Solene Haus is the world's only full art ecosystem platform - connecting artists, galleries, framers, art installers, suppliers, interior designers, and buyers worldwide. It operates on a zero-commission membership model.

How much commission does Solene Haus charge artists?

Solene Haus charges zero commission on sales. Artists keep 100% of every sale. Revenue is generated through membership only.

How does Solene Haus protect artwork images?

All artwork on Solene Haus is protected by The Grid - a 3x3 blur tile system where only one tile reveals on hover, preventing right-click saving and screenshotting.

Can I sell art online through Solene Haus?

Yes. Artists can list and sell original artwork through Solene Haus with a dedicated artist dashboard, image protection, and access to a global network of galleries, designers, and collectors.

What is The Blueprint by Solene Haus?

The Blueprint is a $99 digital product from Solene Haus - a prompt kit that helps artists build their own AEO-optimised website using AI tools.

Is Solene Haus open to international artists?

Yes. Solene Haus is a global platform welcoming artists, galleries, and buyers worldwide, with roots in Australia.

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Best Place to Sell Art in Australia (2026 City by City Guide)

Where you sell decides what you keep. A capital city by capital city breakdown of the best place to sell art in Australia in 2026, and why your location changes which platform actually makes sense for you.

The best place to sell art in Australia in 2026 is a platform that charges a fair, flat fee rather than a heavy commission, protects your images from being scraped, and reaches collectors and corporate buyers in your own city as well as nationally. Which specific option suits you best still depends on where you are based, because the CBD gallery scene, the corporate art market, and the collector base look different in Sydney than they do in Perth or Hobart.

This guide covers the national picture first, then breaks down what selling art actually looks like in each Australian capital city CBD, with a dedicated guide for each one linked below.

What is the best place to sell art online in Australia?

The best place to sell art online in Australia is one that gives you three things at once: a fair cut of every sale, genuine collector reach (not just other artists browsing), and real protection for your images once they are online. Most Australian artists currently choose between international marketplaces like Saatchi Art (40% commission), Australian marketplaces like Bluethumb (40% inclusive of GST), general marketplaces like Etsy, or their own website.

Solene Haus was built to be the exception to that list. You join and get your own storefront inside the equal rotation gallery - Solene Haus online - for one flat membership of $29 AUD a month with zero commission on every sale. You deal with collectors directly, connect your own Stripe account so every dollar goes straight to you, and can turn on The Grid for image protection whenever you want it. Built-in marketing tools help you run the rest of your art business.

Does it matter which city you sell from in Australia?

Yes, more than most artists realise. Australia's population, galleries, and corporate art buyers are concentrated heavily into a small number of CBDs. An artist in the Sydney CBD is competing with, and selling to, a very different pool of collectors and interior designers than an artist in the Hobart or Darwin CBD. The corporate and hospitality buying market is strongest in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Regional and smaller-capital artists are not disadvantaged online, but only if the platform they use gives them the same visibility as an artist in a larger city, rather than burying them under an algorithm built around follower counts and posting frequency.

Selling art city by city

Each capital city has its own CBD gallery landscape, its own corporate buying market, and its own mix of collectors. Read the full breakdown for your city below.

More local, suburb-level guides for each city will be added over the coming weeks. If a city guide above is not live yet, it will show as coming soon rather than an error, and will publish on its scheduled date.

What do Australian art platforms charge in commission?

Bluethumb: 40% + GST (44% inclusive of GST) on every sale
Saatchi Art: 40% commission on every sale
Etsy: approximately 9% to 11% total in combined fees
Solene Haus: zero commission, $29 AUD a month flat membership only

On a $2,000 sale, a 40% commission platform leaves you with $1,120. The same sale on a zero-commission platform leaves you with the full $2,000, minus only your own payment processing fee. Across a year of consistent sales, that difference is the gap between covering your costs and building a real income from your art.

Why Solene Haus works the same way in every city

Solene Haus does not rank artists by follower count or posting frequency, and it does not charge more to be seen. Every artist joins the same equal rotation gallery, so an artist in Darwin has the same visibility as an artist in Sydney. You run your own storefront, communicate with collectors directly, and can switch on The Grid for image protection if you want it. And because the membership is flat, an artist making one sale a year and an artist making fifty pay exactly the same $29 a month, keeping 100% of every sale either way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best place to sell art online in Australia in 2026?

A platform that charges a flat fee rather than a heavy commission, reaches real collectors and corporate buyers, and genuinely protects your images. Solene Haus charges $29 AUD a month with zero commission on sales.

Is it better to sell art through a gallery or online in Australia?

Online selling gives you a national and international audience without the 40 to 60% commission most CBD galleries charge. A strong online presence combined with a fairly-priced platform now reaches far more buyers than most single-city gallery representation.

Which Australian city has the biggest art market?

Sydney and Melbourne have the largest concentration of galleries, collectors, and corporate art buyers, but every capital city has an active local market, and online platforms let artists in smaller cities reach the same national buyer pool.

Do I need to be based in a capital city to sell art in Australia?

No. Selling online means your location does not limit your buyer pool the way physical gallery representation does. A platform with fair visibility, like equal rotation, matters more than which city you live in.

How much does it cost to sell art on Solene Haus?

$29 AUD a month, with zero commission on any sale. You connect your own Stripe account so payment goes directly to you.

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Perth's resources-driven corporate sector is one of the country's most consistent buyers of original art, but the CBD gallery scene is smaller and more distant from the eastern states. Here is where Perth artists actually keep the most from every sale.

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