Mini Gallery highlights so far (2002 - 2007)
Mini Gallery is an award-winning online gallery website which showcases a fantastic range of affordable original art and prints for your home and office.
There are currently more than 10,000 pieces of contemporary art for sale online by over 400 talented new, emerging and established artists who each have all-inclusive annual membership and self-manage professional online gallery space.
Mini Gallery is wholly owned and run by Hazel Semple, 27, a website designer & artist and Chris Storey, 27, a website developer.
The idea developed in response to enquiries from artists who found that they were not able to realise the potential of the Internet for publicising their art. The website now offers unique facilities allowing artists to make the most of technology to promote and sell art online.
The website was first created in November 2002, developed over several months and was subsequently relaunched in June 2003. Since relaunch there have been over 2 million website visitors with art sales to places across the UK as well as to Europe, USA, Canada, Australia & New Zealand. We have a growing number of happy shoppers who have been delighted with their Mini Gallery purchases. As well as sales and commissioned work the site has also brought many other opportunities for the member artists - read their comments here.
Mini Gallery is featured in the December 2006 issue of 'Woman & Home' magazine. This month the magazine has written an online gifts guide for its readers featuring hot picks for perfect presents for your family and friends. We are delighted that Mini Gallery is one of the chosen websites for 'something a bit different'.
Mini Gallery was featured in the August 2006 issue of 'Red' magazine, in the April 2006 issue of 'Woman & Home' magazine and is included in the 100th anniversary edition of the widely acclaimed 'Writers' & Artists' Yearbook' for 2007 published by A & C Black. It is featured in 'The Artist's Yearbook 2007: All the information and advice you need to get ahead in the UK art world' published by respected art publishers Thames & Hudson.
Mini Gallery was one of the 30 Best Affordable Art Websites in the August 2005 issue of 'House & Home Ideas' magazine. The website has been given excellent reviews by The Good Web Guide, 'Web User' and 'Internet Works'. Mini Gallery was a Greater London regional finalist in the Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards in 2004 and a London region finalist in the 2004 DTI / InterForum Ecommerce awards!
The family-friendly website is labelled by the ICRA (Internet Content Ratings Association) and has attained SafeBuy/Trust UK and Shopsafe accreditation as well as earning a Bronze Award with four star rating from 'Web User' who describe Mini Gallery as 'innovative'.
Mini Gallery has over 400 member artists with a total of over 10,000 artworks. Each artist has their own individual online gallery, a Mini Gallery, to manage and all art for sale is commission free with purchases made direct from the artist.
Mini Gallery has free art eCards, a monthly email newsletter, art books and new additions are always underway. There are an average of 2,500 visitors each day and every month a number of talented new artists join. There is fresh new art online every day!
Mini Gallery has been featured in 'Woman and Home' magazine on a number of occasions and in 'Web User' magazine, 'GoldLink' magazine for Goldsmiths alumni and the 'Daily Mirror'.
