Artworks-Online is a gallery and global marketplace for fine art and design.

We provide a secure platform for artists, designers, galleries and design stores to promote and manage the sale of their works. Sellers are required to meet minimum criteria, and are categorized according to experience and accomplishments. This provides a basis for art lovers, collectors, interior designers, businesses and others to search for, view and purchase items. Filters are available to refine searches for specific needs, including by type, style, origin, seller category, size, colour and price.

Our passion is in providing greater opportunities for contemporary artists and designers to showcase and sell their works. We also love finding and promoting great art and design. So we routinely choose artworks and design items from our sellers for promotion individually or as part of a collection through our online magazine, our newsletter and with social media marketing.


Our seller categories and criteria are as follows:

Seller Type Seller Category Criteria
Individual artists
and designers
  • Artist
  • Designer

Fulltime professional artist or designer satisfying at least one of the following criteria:

  • Completed relevant formal training at a recognized art school, design school or university
  • A career track record acceptable to Artworks-Online
  • Young Artist
  • Young Designer

Fulltime professional artist or designer under the age of 35 satisfying the abovementioned criteria for the Artist or Designer category.

A supplementary category may be applied if the required criteria are met.

  • Indigenous Artist
  • Indigenous Designer

Professional artist or designer satisfying the abovementioned criteria for the Artist or Designer category who identifies as indigenous to the land on which they live and who complies with the legal requirements of their home country to be classified as indigenous.

A supplementary category may be applied if the required criteria are met.

  • Emerging Artist
  • Emerging Designer

Fulltime professional artist or designer who is recognized for the quality of their work and their potential future prospects, as evidenced by satisfying at least two of the following criteria:

  • Has received a prestigious art or design prize, award or competition placing, or has participated in and completed a prestigious artist residency
  • Has either (i) held a solo exhibition at a gallery, museum or design show; (ii) had works exhibited as part of a curated exhibition, or (iii) has a formal contract for representation by an Established Gallery, as defined below
  • Has been the subject of publication in news media or specialist media, including published supporting opinion by a recognized art/design expert, historian or critic
  • Acclaimed Artist
  • Acclaimed Designer

Fulltime professional artist or designer who is internationally recognized for the quality of their work, has a history of well received exhibitions, and satisfies at least two of the following criteria:

  • Has received a prestigious art or design prize, or has participated in and completed a prestigious artist residency
  • Is recognized by a body of published diverse opinion as an acclaimed artist or designer with regards to the quality and/or importance of their work
  • Has produced works held in prestigious museums or institutions
Master

A supplementary recognition applied to the Acclaimed Artist or Acclaimed Designer category for artists and designers who have dedicated their working life to art or design, and who have achieved widespread recognition for their skills, qualities and achievements, such as pioneering an original technique or style, or being cited as a master of a technique or style.

Galleries and design stores
  • Gallery (<5 years)
  • Design Store (<5 years)
A gallery or design store that is a registered business entity with primary business purpose that involves the exhibition and/or sale of fine art or design objects, or has a similar registered business purpose
  • Established Gallery (>5 years/>10 years)
  • Established Design Store (>5 years/>10 years)
A Gallery or Design Store, as defined above, that has been in active operation for at least five/ten continuous years
  • Acclaimed Gallery (>5 years/>10 years)
  • Acclaimed Design Store (>5 years/>10 years)

An Established Gallery or Established Design Store, as defined above, that satisfies at least one of the following criteria:

  • Has held multiple exhibitions that have included works by artists or designers meeting the criteria for Acclaimed Artist or Acclaimed Designer defined above
  • Formerly represents artists or designers meeting the criteria for Acclaimed Artist or Acclaimed Designer defined above
  • Holds in its collection multiple works by artists or designers meeting the criteria for Acclaimed Artist or Acclaimed Designer defined above
Note: Approval for use of a seller category requires submission of supporting evidence, and will be granted at the sole discretion of Artworks-Online.com

Artworks-Online is a division of Asian Contemporary Art Pte. Ltd., a company incorporated in Singapore.