From left: JoAnn Martin, owner, Black Iris Gallery & Custom Framing; Rep Gary Sherman, Port Wing; Kathleen Gates, former owner, Railway Espresso; Rep Mary Hubler, Rice Lake; Rep Frank Boyle, Superior. Martin and Gates attended Arts Day 2007 to lobby for arts education funding at the State Capitol in Madison.

Our Promise
At Black Iris Gallery and Custom Framing, we promise the art we sell and the frames we build will exceed your expectations. Open year-round, we strive to listen well and learn much each and every time we work with you.

Our Mission

• To provide top-quality custom framing at affordable prices and educate clients about the benefits of conservation framing methods and materials

• To provide and/or sponsor cultural venues for art lovers and buyers, including the Heartwood Fine Arts Show the last weekend each October

• To promote Northwestern Wisconsin's arts, heritage, and culture through (see photo above) Arts Day at the Capitol and through the work of NW Wisconsin's Heritage Passage

• To raise awareness of the $15 - $18 million/year economic impact of arts and culture in NW Wisconsin through the a study called "Craftspersons and Artists in Northwest Wisconsin: Putting a Face on the Creative Industry"

• To represent the work of talented local artists, who don't or can't own their own galleries, which benefits the local economy

Framing for a Lifetime

We want your custom-framed art to be hung and enjoyed for years to come. We'd like your framing and gift purchases to become the special items you pass on to your children and grandchildren. At Black Iris Gallery & Custom Framing, we sell framing for a lifetime.