Business Details
Your Trusted Art Gallery & Picture Framing Experts in Llandudno
Established in the 1930s, Benard's Gallery has evolved from a printing works into North Wales' premier retail art gallery and largest bespoke picture-framing service. Our family-run business combines decades of expertise with a commitment to preserving artistic integrity through conservation framing and advanced restoration techniques. As members of the Fine Art Trade Guild and the Guild of Master Craftsmen, we uphold rigorous professional standards, employing three Guild-commended framers to ensure exceptional craftsmanship.Our extensive range of services includes framing for unique items, a vast collection of Welsh art, and specialist restoration of watercolours, oil paintings, and historical documents. With a clientele spanning Mid Wales, North Wales, and North West England, we offer tailored solutions for both private and commercial customers, supported by an in-house workshop and nationwide delivery.
Services
Picture Framing
Art Restoration
Welsh Art Sales
Image Transfer
Trade Framing
Highlights and features
- We offer 70+ years of specialist framing expertise with conservation-grade materials
- Our in-house workshop provides same-day framing services using 250+ moulding styles
- Three Guild-commended framers ensure industry-leading craftsmanship standards
- We frame unique items including sports memorabilia, medals, and historical documents
- Nationwide delivery service for trade and private art purchases
Associations and certifications
- Fine Art Trade Guild
- Guild of Master Craftsmen
Services
Picture Framing
We provide bespoke picture framing using conservation-grade materials and 250+ moulding styles. Our Guild-commended framers handle watercolours, oil paintings, and unusual items like sports memorabilia. Every frame is handcrafted in our workshop, with options including multi-aperture designs and museum glass protection.
Art Restoration
Specialist restoration of watercolours and oil paintings using professional techniques. Services include defoxing, tear repair, and frame regilding. Our expert handles valuable artworks worth thousands of pounds, offering pre-restoration consultations and using methods that maintain or enhance artwork value.
Welsh Art Sales
North Wales' largest collection of Welsh art featuring works by Sir Kyffin Williams and other renowned artists. We stock over 300 framed pieces including limited editions and originals. As Fine Art Trade Guild members, we can order any British-published limited edition artwork for delivery within a week.
Image Transfer
Digital image printing onto stretched canvas in various sizes. Using professional pneumatic stretching machines for perfect tension, we offer 24x24", 20x30", and 20x40" options. Each canvas is delivered boxed with cellophane wrapping, ideal for personal artwork reproduction or photographic displays.
Trade Framing
Wholesale framing solutions for businesses with quantity discounts. We supply galleries, museums, and interior designers with custom frames and conservation mounts. Our trade clients benefit from bulk pricing and priority workshop access for large-volume orders across North Wales and England.
Questions
What picture framing services do you offer?
We provide bespoke framing for all artwork types including watercolours, oil paintings, and unusual items. Services include conservation framing, multi-aperture mounts, and museum glass protection using 250+ moulding styles.
Do you sell original Welsh artwork?
Yes, we have North Wales' largest collection featuring over 300 pieces by renowned Welsh artists like Sir Kyffin Williams. Our gallery includes limited editions, open editions, and original oil paintings.
Can you restore damaged paintings?
Our specialist restores watercolours and oil paintings using professional techniques including defoxing, tear repair, and varnish restoration. We provide pre-restoration consultations and use conservation methods to maintain artwork value.
Do you offer trade framing services?
Yes, we supply galleries, museums, and interior designers with wholesale framing solutions. Trade clients receive quantity discounts and priority processing for large-volume orders across Wales and North West England.
How can I transfer photos to canvas?
We print digital images onto stretched canvas in 24x24", 20x30", or 20x40" sizes. Using professional stretching machines, we ensure perfect tension for high-quality displays delivered boxed and ready to hang.
What are your opening hours?
We're open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-3pm, and closed Sundays. Framing services are available during these hours with same-day options possible through our in-house workshop.
Reviews (4)
Arran Shirovay
Nov 17, 2021
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A really pleasant professional job, couldn't be happier, great choice of frame's and mounts, superb work.
M. R.
Jan 22, 2021
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Great place. Lovely helpful staff. Good framing service.
HOWEVER ... get the staff to tell you exactly what the frame material is made from before you order. I got two watercolours framed. I was surprised to find they had been framed in black 'composite' - a plastic-rich material looks like wood from a distance of more than about two feet in the shop. Any closer, and it looks like plastic - because it has a plastic surface. I thought this was wood when placing the order. I did not want to order plastic or composite. If you live close by, this can be corrected and replaced at the shop for an
HOWEVER ... get the staff to tell you exactly what the frame material is made from before you order. I got two watercolours framed. I was surprised to find they had been framed in black 'composite' - a plastic-rich material looks like wood from a distance of more than about two feet in the shop. Any closer, and it looks like plastic - because it has a plastic surface. I thought this was wood when placing the order. I did not want to order plastic or composite. If you live close by, this can be corrected and replaced at the shop for an
Dennis Lendrem
Oct 07, 2020
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Totally excellent. Brilliant advice based on many years experience by skilled staff. Our go-to framers for anything important.
Amanda Jones
Aug 09, 2019
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Staff lovely clean place very helpful all my home is all Benards pictures photo frames. Prices very good.
