Originals
One-off pieces with Make an Offer for collectors who negotiate, and live shipping rates for large, framed works.
Build an online art marketplace for artists and galleries
Give artists and galleries their own space on your Shopify store. Sell originals, editions and digital works, link each piece to its artist and exhibition, and let collectors make offers.
Built around artists, not just products
In art, buyers follow the artist. Garnet uses Shopify metaobjects to make artists, exhibitions and collections real entities on your store, each with its own page, biography and images.
Artist profiles
Each artwork links to its artist; collectors browse every work by the same hand.
Gallery-managed exhibitions
Galleries create their own exhibitions and only see their own; you see all of them.
Gallery and artist accounts
A gallery can list works by several artists under one account.
The details collectors ask for
| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| Medium | Oil on canvas, giclée print, bronze |
| Dimensions | 100 × 80 cm, framed or unframed |
| Year and edition | 2026, edition 3 of 25 |
| Signed | Signed front, signed and numbered |
| Certificate | Certificate of authenticity (PDF upload) |
| Ships from | Country picker |
Make key fields required, show them on product pages, and let collectors filter by medium, size or price.
Selling originals, editions and digital art
Editions and prints
Variants for sizes and frames, with stock that sells out per edition.
Digital art
Display a low-resolution preview and deliver the full-resolution file to the buyer after payment, from Garnet's secure storage. See digital products marketplaces.
Curate like a gallery
Review artists' applications with their portfolio, approve each work before it goes live, and set a commission per artist or per gallery. Charge a monthly membership if your model is a juried exhibition space.
Frequently Asked Questions
Got questions about building an online art marketplace? We have answers.
Ask a QuestionWhat is an online art marketplace?
An online art marketplace is a website where many artists and galleries sell artworks to collectors. The marketplace handles the storefront, payments and curation, and takes a commission on each sale.
How do I start an online art marketplace?
Choose a focus (emerging artists, a region, prints, photography), recruit artists before launch, and decide on curation rules and commission. Then add a multi-vendor app such as Garnet to a Shopify store.
How do art marketplaces make money?
Most take a commission on each sale, often 25% to 40% for originals in the online art market. Some also charge artists a membership.
Can I sell digital art and NFTs?
You can sell digital art files, delivered after purchase. Garnet does not mint or sell NFTs.
How do I ship large artworks?
Artists set flat rates per region or use live carrier rates from your Shippo, Easyship or Shipmondo account, based on the package size and weight.
Give artists a home that looks like a gallery
Book a demo and we'll set up your first artist and exhibition pages with you.
