Bark Frameworks

Bark Frameworks 4245 12th St., Long Island City, NY 11101
718-752-1919 or www.barkframeworks.com
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am - 6 pm
By appointment only.

Bark Frameworks began in 1969 in Jared Bark’s SoHo loft. As of January 2017, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned. We work from our 27,000 square foot building in Long Island City. Since we make all our frames here in our LIC shop, we can offer an infinite variety of new frame designs as well as our frames that have become classics. We started out by framing works by our contemporaries, and over

time our range has grown to embrace the framing of Western works from Impressionism forward. We have designed and built numerous frames for textiles as well as Asian works, like thangkas. The framing of photographs from the field’s earliest days to the present has become a specialty. Our designs for mirror frames are unique as well.

Traveling without moving: Here, our R.O.L. 2 profile, one of our more popular, named profiles. In 1990, when we became i...
05/28/2026

Traveling without moving: Here, our R.O.L. 2 profile, one of our more popular, named profiles. In 1990, when we became interested in Dutch frame design, this profile from the 17th century is the first design we produced. From sections of it we have made a number of other named profiles, such as our Stoneyhurst and Ojief profiles. ROL stands for Reverse "Ojief Lijst" (ogee frame, in Dutch).

The corner shown here is zinc clad, finished with a patina and flat lacquer. Bark founder Jared Bark often traveled to Paris to research frame history and design -- and the finish here was created by to evoke the feel of Parisian rooftops, like those captured by contemporary photographer Raphael Metivet, whose photos are shown here.

05/15/2026

We had a blast last night, at the opening of “Bark After Dark,” the exhibition mounted by the artists of Bark Frameworks! Myriad creativity was on display, complete with tasty snacks and beverages. Thank you to all who showed up for us! There’s still time to catch our exhibition at 43-01 21st St. in LIC: tonight (Friday) until 9 pm; Saturday, 12-6 pm; and Sunday 12-3 pm. We appreciate your support!

It's that time of year again! Save the date for opening night of the annual Bark staff art show, "Bark After Dark," our ...
05/06/2026

It's that time of year again! Save the date for opening night of the annual Bark staff art show, "Bark After Dark," our ninth exhibition mounted by the artisans of Bark Frameworks (in conjunction with the LIC Arts Open). "Bark After Dark's opens next Thursday, May 14th at 43-01 21st Street (Room 104) in Long Island City. The opening party is from 6 - 9 pm that night -- light beverages will be served. We can't wait to see all of our fellow artists, local friends, and collectors at the event!

Here, some captures from past Bark staff art shows and openings. See you there!

(3/3) Likewise, the Foundation wanted to do something unique for the photographs in this exhibit. “We selected five diff...
04/29/2026

(3/3) Likewise, the Foundation wanted to do something unique for the photographs in this exhibit. “We selected five different silk matboard tones to pair with the sepia tones of 36 historical photographs,” explains frame designer Dareece Walker. In the last few slides, a detail of a custom mat wrapped in white pongee silk, made for a black and white print of Calder in his studio.

“Calder. Rêver en équilibre,” is on view through August 16, 2026, at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, France. For more, visit https://tinyurl.com/39rstuzw



All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Photos: © Fondation Louis Vuitton / Marc Domage

(2/3) Speaking about framing works for “Calder: Rêver en équilibre” specifically, Bark designer Dareece Walker worked in...
04/29/2026

(2/3) Speaking about framing works for “Calder: Rêver en équilibre” specifically, Bark designer Dareece Walker worked in conjunction with the Calder Foundation, principal lender for the exhibition. Many of the frame profiles for works on paper in the show were based on a slanted-face design which Bark had previously developed for the Calder Foundation. These frames were milled in maple, finished in a black paint casein.

The scoop profile frame for Untitled (1933) by Jean Hélion (shown here) is an example of a frame we designed outside of these typical frame standards. The profile for this painting was developed to accent the curves in the painting’s composition, and give the piece its own presence in the exhibition.



All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

(1/3) We are excited to be a part of Fondation Louis Vuitton’s celebration of the centenary of Alexander Calder's arriva...
04/29/2026

(1/3) We are excited to be a part of Fondation Louis Vuitton’s celebration of the centenary of Alexander Calder's arrival in France, marked by the exhibition “Calder. Rêver en équilibre.” Bark Frameworks made custom frames for the show, which opened Apr. 15th at the Fondation in Paris. Spanning five decades of art and influence, the exhibition features sculptures, jewelry, paintings, drawings – as well as photographs taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray, and Irving Penn, among others. Here are some images of works by Calder (and contemporaries like Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, and Paul Klee) at the Fondation’s dynamic space.

All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Photos: © Fondation Louis Vuitton / Marc Domage

04/23/2026

At Bark, we have finishes you can’t get anywhere else—because we created them here. Our interior design and collector clients especially love the array of options we provide. We can mix our casein paint in any tone imaginable; and spray finish to match any paint color (like or ). We work in custom stains, stain and wax, and pigmented wax (we’re known for our white rubs too!), and can recreate textured finishes. We can also clad wood frames in aluminum, brass, copper and zinc. Our experienced gilders work in gold leaf, silver leaf, and palladium.

So design with abandon — we can make it happen!
E-mail us at [email protected] or call 718-752-1919 to get a quote on your next framing project, big or small.

At Bark, we have finishes you can’t get anywhere else—because we created them here. Our interior design and collector cl...
04/23/2026

At Bark, we have finishes you can’t get anywhere else—because we created them here. Our interior design and collector clients especially love the array of options we provide. We can mix our casein paint in any tone imaginable; and spray finish to match any paint color (like Benjamin Moore or Farrow & Ball). We work in custom stains, stain and wax, and pigmented wax (we’re known for our white rubs too!), and can recreate textured finishes. We can also clad wood frames in aluminum, brass, copper and zinc, in-house. Our experienced gilders work in gold leaf, silver leaf, and palladium.

So design with abandon -- we can make it happen!
E-mail us at [email protected] or call 718-752-1919 to get a quote on your next framing project, big or small.

As a company that puts collaboration with artists amongst its founding values, we know society is lifted when artists so...
04/17/2026

As a company that puts collaboration with artists amongst its founding values, we know society is lifted when artists soar. Bark Frameworks congratulates photographer and author (and longtime Bark client) Mitch Epstein on the acquiring of his archive by the !
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I’m delighted to announce that the National Gallery of Art has acquired my archive—1261 prints representing my work over the past fifty years. I cannot imagine a better home for my work, much of which probes the meaning of being American, than in our nation’s museum. Profound thanks to Sarah Greenough, Diane Waggoner, Kaywin Feldman, and everyone in the NGA department of photography for their enthusiasm and rigor.

1) Diane Waggoner at Bark Frameworks
2) Studio prep with Romek Rasenas and Anna Dantas / photos

Thank you to Romek Rasenas, Anna Dantas, Ryan Spencer, and Vincent Bezuidenhout for their tireless support on this project.

Special thanks to Susan Bell, my wife and long-time collaborator, for being in the art trenches with me over so many years. As my editor, Susan’s perceptive reading of my work and ability to listen with all her senses has made an indelible contribution to my practice.

Thank you to the innumerable friends and colleagues who have generously supported my work. 🙏

04/10/2026

We’ve been unpacking! Some recent shots of our design showrooms — complete with numerous profile and finish samples — and first floor, at our new LIC location. We’re still just a few minutes from Manhattan. We welcome clients Monday through Friday, by appointment.

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4245 12th Street
New York, NY
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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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