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 To You
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 teach clients the needs and benefits of conservation framing

• To represent the talent of local artists who don't or can't own their own galleries

• To promote Northwestern Wisconsin's arts, heritage, and culture through (see photo above) Arts Day at the Capitol and through the work ofNW 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 provide and/or sponsor cultural venues for art lovers and buyers, including the Heartwood Fine Arts Show the last weekend each October

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