--- title: 2019 Year In Review description: As 2019 winds down, here’s a look back at some of the year’s meaningful milestones at Indiewalls. image: https://blog.indiewalls.com/hubfs/header%20image.png --- [![Indiewalls-logo-double-size](https://blog.indiewalls.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Indiewalls-logo-double-size.png?width=526&name=Indiewalls-logo-double-size.png)](https://blog.indiewalls.com) - [HQ](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/hq) - [DESIGN](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/design) - [COMMUNITY](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/community) - [CULTURE](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/culture) - [TECH](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/tech) - [INDIEWALLS HOME >](https://www.indiewalls.com/) ![header image](https://blog.indiewalls.com/hubfs/header%20image.png) [HQ](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/HQ) ## [2019 Year In Review](https://blog.indiewalls.com/2019-year-in-review) ![header image](https://blog.indiewalls.com/hubfs/header%20image.png)   [Lauren Glover](https://blog.indiewalls.com/author/lauren-glover)  23 Dec, 2019   [Art](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/art), [artist](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/artist), [Design](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/design), [Events](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/events), [independent artists](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/independent-artists), [Indiewalls](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/indiewalls), [interior design](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/interior-design), [for artists](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/for-artists), [Year in Review](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/year-in-review), [2019](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/2019), [hq](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/hq), [New Years](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/new-years), [Indieworks](https://blog.indiewalls.com/tag/indieworks) As we say farewell to 2019, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on some of the year’s meaningful milestones at Indiewalls. ##### **Our artist community grew larger than ever (and so did their bank accounts).** - **414** artists were contracted and paid for new sales and commissions. - **21,592** new artworks were added to our [catalog](https://www.indiewalls.com/catalog/). - **$1,040,000** was paid to artists — the most in Indiewalls’ history. \[That’s $3,000,000 paid to artists since we founded the company!\]  [*![Indiewalls Catalog](https://blog.indiewalls.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cagtalog%20image.jpg?width=770&name=cagtalog%20image.jpg)*](https://www.indiewalls.com/catalog/) *A few of our favorite new works uploaded in 2019.* ##### **We took our production in-house with Indieworks, our new printing and framing facility in Brooklyn.** - In the first four months of production, we shipped **2,000** masterpieces from [Indieworks](https://blog.indiewalls.com/introducing-indieworks-framing-and-production-services-from-indiewalls). *\[Our clients benefited from increased savings, reduced lead times, and greater visibility into the art production process.\]*  [![Indieworks](https://blog.indiewalls.com/hs-fs/hubfs/indieworks%20image.jpg?width=770&name=indieworks%20image.jpg)](https://blog.indiewalls.com/introducing-indieworks-framing-and-production-services-from-indiewalls) *Our 7,000-square-foot brand spanking new production facility, Indieworks.* ##### **We hustled hard and kept busy.** - We completed **207** projects. (Check out some of them [here](https://www.gallery.indiewalls.com/).) - At BDNY, we had **598** visitors to our 90s-inspired booth, and we raffled off a vacation to Cancun for 1 lucky designer. - We inspired our clients and partners with visits to artist studios, Storm King, and Seven Magic Mountains.  [*![Indiewalls Events](https://blog.indiewalls.com/hs-fs/hubfs/events%20image.jpg?width=770&name=events%20image.jpg)*](https://blog.indiewalls.com/indiewalls-favorite-summer-art-destinations) *Some of our favorite outings this year. Clockwise from top left: artist Annie Terrazzo’s studio, our booth at BDNY, Storm King Art Center, artist Richard Clarkson’s studio, and Seven Magic Mountains* ##### **The Indiewalls team was unstoppable.** - We’ve grown to a team of 20 *\[plus 6 new Indie-babies who were born this year.\]* - We ate 513 New York bagels on Monday mornings, and decided, after intense deliberation, that Butterfingers are the all-time best candy bar. - We came together for game nights, book clubs, taste tests, and art shows — cheering each other on, all along the way.  [*![Indiewalls Team](https://blog.indiewalls.com/hs-fs/hubfs/team%20photo.jpg?width=770&name=team%20photo.jpg)*](https://discover.indiewalls.com/capabilities)  *Our fearless team!* ##### Thank you (x 1,000,000) to our community of designers, artists, and partners who helped make our 2019 great.    **![See Ya Gif](https://blog.indiewalls.com/hs-fs/hubfs/See%20Ya%20Gif.gif?width=480&name=See%20Ya%20Gif.gif)** ##### **Here’s to a meaningful and successful 2020!**   Have a Project in Mind? 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