--- title: "Framer templates for artists · Best of Framer" description: "Five free Framer templates for visual artists, compared on work archives, exhibition news, CVs, and how the work is shown." canonical: "https://framer.elliotli.dev/framer-templates-for/artist" --- Templates by niche # Framer templates for artists Five free templates for visual artists, compared on how the work is shown, how exhibitions and CV stay current, and how little the design gets in the way. [See Framer pricing](https://www.framer.com/pricing/?via=elliot-li) [Home](/)/[Templates by niche](/framer-templates-for)/Artist An artist site holds two things at once: the work, at a size that lets someone actually look, and the record — exhibitions, press, and CV — that a curator or collector checks before they get in touch. These five are free to remix. Three are built for artists and their archives; two are minimal portfolios that suit visual work without much adaptation. ## The five, compared Our pick for most artist projects is **Erika**. The rest are stronger in specific situations, which the fit notes below explain. Template Best for Price [Erika](/template/erika) Visual artists with an exhibition history to keep current Free [Künstler](/template/k-nstler) Contemporary artists and art students Free [Mia Laurent](/template/mia-laurent) An editorial, gallery-first home for visual work Free [Inkpot](/template/inkpot) Illustrators and artists with a hand-drawn practice Free [Valerina](/template/valerina) Artists who also take commissions or design work Free All five are free to remix on Framer at the time of writing. A template that moves to a paid plan drops out of this page; the catalogue never lists paid templates. ## The templates - [Erika](/template/erika) — Soo Lee · Free — Contemporary artist portfolio - [Künstler](/template/k-nstler) — Soo Lee · Free — Minimal artist portfolio & events - [Mia Laurent](/template/mia-laurent) — Luka Karlić · Free — Editorial home for visual artists - [Inkpot](/template/inkpot) — Shifate Rabby · Free — Hand-drawn portfolio for artists - [Valerina](/template/valerina) — Denysfs · Free — VALERINA is an elegant Framer portfolio template crafted for creative directors, digital designers, freelancers, and independent… ## Fit notes ### [Erika](/template/erika)Top pick A minimal editorial portfolio for artists, photographers, writers, and curators. One CMS setup covers CV and news, with a toggle deciding whether an item appears on the about page, the news page, or both — so exhibitions and press are maintained once. **Watch out:** The light editorial frame suits quiet work. Large, saturated painting may want a darker starting point. ### [Künstler](/template/k-nstler) Deliberately spare, so the work speaks: CMS for CV, works, and exhibition news, three preset categories for filtering, detail pages with statements and extra galleries, and a switchable US/EU date format. **Watch out:** It is minimal to the point of austerity. A shop, commission enquiries, or a press page are additions, not settings. ### [Mia Laurent](/template/mia-laurent) A photography-led editorial layout for visual artists, with a gallery-first hierarchy. **Watch out:** Almost no listing detail. Check the CMS and page set before you commit a decade of work to it. ### [Inkpot](/template/inkpot) A hand-drawn portfolio with a lighter, more personal tone than the museum-minimal options in this list. **Watch out:** No feature detail in the listing. Confirm the project structure and whether a CV or exhibition list has a home. ### [Valerina](/template/valerina) An elegant personal portfolio with selected projects, case studies, services, process, and testimonials — useful when the practice includes commercial or commissioned work alongside the studio work. **Watch out:** It is a designer’s portfolio first. A gallery-first artist may need a more image-forward structure. ## What to check before you choose - Images need to be large enough to see and light enough to load; test a 3 MB painting on a phone. - Works, exhibitions, and press are three collections, not one list. - Keep the CV current; a stale exhibition list is worse than none. - Put an enquiry route for collectors and curators in the header and on each work. ## Questions Yes. All five are free to remix on the Framer marketplace at the time of writing. Paid templates are excluded from this catalogue. Framer is not an ecommerce platform. A site can link to a shop or embed a third-party checkout, but the catalogue and payments live outside Framer. Basic covers one site on your own domain. Pro is the plan once works, exhibitions, and press are separate CMS collections. Next step Building it on Framer? Every template here is free to remix. Publishing it on your own domain, and the CMS room it needs, is what a paid plan buys. [See Framer pricing](https://www.framer.com/pricing/?via=elliot-li) Affiliate link: we may earn a commission if you subscribe, at no extra cost to you. It never affects a ranking. Prices checked 1 November 2026. ## Other niches - [Framer templates for photographers](/framer-templates-for/photographer) - [Framer templates for interior designers](/framer-templates-for/interior-designer) **Disclosure:** some links on this page are affiliate links. If you subscribe to Framer after following one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Commissions never change an item's position in a ranking, and no creator can pay to appear in a comparison.