L.A. Art
Exchange

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For almost 40 years, we’ve had the privilege of framing your fine art, keepsakes, posters, and memorabilia. All materials we use are archival and acid free. Custom Framing is our passion and your trust is our reward. L.A. Art Exchange’s showroom in Santa Monica has the largest collection of frames in Los Angeles and beyond, and we strive to find the perfect solution for you, whatever the scope or budget of your project.

OUR SERVICES

For over 30 years, we’ve had the privilege of framing your art, your keepsakes, your posters and memorabilia. All materials we use are archival and acid free. Framing is our passion and your trust is our reward. Our new showroom has the largest collection of frames in Los Angeles and we strive to find the perfect solution for you, whatever the scope or budget of your project.

Your art and your time are valuable. We have a dedicated driver on our team who can help facilitate your framing needs. If you need help bringing in a large painting, if visiting our showroom doesn’t fit in your schedule, let us pick up your artwork. We can design in person or through email, and deliver back to you when it’s finished. Our delivery van will pick up and deliver anywhere in the LA area and we can arrange for shipping worldwide.

We can stretch canvas any size. Over 10’, no problem. We take great care stretching paintings on canvas or linen. The application of paint, age of the painting and quality of the cloth are all taken into consideration so that the proper tension will be applied during stretching.
Modern framing for canvases is known as floater frames. The canvas sits within the frame, showing all edges of the canvas allowing you to visually experience the entire work of art, because sometimes every mark made on the surface matters.

Flat, beveled, paneled, safety or antiqued, let us guide you in sizing and selecting a great design.

We can make custom plexiglass boxes and displays with regular, UV and Optium plexi. Colors are possible too. There are many ways to display dimensional art or objects. An acrylic or plexi box is a modern, clean presentation without visual obstruction. It can hang on the wall or be built like a pedestal for a sculptural object. A shadow box can provide a more traditional display to showcase your ceramics or plate ware, sports memorabilia or any other treasured objects. This design includes lining the interior wall of the frame to match the matting behind the art. Our experienced designers will assist you with the correct frame choice and composition.

Permanent mounting to a substrate helps your artwork stay flat in the frame. There are a variety of backing boards available depending on the size and desired aesthetic. We mount to foamcore, gatorboard, sintra, dibond, and aluminum.

 

Comprehensive project management from initial consultation to installation. Complex corporate projects are managed carefully by our experienced design staff. We can curate the art of your walls by either working with your current collection, procuring new artwork or organizing and printing company assets.

If you are in need for a consultation in art restoration, we offer this service at no charge. We will unframe your artwork, photograph and send pictures to the appropriate conservator to attain an estimate and advise of the work needed. If approved, we hand deliver your artwork and pick up when it is finished. Please be patient. Good work takes time and conservators cannot be rushed.

If you have art to display and protect, we will help you design something beautiful and functional to best present your piece.

Gallery walls start with a discussion about your project and end with a digital mock up of what it will exactly look like. Whether the wall is all family photos or a blend of Art, photos and objects, we will create the perfect harmony. If you need help going through and picking and/or printing photos, we do that too!

Our Mission

We take a collaborative approach, creating bespoke solutions that honor both your artwork's integrity and your aesthetic vision.

SERVICES

Residential & Corporate
Art Services

We’re not just framers, we’re preservation specialists. Each piece that enters our shop gets museum-quality treatment using only archival, acid-free materials and conservation techniques trusted by major institutions.

Every project gets the same dedication to excellence, whether it's a million-dollar gallery piece or your kid's first drawing. If your art matters to you, it matters to us.

SERVICES

Museum-Quality
Framing & Preservation

We’re not just framers, we’re preservation specialists. Each piece that enters our shop gets museum-quality treatment using only archival, acid-free materials and conservation techniques trusted by major institutions.

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