01 / Signature service
Custom Picture Framing
Thoughtful design from a working framer's eye. We help you choose mouldings, mats, and proportions that suit both the piece and the room it will live in.
Spokane · Since 1990
Custom Framing
for the pieces
that matter most.
Since 1990, Bartlett Gallery & Framing has helped Spokane clients frame artwork, heirlooms, memorabilia, and treasured personal pieces with craftsmanship, design expertise, and preservation in mind.
Custom framing, conservation framing, shadow boxes, needlework, canvas stretching, and a wide selection of frames and mats.
34
Years framing
in Spokane
in Spokane
Est. 1990
Spokane, WA
By appointment
Or walk in
Conservation
Preservation framing
Hand‑built
In-house framers
Our Story
A Spokane gallery,
three stewards,
one quiet promise.
"To preserve the valued pieces of your personal history — beautifully, and for the long keeping."
1990
Calamity Jane's Gallery and Framing
Patty Marquis opened the original shop with a focus on western and southwestern art, planting the first roots of what would become a long Spokane framing tradition.
1993
Patricia Bartlett takes the helm
After three years, Patricia Bartlett purchased the gallery, broadened the focus to all genres of art, and brought a deeper emphasis on preservation framing. The gallery was renamed Bartlett Gallery & Framing.
2009
A continued legacy
After Patricia Bartlett's passing in 2009, the gallery remained open and was purchased by longtime head framer and manager Ronald Garrity, who had worked alongside her for years.
Today
Run by Ron & Jennifer Garrity
Today the gallery is run by Ron and Jennifer Garrity — both experienced framers dedicated to quality craftsmanship and preservation-minded design for every piece that comes through the door.
What we do
Framing as a craft,
considered piece by piece.
From a single watercolor to a shadow box of a lifetime's keepsakes, every project begins with a conversation, a tray of mats, and an eye toward how it will live on your wall — and last there.
— most requested
02
Conservation Framing
Acid-free mats, UV-protective glazing, reversible mounting. The standard for original works on paper, family photographs, and anything you intend to keep for generations.
Preservation-first
03
Shadow Boxes
Medals, flags, jerseys, christening gowns, instruments — three-dimensional objects designed and built into a presentation that honors them.
04
Needlework Framing
Cross-stitch, embroidery, and heirloom textiles are blocked, stretched, and framed with the textile's longevity in mind — not pressed under glass with a staple gun.
"Textiles deserve framing that breathes with them."
05
Canvas Stretching
Rolled canvases, gallery wraps, restretching of older paintings. We build sturdy stretcher bars and tension your canvas evenly so the work hangs as the artist intended.
06
Frame & Mat Selection
An extensive in-shop library of mouldings — gilded, walnut, ebonized, contemporary — and hundreds of mat colors and textures to choose from, all sampled against your piece in real light.
Why Bartlett
The work that
walks back out
the door
For more than three decades, Spokane has trusted Bartlett with the pieces that don't have a replacement — the first painting, the grandfather's commission, the wedding photograph, the medal.
"We frame for the long keeping. The first conversation we have with you is rarely about the frame — it's about the piece, and what it means."
— Ron Garrity, Owner & Framer
Decades on the bench
A working shop since 1990. Every piece is designed and assembled in-house by experienced framers, not shipped out.
Preservation by default
Acid-free materials, UV-filtering glazing, and reversible mounting recommended as the standard, not the upgrade.
Design that listens
We pull the mouldings and mats with you — and we'll tell you when something simpler will serve the piece better.
Local, by hand
A South Hill institution. Many of our clients have been bringing in family pieces across two — and now three — generations.
Meet the framers
Ron & Jennifer
Garrity
Ron Garrity
Owner · Designer · Framer
Ron came to framing from a background in art, graphic design, and illustration, and spent years as the gallery's head framer before purchasing the business. His design eye is shaped as much by the picture as by the wall it's headed home to.
Jennifer Garrity
Co-owner · Framer
Jennifer is an experienced framer who cares deeply about quality of build and longevity. She brings warmth and patience to the design table — especially with sentimental projects that require time and care to get right.
"We treat every piece as if it were ours — because we know what it's like to bring something irreplaceable to someone else's hands."
The process
From your hands
to your wall.
No appointment is needed for a first visit. Bring the piece, the photo, the heirloom — we'll take it from there.
01
Bring it in
Walk in with your artwork, photograph, textile, or object. We'll set it on the design counter and look at it together.
02
Pull the options
We work through mouldings and mats with you, sampling them against the piece until proportion, color, and tone feel right.
03
Design guidance
Honest counsel on what serves the piece — and what doesn't. Often the right answer is quieter than expected.
04
Preserve & build
Acid-free mounting, conservation glazing where appropriate, and frames hand-cut and joined in our shop.
05
Take it home
Pick up a finished piece, wrapped and ready to hang — built to be lived with for years to come.
Visit the gallery
Bring in the
piece. We'll take it
from there.
Artwork, memorabilia, textiles, photographs, keepsakes — anything you've been waiting to frame properly is welcome on our design counter. No appointment necessary.
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Bring in
Artwork on paper or canvas · Family photographs · Needlework & textiles · Military medals and flags · Sports memorabilia · Diplomas & certificates · Three-dimensional keepsakes · Anything you've been meaning to frame for years.