route to buying art in high-quality limited editions by internationally acclaimed contemporary artists. Today, Manifold Editions is an established contemporary art publisher and distributor working with leading artists to publish original limited editions either as single individual prints or a series of works. less

Frameworks Photography & Framing

Frameworks Photography & Framing

Dundee, Scotland, Scotland, DD1 2AT

Whether you are requiring an item for picture framing, a wedding or portrait photographer or a piece of art for your home, you will find here at Frameworks honest, friendly and practical advice. With twenty five years experience Frameworks is a long established and well-known family run business serving clients from Dundee, Angus, St. Andrews, Fife, Perth, Tayside and other areas of Scotland. We offer a quality of excellence carried out to the highest professional and ethical standards. less

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Are you looking for a reputable art gallery to represent you as an artist and sell your art? In fact, many artists will tell you that looking and shopping for an art gallery is a rather overwhelming and even intimidating process. However, finding the best art gallery for your art is very important, actually essential for your career as an artist and your future. Unless there is an art gallery knocking on your door, you will be the one who has to knock on the doors of the art gallery. Beforehand, you have to find the right art gallery, of course. So the process of becoming a profitable or popular artist takes not just a lot of talent, but also a lot of hard work. Learn how to market yourself to the best art gallery and how to find the best art gallery to represent your art and you as an artist in this article.

We help you prepare shopping for art gallery thanks to this useful checklist you can follow:

First things first, you need to be honest to yourself and consider all aspects of your present and future as an artist and as someone looking for a career in art. So before you rush out looking for and shopping for an art gallery, make sure to ask yourself some of the following questions:

• Is my art technically good?

• Is my art good enough to be represented and sold at an art gallery?

• Do I have a recognizable and distinctive style?

• Am I ready to sell my art at an art gallery?

• Do I have a cohesive body of art ready to display at an art gallery?

• Is my art sellable?

• Have I had success selling my art at other occasions, events, and venues that are not art gallery?

• Do I have the time and energy to supply the demand for an art gallery?

• Do I have a blog or a website that showcases and promotes my art as a portfolio?

• Do I have a professional-looking portfolio to offer to an art gallery?

If the answer of all or the majority of these questions is “yes”, then you can continue looking for and contacting art gallery. If you answer to most or all of these questions with a “no”, take your time to think of the required changes, work on yourself as an artist, and consider these aspects above before you look for an art gallery to sell your art. Make sure you are approaching art gallery once you are absolutely ready to do so and don’t put yourself in a vulnerable position. Otherwise, it will help neither your self-esteem nor your ego as an artist.

Now, once you are ready to find an art gallery and contact them, you are probably wondering where to start from. It is important to take enough of your time ahead and have a good idea of the art gallery where you want your art to be displayed and what is the right art gallery to house your art and represent it the best way. Finding an art gallery in your surrounding area can be easily done both online and offline. You can always ask fellow artists or just people you know if they can recommend you or suggest art gallery you can check out and visit. If you are not sure about the reputation of the art gallery or you just want to learn more, you can always contact fellow artists represented by this art gallery and ask for their opinion, etc. A good way to look for an art gallery is by checking online. The majority of the reputable and popular art gallery in your area will, for sure, have a website you can check. Online directory for art gallery such as this one can also be a helpful source of information and contact details.

• Talk to other artists you know and ask them for recommendations and suggestions of an art gallery for you.

• Check out places both online and offline that have ads of an art gallery and the artists they represent

• There is a wide variety of websites of an art gallery. Make sure to check them and look the general image and brand every art gallery is representing itself through. Make sure these particular galleries are a good fit for your art and for you as an artist. In a nutshell, you want to research the type of art the art gallery are focusing on or specialising in and further approach only the art gallery displaying your type or style of art.

• Next, once you narrow down your options, you would like to visit this art gallery personally. Walk-in and feel the atmosphere and if it matches your style as an artist, how the art pieces are hanged or displayed, how the lighting works.

• Then try and visualize your art displayed there. Does it work in your imagination? Does it compare to the rest of the artists and their works represented at this art gallery?

• If a price sheet is not available, ask for it and see if the prices are within your price range.

• Don’t forget to pay close attention to how the staff of this art gallery treats you and are they professional enough, do you feel comfortable discussing your art with them.

It is important to know that reputable and popular art gallery get contacted by a big number of artists on a daily basis. Therefore, you want to stand out and show that you are a suitable artist for them. It is a good way to check ahead of the ‘artist submission policy’ then follow the guidelines. This will make a very good first impression of you since most galleries, especially the more high-end ones, have a very specific submission policy they want you to follow.

Make sure to follow this checklist before and you will feel ready to approach and contact every art gallery near you.

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