Have you heard of the inspiring online indie gallery called Art Wall? American proprietress Katie Stephenson, who left her job in the corporate world to care for her daughter and start her own small business, curates this collection that changes on a monthly basis. What inspired art wall? This photo is from a Hable Construction store in New York that has since closed. Katie saw it and her ideas began to flow…

Art Wall is not a shop but a curated gallery and Katie is there to point you in the right direction — you simply click on apiece that you are interested in and then you’ll be directed to a page that tells you more about it along with an opportunity to enlarge it. Then, if you are interested in proceeding you can click on Purchase Here and you’ll be directed to shop of the artist . New whimsical, illustrated black and white art walls are added to the site each month with art in full color — such a great display idea and each piece is reasonably priced between $5 and $500 depending on whether or not the art is a print or an original.

I love seeing creative people inventing new and interesting ways for others to see things — presentation is so important when it comes to purchasing art online and I think Katie was pretty clever to develop such an imaginative way to share the art that she loves.

If you are an artist and would like to see your work displayed on Art Wall, please visit this page to learn more.

Great work, Miss Katie!

(images: top: hable construction, others: art wall online)

21 Responses to “Art Wall”

1 Patrizia commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 6:02 pm

Wow this is a great idea! I need to check this out,
.-= Patrizia´s last blog ..Lovely December =-.
2 lindsay commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 6:05 pm

What a fresh way to present artwork! Genius Katie!
3 Dana Cordova commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 7:17 pm

Great idea! thanks
.-= Dana Cordova´s last blog ..Photographer: Bryan Derballa =-.
4 Sara commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

What a great idea! And so inspiring as well!
.-= Sara´s last blog ..Remo General Store =-.
5 Melissa de la Fuente commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

That is so cool….it always makes me so happy when folks come up with such creative ideas! Thanks for the intro hun!
xo
Melis
.-= Melissa de la Fuente´s last blog ..Cheap & Chic: Interiors? =-.
6 Katie Stephenson commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

This has been the best snow day ever! Hot chocolate, a snow-shoe walk, yummy soup…all topped off by sitting down to read this post in front of the cozy fire. Thank you, Holly for this sweet review, it really made my day.
.-= Katie Stephenson´s last blog ..fun winter DIY from five green acres: sweater mittens =-.
7 simplygrove commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

What a fabulous idea! I am off to check it out!
8 Katherine aka. Urban Flea commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

That’s a great idea! Thanks so much for the heads up!

xo Katherine aka. Urban Flea :)
.-= Katherine aka. Urban Flea´s last blog ..my diy adventure =-.
9 Tracey commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 8:46 pm

What a fresh, unique way to display talent… thank you for introducing everyone to this!
10 Lydia, Clueless Crafter commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

Congrats! And to think I was speaking with a*star* today!! I was just loving your Christmas music and beautiful site so much. . .

Working in art galleries in New York, I can say that you are translating the in-person experience to the online beautifully.
.-= Lydia, Clueless Crafter´s last blog ..Basel Miami 2: Critique My Art Aesthetic =-.
11 jacqueline commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 10:12 pm

I adore Katie’s web site lots…it’s always filled with wonderful and inspiration! have a lovely merry happy day and love to yoU!
.-= jacqueline´s last blog ..Smocked with a passion =-.
12 cristin @ simplified bee commented:
December 9th, 2009 at 10:56 pm

brilliant! I need to take a look for myself.

xo,
cristin
.-= cristin @ simplified bee´s last blog ..Beautifully Organized – Custom Ribbon Display Boards =-.
13 Melibu commented:
December 10th, 2009 at 1:27 am

Really love the idea ! And I need to renew my walls decoration…
Thanks for the share !
.-= Melibu´s last blog ..Liste de livres à l’attention du Papa Noël (encore lui) =-.
14 Mari Eriksson commented:
December 10th, 2009 at 6:11 am

I love the arty farty wall! Me like.

An angel at my table
.-= Mari Eriksson´s last blog ..Uthuset i Stan =-.
15 Yoli commented:
December 10th, 2009 at 9:53 am

Very pretty and it gives me great inspiration.
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16 Penny Patten commented:
December 12th, 2009 at 12:46 pm

This is such a wonderful idea, I can’t wait to visit.
.-= Penny Patten´s last blog .."Gaiter’s" =-.
17 jess gonacha swift commented:
December 13th, 2009 at 9:46 am

Katie’s site is so wonderful, and such a creative idea! I’m so glad you wrote about it, Holly. Such a terrific concept!
.-= jess gonacha swift´s last blog ..cody hudson =-.
18 Metal Wall Art commented:
April 22nd, 2010 at 6:30 am

Brilliant idea! Our homes’ decoration is the most changeable element of the built environment. It gives us the chance to model or amend space as deemed fit and therefore, personalize it. Thanks!
.-= Metal Wall Art´s last blog ..Brilliant New Mirrors =-.
19 Metal Wall Art commented:
October 6th, 2010 at 6:35 pm

if you think of art wall you choose the combination of layouts, sizes, mediums and artwork from what is inspired globally.
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20 Metal Wall Art commented:
January 15th, 2011 at 2:37 pm

This is such a great idea! This post inspires me and gave me ideas to redecorate my room. Changing my dull room into an artistic and lively one. Keep up the good work!
21 John commented:
May 14th, 2011 at 1:54 am

I love the concept. It has a similar appeal to it as does a mural.

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