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Art Galleries in the UK

Rainmaker Gallery

Rainmaker Gallery

Bristol, South West England, South West England, BS6 7SN

RAINMAKER Gallery is the UK showcase for contemporary Native North American Indian art and jewellery. Situated on the border of Redland and Westbury Park in North Bristol, Rainmaker Gallery is a celebration of the very best in contemporary Native American art and design. Through artist talks, events and exhibitions Rainmaker promotes awareness, education and cultural exchange. less

Art For Your Heart

Art For Your Heart

Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland, KY11 9XH

We are delighted to offer you original art paintings and prints produced by experienced and talanted artists at very competitive prices, we appreciate that current economical situation is not the best, hence we are happy to consider your offers. All the paintings we sell are unique and vary in style and medium (oil, graphics, acrylic, watercolour and goache). Each art work is accompanied with a painting description, history and artistic technique. We offer original art works as well as prints. less

Merston Gallery

Merston Gallery

Chichester, West Sussex, South East England, PO20 6DZ

The gallery will make a distinctive contribution to the impressive range of art venues in the region and the work shown will offer challenge, interest and reward to the community and visitors to the area. Merston Gallery is a contemporary exhibition space inside a listed early Victorian school room. The school room is situated near to the thirteenth century church of St Giles at Merston, close to Chichester. less

The Lightbox

The Lightbox

Woking, Surrey, South East England, GU21 4AA

The Lightbox gallery and museum in Woking is one of the most exciting cultural spaces in the South East. Three stunning galleries host a huge range of exhibitions, changing regularly. We have received many awards in recognition of our work, including winning the Art Fund Prize in 2008. The building is also home to Woking's Story, an interactive museum of the town's history. less

Bruntnell-Astley

Bruntnell-Astley

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, WV5 7HR

The artists span every decade over the past forty years and illustrate glass making techniques as varied as cameo, sand-casting and water jet. Keith Cummings  represent the 'grand old man' of British glass while Prof Vanessa Cutler has also established her reputation on the international stage in modern techniques. The younger generation of glass artists, is very ably represented by Laura Birdsall, Tracy Nicholls, Joanna Manousis, Elliot Walker and Juie Anne Denton to name a few. less

John Peel Centre

John Peel Centre

Stowmarket, Suffolk, East England, IP14 1ET

The John Peel Centre for Creative Arts is an ambitious project to provide a lasting tribute to the life and career of the much-loved broadcaster and create a high quality, community-owned, Arts Centre in the heart of Suffolk. The team behind the project set out to bring an unused and decaying historic building back into use and create an inspirational environment to foster the creative energy of local people and enable wider enjoyment of the arts. less

The Ceramic Arts Studio

The Ceramic Arts Studio

South Shields, Tyne and Wear, North East England, NE33 1PU

Ceramic Arts is a concept which was born in 2002 and has been several years in the making. Our cosmetics team has evolved to provide a higher level of expertise in relation to aesthetics and providing and treating the Complete Smile with precision function. Our strengths are not only in our products or our professional service, we know we have both. We are committed to continuing education and training. less

Cheltenham Art & Craft Workshop

Cheltenham Art & Craft Workshop

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West England, GL50 2LD

We believe that developing your artistic skill should be a fun and engaging process. Whether its fine art, ceramics or craft, we cater for both beginners and the more advanced artist, wishing to work in the company of others. With this aim, we provide an environment that is both relaxed and informal. We offer each learner encouragement and professional guidance. Enabling everyone to enjoy a social experience as well as to achieve their full potential. less

The D.@rt Centre

The D.@rt Centre

Hedge End, Hampshire, South East England, SO30 4EJ

The d.@rt is a community venue for all ages who wish to engage with performing and visual arts. The d.@rt centre boasts specialist rooms for dance, drama, art and music. These spaces are available for hire and we currently hire space to a number of local dance schools, bands and drama groups throughout the evenings and weekends. less

Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum

Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West England, GL50 3JT

In 1898 the third Baron de Ferrieres, a former Mayor and MP for Cheltenham, gave 43 important paintings, mostly from Belgium and the Netherlands, to the town, together with £1000 towards the building of a gallery in which to house them. This was opened in 1899. In 1905 the Schools of Art and Science left the premises they occupied next door to the Art Gallery, and the Museum was opened in these rooms two years later. less

Alexander Green

Alexander Green

Newport, Wales, Wales, NP20 5BU

I am a Welsh Artist currently living in Newport. After completing an Art Foundation course in Cardiff I went on to Graduated with a Fine Art Degree from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2011. The Paintings arrive from direct observation of a chosen subject. This can be a still life, a single flower or a person. Drawings are a way of recording the subject and finding a boundary that best suits it allowing the subject to be given a purpose which can be taken to the canvas. less

David Roberts RA

David Roberts RA

Brompton, South West London, London, SW3 2PU

Darnley Fine Art holds an extensive stock of fine paintings from the 16th to the 20th Century. We are a leading specialist in 19th Century Orientalist paintings of the Middle East and prints by David Roberts. We also try to have a good selection of Portraits and are one of the only galleries that deals in original paintings for Railway Poster's from the 1930's. less

Jenny's Designs

Jenny's Designs

Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, WA3 5DL

I left secondary school with GCSE's in Art and Design - having focused on Nature and Identity, I continued to base my own artwork on these areas. I'd always had an interest in portraits and animals, so I also spent time practicing with pen studying different techniques of drawing. Which is when i came across the dot's and line technique and that is where my heart was set. During late 2014 is when i finished my A Levels and started an apprenticeship in Website Design and Social Media. less

Jane Hall

Jane Hall

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, East England, NR30 3BP

I am a contemporary visual artist who paints the modern British seaside. Having lived in Great Yarmouth for the past 19 years, I have long been surrounded by all the colourful sights of the traditional seaside holiday - things like buckets and spades, ice creams, hot dogs, fish and chip shops, fun fairs and amusement arcades - and I try to capture them in a way that is modern and realistic, while at the same time acknowledging the inherent nostalgia they evoke. less

South Gate Gallery

South Gate Gallery

Exeter, Devon, South West England, EX1 1EE

Situated a three minute amble from Exeter Cathedral, South Gate is a contemporary, family-run art gallery and picture framers in Exeter offering a wide selection of affordable original, limited and open edition art, both framed and unframed. Our bespoke framing service employs traditional methods and skills using the finest equipment and materials available today. Fine Art Trade Guild Commended framers who specialise in conservation framing to the highest standards do all framing in house. 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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