How To Hang Up Matted Artwork For A Gallery

I very rarely frame an artwork unless its on paper or board.

How to hang up matted artwork for a gallery.

Have a helper hold up your art against the wall so you can. Rikki snyder via style me pretty. Ok so the idea of hanging art with office supplies might not sound like the most attractive idea but it can actually give your gallery wall a chic industrial look. Besides being yet another way to diversify the look and feel of a gallery wall or any wall art selection hanging the occasional unframed artwork is also as satisfyingly non committal as leaning.

If you follow these three easy rules for hanging art your home will look like a professional art gallery in no time. Yes there is a semi science to the art of getting the height of a piece just right it s called measuring. I mostly work on canvas with thick stretcher bars and because my art has a very contemporary feel it works well in exhibition and always looks great hanging there against the nice white walls of a gallery. Hang art by its center.

That s a tip our gallery professionals use almost every day. To be exact the center of a framed piece of artwork should be.