Art portfolio examples

Most working artists include a body of recent work grouped into series, an artist statement or short bio, captions carrying title, year, medium and dimensions, exhibition or commission history where it exists, and a way to make contact. Older work stays reachable but does not lead. Anything that does not represent the current practice is usually left out.

Between 15 and 25 pieces is the range most galleries and commissioners expect from a professional artist. The number matters less than the consistency. A portfolio of 15 works that read as one practice is stronger than 40 that read as a catalogue. Depth per series beats breadth across mediums.

The portfolio is the work itself and the order it is shown in. The artist website is the place that hosts it, along with the bio, the contact page, the shop and anything else that supports the practice. Every artist website contains a portfolio; not every portfolio needs a full website behind it, though most working artists end up wanting one.

Artists commonly use dedicated portfolio platforms such as Pixpa, general website builders such as Squarespace and Wix, and marketplace profiles such as Behance. Among the artists who reviewed Pixpa on Capterra, Squarespace and Wix were the platforms most often named as the previous or alternative choice. The trade-off is usually between commission on sales, control over layout, and price.

Yes. Every example on this page is a live website run by a working artist on Pixpa. Each card names the artist and the template the site was built from, so you can open the template behind any site you like and start from the same place.

Yes. A Pixpa site includes a built-in store, so originals, prints, commissions and digital downloads can be sold from the same pages that show the work. Pixpa charges no commission on sales; you keep the full amount after your payment processor's fee. Stripe and PayPal are supported natively.

No. Every one of the 200+ templates is a finished design that you edit by dragging blocks and replacing images, with no code required. Custom CSS and HTML are available if you want them. Support is staffed by people, not bots, and the 15-day trial needs no card.