We artists know that a good gallery is unobtrusive and designed with care to show our work in its best light. Seeing our art online is the next best thing, and, for many people, the closest they will come to seeing it in person.

Our online gallery should be as restrained and thoughtfully designed as a physical gallery. It should enhance the work and allow it to shine. After all, the art, not the gallery, is the star of the show.

Through my work helping artists with their websites, I have found that many available platforms are designed to be all things to all people. Even those created with artists in mind can include more features than most artists need, making them difficult to navigate, time-consuming to maintain, and expensive.

I wanted to create a streamlined option: a website designed specifically for artists, with the essential features you need, an easy way to make updates, and an affordable price.

That is why I developed the Artist Portfolio Template.  Take a look at the demo site.

Simple, Focused, and Designed for Artists

The Artist Portfolio Template provides a clean, uncluttered online gallery that gives your artwork the space and attention it deserves.

Your website can include:

• Up to four artwork galleries or categories

• An About page for your biography, artist statement, CV, exhibition history, and optional photograph

• A Contact page with a form that sends inquiries directly to the email address of your choice

• An optional home page featuring a large, full-width banner image

Easy to Get Started and Easy to Maintain

As your creative practice evolves and artwork sells, work will move in and out of your website just as it does in a physical gallery. Keeping your site current should feel simple and manageable.

The Artist Portfolio Template uses a straightforward, guided dashboard. You simply:

1. Answer a few questions

2. Upload your artwork images

3. Type or paste in your text

4. Press Save and view your updated website

You can easily add, remove, and reorder artwork. If you are comfortable posting to Instagram, you should feel comfortable using the Artist Portfolio Template dashboard (take a look at the dashboard).

Unlike website-building platforms such as Squarespace, Wix, and Format, you do not need to design your own pages or work through a large number of tools and settings.

What You’ll Provide

To create your website, you will need:

• Images of your artwork

• Artwork titles, dimensions, materials, and optional descriptions

• Your biography, artist statement, CV, or exhibition history

• An optional photograph of yourself

Affordable Pricing

• Artist Portfolio Template: $300 one-time payment

• Domain:  free for 1st year, $10- 20 per year thereafter

• Hosting: Approximately $50 per year

Hosting is the service that stores your website files and keeps your site available online—similar to renting a parking space for your website.

Other website-building platforms cost anywhere from $120 to $350 per year, depending on the platform and plan. Although they offer more design tools and features, creating and maintaining a website through them can also be more complicated and time-consuming.

The Artist Portfolio Template is designed to provide exactly what most artists need: a professional website that is easy to set up, easy to maintain, and affordable.

How Else Can I Help?

Everyone has a different comfort level with technology. You may enjoy maintaining your website yourself, or you may prefer to focus on making art and leave the technical details and updates to someone else.

I can help with:

• Maintaining your Artist Portfolio Template website

• Customizing the template with additional features

• Moving an existing website to the Artist Portfolio Template

• Maintaining, updating, or customizing a website

Let’s set up some time to figure out the best way to get your artist website launched. Just complete this form and I’ll make every effort to respond within 24 hours.