White Space Art

What White Space Art does

White Space Art is an independent commercial art gallery founded in 2003 and headquartered at 72 Fore Street, Totnes, Devon, UK. The gallery curates and sells original contemporary British artwork across five categories: paintings (oil, acrylic, mixed media, watercolour, gouache), prints (including linocuts, drypoint, and hand-coloured editions), ceramics (notably Raku and earthenware), jewellery, and sculpture (including bronze). It represents a roster of established and emerging artists, presenting work through rotating in-gallery exhibitions, a transactional e-commerce website with worldwide shipping, and an annual presence at the Affordable Art Fair in London (Stand D12, Spring 2026).

The gallery operates on a commission-based retail model, with primary revenue from one-time artwork sales supplemented by gift vouchers (valid 18 months) and a Wedding List Service that lets couples register desired artworks or accept contributions to an art fund. Pricing spans £48 for entry-level ceramics to over £5,950 for paintings, with free UK delivery on purchases above £1,000 and installment financing offered through the Own Art scheme. Distribution is multi-channel — physical retail in Totnes, an e-commerce storefront, and external art-fair sales — supported by a conventional technology stack comprising a standard e-commerce site and Stripe payment processing. Marketing is driven by organic social (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), an email newsletter, and exhibition-led footfall.

White Space Art is privately held with no parent company, external investors, or funding rounds on record. Operating with a headcount of approximately five, the business is structured as a lean standalone retail enterprise whose primary competitive differentiators are the depth of its artist roster, its two-decade presence in the South West UK market, and its dual physical/fair/digital sales footprint.

Name

White Space Art

Legal name

White Space Art

Website

https://whitespaceart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

White Space Art is an independent commercial art gallery in Totnes, UK, founded in 2003, selling original paintings, prints, ceramics, jewellery, and sculpture by contemporary British artists through a physical gallery, e-commerce store, and art fairs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Original artwork sales
• Limited edition prints
• Ceramics and sculpture
• Art curation exhibitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Totnes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Artwork Sales: Primary revenue from selling original artworks, prints, ceramics, jewellery, and sculptures from represented artists. One-time transaction model.
2. Gift Vouchers: Sale of gift vouchers valid for 18 months, applicable toward any gallery artwork purchase.
3. Payment Processing: Stripe payment platform handles credit and debit card transactions for purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

White Space Art is a commercial contemporary art gallery that sells original paintings, limited edition prints, ceramics, jewellery, and sculpture by its roster of represented artists. It operates a physical gallery in Totnes, Devon alongside an online store, and complements retail sales with gift vouchers, a wedding list service, and exhibition stands at external art fairs such as the Affordable Art Fair.

Product overview

White Space Art is an art gallery offering a curated collection of original artworks including paintings (oil, acrylic, mixed media, watercolour), prints, ceramics, jewellery, and sculpture by represented artists. The gallery operates both a physical location in Totnes, Devon and an online store. Additional services include gift vouchers, wedding list services, and art finance options through Own Art.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Original Paintings

Quantifiable outcome

• Free UK delivery on purchases over £1000
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is used as the payment processing platform for all online transactions. White Space Art is listed as a Partner Application under Stripe's terms of service.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Thompson's Gallery: Contemporary British art gallery with multiple London locations showing paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture. Comparable product mix and direct retail gallery model.
• Bohun Gallery: Oxford-based gallery specialising in 20th-century British art and contemporary works. Similar size, regional gallery footprint, and curatorial model targeting collectors and home-decor buyers.
• The Redfern Gallery: Long-established London gallery (operating since the 1920s) showing contemporary British painting, sculpture and ceramics. Comparable in product breadth, curated roster and direct-to-consumer gallery model.
• John Martin Gallery: London contemporary art gallery representing established and emerging British artists across painting, sculpture and prints. Directly comparable in curation, price band and gallery-led retail approach.
• Panter & Hall: Independent London-based gallery representing contemporary British artists across paintings, prints and sculpture. Closely comparable in scope, multi-channel model and curated roster positioning.
• Beaux Arts Bath: Independent regional gallery in Bath selling contemporary paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture by British artists. Closely comparable in size, regional positioning, and multi-medium curatorial approach.
• Portland Gallery: Central London gallery focused on contemporary figurative painting and sculpture by British and European artists. Comparable in scope, target buyer (collectors and interior designers) and curated exhibitions.

Emerging players

• Saatchi Art: Large online marketplace for original art and prints by emerging artists. Competes with White Space Art's e-commerce channel on selection, pricing and discovery, though White Space Art differentiates via curated physical exhibitions.
• Rise Art: Online gallery offering curated original art with try-at-home and finance options. Comparable gifting/entry-level buyer model and Own-Art-style financing approach, competing for the same digitally-engaged buyer.

Broad incumbents

• Frost & Reed: Long-established Mayfair dealer in fine and contemporary British painting. Overlaps with White Space Art in product and target buyer, but operates at a higher price tier and with broader historical inventory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WhiteSpaceArt
• Facebookfacebook.com/WhiteSpaceArt
• Instagraminstagram.com/WhiteSpaceArt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/white-space-art

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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