Original abstract and contemporary paintings for modern commercial interiors, hand-painted by Canadian artists, signed and one of a kind, so no two sites get the same work.
Original wall art suits commercial spaces where people slow down and look: co-working hubs, tech offices, boutique hotels, and polished casual restaurants, anywhere the interior is meant to feel considered rather than corporate. The blank lobby with a framed poster is gone. What replaced it is a smaller number of real works, chosen for the room, that show a person made a decision here.
These spaces tend to want the same things from a painting: clean composition, confident colour, and enough presence to hold a large wall without distracting the people working next to it. Abstract and contemporary acrylic work does that well. For multi-site projects we take volume orders and set a delivery date we can keep, and because every piece is a one-of-a-kind original by a Canadian artist, no two locations receive the same painting. Each work is signed and arrives with a Certificate of Authenticity for your records.
How do you coordinate wall art with brand colours without matching them exactly?
The rule is echo, never match: pick artwork that repeats one brand colour at lower saturation or in a supporting role, and let the rest of the palette breathe. Art that reproduces the logo palette exactly reads as marketing collateral, and customers discount it the way they discount a banner. Art that quietly rhymes with the brand reads as taste. A business with a deep blue identity does better with a painting where blue is one voice among several, which is why we send those buyers to our blue paintings and let them choose the piece that argues with the brand a little. Green-led brands get the same advice with green paintings. When the brand colours are loud, go the other way entirely: our neutral modern wall art gives a saturated interior somewhere to rest.
How does art fit into a commercial fit-out timeline?
Order art after paint colours are final but before furniture install, which in most fit-outs means three to five weeks ahead of opening.
Fit-out stage
Art task
Timing
Design development
Identify statement walls, rough sizes
8 or more weeks out
Paint and finishes locked
Shortlist and mock up pieces
5 to 6 weeks out
Order placed
Purchase, receive documents
4 to 5 weeks out
Delivery
Insured shipping, 3 to 7 business days Canada, 5 to 10 USA
2 to 4 weeks out
Install week
Hang after furniture, before photography
Opening week
The common failure is ordering art last, after the opening photos are booked. Because our work is in stock and ships in days rather than the months a custom framing run takes, art can be the easiest line on the schedule instead of the latest one.
What paperwork comes with a commercial art purchase?
Every purchase from us comes with a full invoice and a Certificate of Authenticity, which together let the business record the painting as a documented fixed asset. This is duller than colour theory and more useful. The invoice satisfies your bookkeeper, the certificate satisfies your insurer, and both satisfy a future buyer of the business, who will want the asset register to mean something. Since each piece is a signed, one-of-a-kind original rather than a reproduction, it holds a defined place in that register the way furniture never quite does. File both documents with the lease and the equipment receipts, not in a drawer at the venue.
When is original art the wrong choice for a commercial space?
Original art is the wrong choice when the space is temporary, the walls take physical abuse, or the budget forces you to cover ten walls thinly instead of one wall well. A six-month pop-up should rent or print. A gym wall behind swinging equipment should carry glazed prints it can afford to lose. We say this while selling the opposite, because a buyer pushed into the wrong purchase becomes a story told against us. For everyone else, the risk is genuinely small: our 14-day trial means a piece that fails in the finished space returns at our expense for a full refund, and the Lifetime Trade-Back converts yesterday's choice into credit when the brand evolves. The full policies are written out on our buy with confidence page.
Frequently asked questions
Why is this whole collection acrylic based?
Because acrylic suits commercial rooms and it is what these artists work in. Every piece here is acrylic based, some of it mixed with oil, pen or ink on canvas. Acrylic dries hard, takes knocks from cleaning staff and furniture, and holds strong colour under office lighting. It also lets an artist work faster than oil does, which makes a fit-out deadline much easier to meet.
What size range should we give our designer to work with?
Between about 30 by 40 cm at the small end and about 127 by 140 cm at the large end, which is what this group actually holds. That top size clears most standard door frames, but check any lift you have to use. Prices run from around $300 to about $1,550 with the middle near $875, so a wall of four mid-size pieces is a realistic budget line.
What kind of art do you talk businesses out of buying?
Anything with a strong opinion in it, if the room is a waiting area. Work that reads as political, religious or personally intense belongs in a private office, not where a client sits for twenty minutes with nothing else to look at. We also steer businesses away from very dark canvases in rooms with no daylight, because they make an already closed space feel smaller.
Can we start with one painting now and add more later without the set clashing?
Yes, and it is the sensible way to build a commercial collection. Buy one piece, tell us it is the first of several, and we will note the artist, size and palette so later purchases sit properly with it. Staying with the same painters, for example Roshan, Peyman Mehdizadeh or Marjan Mousavi, keeps a group coherent without making the office look like a matched furniture suite.
How does the 14-day trial work for a business when nobody is in the office at weekends?
The 14 days start from delivery, exactly as they do for a home, so book the delivery for a week when someone can hang the work quickly. If the piece does not suit the space, tell us inside that window, send it back in its box, and we pay the return shipping and refund in full. For a fit-out, take delivery after the trades finish, not before.
