Introduction

As a service to our members we include a link to their websites on our website. We know many of the artists personally or through their art. Many have exhibited work at a WMG exhibition and/or participated in the WMG slide registry. Some members are part of the WMG Online Registry which helps to provide increased website traffic and visibility of the artist's work. And some are supportive members even though they are not visual artists.

Links to our members website are categorized alphabetically. Select any of the letters below to go to the pop-up windows and click on any of the artists' names to visit their personal sites. WMG is not responsible for the quality or the content of any of the websites listed. In our efforts to help women artists to be more professional, we have included a few suggestions under 'Good Website Design' below.

Please visit our Membership Page if you would like to join Woman Made Gallery. If you are a member already and want to be included on this links page, send us an email to gallery@womanmade.org. We have posted various images by select members on our links pages and throughout the Woman Made website which will be exchanged periodically with images by other members of WMG. Please explore the websites by members of WMG and if interested in their work or services, you may contact them directly from their websites.

(above left) 'Channel I' (detail), from an installation by Amy Stacey Curtis.

[ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ]

Good Website Design

• Don't promote your website until it is complete. One of the most important aspects is keeping the website updated. The more often you update the website the greater your internet success. A website is ready for marketing when there are no under construction signs and no empty pages AND, most important, no dead links (404 errors = the web page does not exist.)
• Your main page is what visitors see first and that's why it is the most important part of your website. Make it simple, inviting and tempting to explore your site further.
• Visual artists should include one art image on their main page. Don't use a photo of yourself unless you are a performer.
• Don't clutter your pages with banners and logos or any advertising.
• Don't use music midi files. If you MUST have a music file on your page, make it optional for visitors.
• Treat your webpage like a gallery space and display your artwork on neutral backgrounds without distractions.
• Learn about the art of writing your artist statement and bio.
• Learn the basics of HTML and good page layout design even if you are using a commercial building program.
• Make sure that everything on your website is viewable and working in all browsers.
• Don't use a counter on your website. If you must, make it invisible to visitors.
• Learn about Meta files and how to list your site with search engines.
• Simple and easy-to-navigate websites are the best. Visitors will be more apt to return . . . to look again at your work!

Webpage of the Month

Currently we have selected the webspage by WMG member, Karen Hanmer as an example of a good and simple artist webpage. Please visit her website to see for yourself.

Karen Hanmer does many different artistic things, from installation works and artistbooks to design bookbinding. She did a wonderful job showing the different interests without cluttering up her webpage. She uses simple fonts, spaced text and gentle colors that don't interfere or compete with her artwork. A related body of work helps to give focus and order to a website.

Some artists whose websites we recommended previously as good examples include WMG members Fran Bull, Laura Nugent, Heather Robinson, Leah Oates, Colleen O'Rourke and Sharon Harper.

We are offering our "Exhibiting Professionalism" manual to help you with a variety of things, including how to present your art, artist statement, biography, and much more. You may order it for $10 from our Secure Site and we will mail out the manual within a week.

(above right) 'Crossing the Divide,' Installation of pigment inkjet prints on Japanese paper by Karen Hanmer.