“How do you sell your art?”
There is now a multitude of options for selling your art, many more than existed a few decades ago thanks to the Internet. You have to troubleshoot which venue is most appropriate for you and your work, as different venues will provide different results. My suggestion would be to experiment with different venues and see what works and what doesn’t.
A large factor of selling art is marketing and promotion. I’ve seen artists with mediocre work doing extremely well because their work was aggressively promoted the right way. I’ve also seen some really wonderful artists who haven’t done as well because their work wasn’t marketed appropriately.
Below I list the main venues and opportunities for selling your work. Some of the venues below have a highly selective screening process, while others are open to anyone.
1) Selling online
Now with sites like Etsy and