Will the pen and ink details in these pieces fade under office lighting?
Under normal office lighting they are stable, and direct sunlight is the real risk. The acrylic based work here, including the pieces mixed with pen and ink, holds its colour under LED and fluorescent panels at working distance. What damages any painting is a moving patch of sun from a window. If a wall gets direct sun at any hour of the day, hang something else there.
What is modern commercial wall art?
Modern commercial wall art means current, clean-lined artwork chosen for business premises such as shops, restaurants, clinics, and showrooms. In our case it means hand-painted, signed originals rather than printed decor, each one of a kind, selected to support a brand's interior without copying its logo colours.
How much should a business budget for wall art?
Budget $500 to $3,000 for a main statement piece and $100 to $500 per supporting wall. Our originals start around $72, so a small venue can be dressed for under $1,000. Spend most of the budget on the one wall customers face longest.
What sizes work in commercial spaces?
Main walls in commercial rooms usually need 100 to 200 cm wide, about 39 to 79 inches, which is larger than home instinct suggests because viewing distances are longer. Secondary walls suit 50 to 90 cm pieces. Measure the customer's actual sightline before choosing.
How do we match art to our brand colours?
Do not match, echo. Choose artwork where one brand colour appears naturally at lower intensity, alongside colours the brand does not own. Exact matches read as marketing material. If your brand palette is very loud, neutral artwork often serves the interior better than more colour.
How long does delivery take for a fit-out?
Shipping is free, fully insured, and takes 3 to 7 business days within Canada and 5 to 10 in the USA. Because pieces are in stock rather than made to order, art rarely delays a fit-out. Order about four to five weeks before opening to stay comfortable.
What paperwork comes with a commercial purchase?
You receive a full invoice and a signed Certificate of Authenticity with every painting. Together they let your accountant record the work as a fixed asset and give your insurer a documented value. Keep both with the company's asset records, not at the venue.
Can we return art if it does not suit the space?
Yes. Every order includes a 14-day trial: hang the piece in the finished space, and if it does not work, return it for a full refund with return shipping paid by us. Later on, our Lifetime Trade-Back exchanges any piece for store credit toward a different one.
When is original art the wrong choice for a business?
Skip originals for short-term pop-ups, walls exposed to impact or moisture, or when the budget would spread one wall's worth of money across ten walls. Rent, print, or wait instead. Original art rewards businesses that plan to occupy their space and let one wall carry the room.
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Exceptional Service and a Truly Memorable Art Purchase
I had a wonderful experience with Van Art Hub Gallery. I came across two pieces by Melina Ghaemi — *Mad Mirrors* and *Small World in the Hands of a Stranger* — and immediately fell in love with them.
I contacted Van Art Hub Gallery, and they were incredibly helpful throughout the entire process, from arranging the payment to organizing the shipping. At first, I was a little skeptical and nervous about how everything would work, especially since the paintings were still in Iran and it was shortly after the war. But the gallery handled everything with such professionalism and care that my concerns quickly disappeared. Amazingly, they were able to get the paintings to Canada in just two days!
The pieces are absolutely captivating. Even when I picked them up from the frame maker and was simply carrying them to my car, several people stopped and asked me about the paintings. That says a lot about how striking and special Melina Ghaemi’s work is.
A big thank you to Van Art Hub Gallery for making this experience so smooth and enjoyable. I truly appreciated their professionalism, communication, honesty, and integrity throughout the entire process. I would happily work with them again and highly recommend them to anyone interested in purchasing art through the gallery.
Exceptional Service and a Truly Memorable Art Purchase
I had a wonderful experience with Van Art Hub Gallery. I came across two pieces by Melina Ghaemi — *Mad Mirrors* and *Small World in the Hands of a Stranger* — and immediately fell in love with them.
I contacted Van Art Hub Gallery, and they were incredibly helpful throughout the entire process, from arranging the payment to organizing the shipping. At first, I was a little skeptical and nervous about how everything would work, especially since the paintings were still in Iran and it was shortly after the war. But the gallery handled everything with such professionalism and care that my concerns quickly disappeared. Amazingly, they were able to get the paintings to Canada in just two days!
The pieces are absolutely captivating. Even when I picked them up from the frame maker and was simply carrying them to my car, several people stopped and asked me about the paintings. That says a lot about how striking and special Melina Ghaemi’s work is.
A big thank you to Van Art Hub Gallery for making this experience so smooth and enjoyable. I truly appreciated their professionalism, communication, honesty, and integrity throughout the entire process. I would happily work with them again and highly recommend them to anyone interested in purchasing art through the gallery.
I got my order today and your work is really good. I didn’t expect to get a certificate for this painting, it was a surprise. Thanks for caring about small details.
The support team was really helpful and followed up nicely, wich I really appreciated. The painting is just like the photo – great quality and very detalied. I just wish it arrived a bit sooner, but honestly it was worth the wait.
I received my painting today. The support team was great and very responsive. The artwork is exactly what I was hoping for – even more beautifull in person. Truly a valuable piece. I’ll definetely order again. Thank you!
