It has never been easier to sell art online to a global audience. With so many easy-to-use platforms, it seems more people than ever are making a living from art. However, that means you can often feel like a little fish in a big pond, and you need to find the best websites to sell your art depending on what you’re offering.

Luckily, online art stores are as varied as galleries themselves. Read on as we discuss the various selling sites and their unique characteristics.

1. Artfinder

Artfinder goes much further than being an art marketplace. In fact, it combines a social space, gift shop, and gallery all in one website. It has an intuitive, easy-to-scroll interface for customers. Categories can be broken down by everything from medium to style and even price range.

If you sign up, you may find your work promoted in their regular blogs and artist pick sections. They even select artists from local areas and suggest them to people based on geographical region.

If you subscribe to their newsletter, you can even get 10% off purchases. This is a great way to incentivize potential customers to visit their website.

2. ArtPal

ArtPal is a buy-and-sell website featuring art from over 191,000 artists. It has a traditional feel compared to some other websites but does contain sections for everything from digital art to textiles. It has a simple storefront with a sidebar that lets you browse and change your filters depending on your wishes.

One nice touch is that clicking on a picture gives you a number of buying options. You can choose everything from original artworks, to prints and postcards of the image. This is a great way to enhance your income with smaller products to sell to passive buyers.

3. Etsy

Etsy is the go-to marketplace for all things craft. You can find everything here, from candles to clothing. In fact, Etsy is now so huge you could even classify it as an online shop in the same way you would Amazon.

While it does have a huge range of products, its focus is still loosely on crafts and unique items. It is a great place to find quirky, off-the-wall gifts, so can be ideal if that is what you are making. For people creating more traditional, high-end art, it may be the wrong kind of audience and you may be better on another site.

4. Fine Art America

Fine Art America is a sleek website that makes it easy to sell artwork online. It has a number of categories, and while it seems to advertise itself as mainly selling wall art, it has a host of other options. You can place your art on everything from tank tops to yoga mats.

Fine Art America also handles sales for several major brands, such as National Geographic and Sports Illustrated. However, you will never feel like you are playing second fiddle to a major company. The website has numerous schemes supporting independent artists and has programs to help the visual arts.

5. Saatchi Art

There are few online art sales sites that have the pedigree of Saatchi Art. An extension of the famous brand known for its impeccable collections, the site breathes professionalism as soon as you land on the homepage. This is evident by the huge picture of a current, curated artist that takes center stage.

Surprisingly, anyone can sell on the Saatchi website. To get the most from it you will need to impress their curators. If you do, they can include you in everything from their range of editorial features to social media promotion. They even give recommendations from their art advisory service.

6. UGallery

UGallery is a basic but enjoyable art sales website. The aim is to provide a gallery experience all from the comfort of your own home. They have a wide range of artists exhibiting in a number of styles and genres.

UGalleries plus points could also be its cons, depending on what you are looking for. Firstly, it only deals with pictures and portraits. Secondly, you can only buy original works of art, so there is no monetizing your pictures on phone cases and T-shirts here.

7. Society6

Society6 is another all-in-one solution for selling your art and other creations. It has everything you would expect, from water bottles to wall tapestries. You can choose to sell solo prints or sell them framed.

The only problem with Society6 is that it is not a place where you can sell your original art. It makes up for this somewhat with its excellent blog which it uses to promote the work of its artists. A good solution for all-around monetization of more graphical pieces.

8. Art Storefronts

Art Storefronts is different from any of the other websites on the list. Instead of a marketplace that sells goods for you, Artstorefronts empowers you to do it yourself. It gives you everything you need to start, grow and run a successful art business.

This comes through providing you with the software to get the job done. It gives you website templates, and all the backend software you need to upload and write about the work you are selling. You can create a website for yourself, or open your own online gallery.

If it sounds like a lot, then have free consulting workshops held over Zoom. If you want to sell your art without paying a percentage to one of the larger websites, then going it alone could be the answer.

9. Online Gallery

Online Gallery claims to be the world’s fastest-growing art platform, and they may be right. They have artists from all over the world, with secure payment and buyer protection. The biggest draw is that they are commission-free!

The way Online Gallery monetizes is through a subscription service. The biggest package only costs $9.99 a month, with a discount if you pay by the year. This means you only need to make a very small sale to get your money back.

For many people, this could be a distinct advantage over high commission websites saturated with creators. Anyone can choose to use the site, and they also run a number of eBay-style auctions to maximize your profits.

10. OpenSea

Unless you have been living in a box, then you have probably heard about the rise in NFT art. This is a way to mint your creations with a unique digitial signature, verifying ownership of a digital product. It is not only for digital artists, but anyone wanting to make art and a living from it in the digital economy.

OpenSea is a platform where you can collect and sell unique NFT pieces from a variety of crypto artists. It has an easy creation platform that is done through the MetaMask browser extension. You can then sell your art for Ether, or trade it for other artworks.

It is not art you can sell in this way either. Music, collectibles, and virtual real estate can also be bought and sold on the platform.

Get Creating and Selling

From ceramics to Cezanne influences, these galleries have something for everyone. Get your art online and start earning a living by creating something you love.

Do you sell art online? Forging your way in the new digital economy? Then lets us know about it on social media and in the comments!