Your public profile — Gallery, About, Artist Statement, Awards, and Activity

Your public profile is the page other artists, galleries, and collectors land on when they click your name. It lives at arthelper.com/your-slug — where “your-slug” is the short URL name you picked when you signed up. Your profile is more than the main gallery. It’s a small set of tabs, each one a separate page, that together tell the whole story of who you are and what you make. This article walks through all of them and shows you where each piece of content gets edited.

The five public tabs at a glance

When someone visits your profile, they see a row of tabs across the top of the page. Each tab is its own page with its own web address. Tabs only show up if you have content for them — an empty Artist Statement tab won’t appear at all.

• Gallery — lives at arthelper.com/your-slug. Your main page. Every piece of work you’ve uploaded, in a grid, with the most recent first.

• About — lives at arthelper.com/your-slug/about. Your story — background, journey, how you got to where you are.

• Artist Statement — lives at arthelper.com/your-slug/artist-statement. Your statement of intent — themes, materials, influences, what you want viewers to feel.

• Awards — lives at arthelper.com/your-slug/awards. Contests you’ve won on ArtHelper. Appears automatically once you’ve placed in one.

• Activity — lives at arthelper.com/your-slug/activity. Your community posts, comments, and engagement, in time order.

You may also see Room mockups and Awards tabs depending on what’s saved on your account. Mockups are described in the Room mockups article.

How to view your own public profile

1. Open Settings from the left sidebar.

2. Click View Profile. Your public profile opens in a new browser tab, exactly as a visitor would see it.

3. Click between the tabs across the top — Gallery, About, Artist Statement, Awards, Activity — to see each page.

Tip: Copy the web address from that new tab whenever you want to share your profile — in an email signature, on a business card, in your Instagram bio. The same address takes a visitor straight to your gallery.

How to edit your profile fields

As of August 2026, all profile fields — including your About (My Story), Artist Statement, Bio, Display Name, Links, and Categories — are edited directly on your Town Square profile page using inline editing.

1. Click your avatar or name anywhere in ArtHelper to open your Town Square profile.

2. Click Edit Profile at the top of your profile page.

3. Click into any field to edit it inline — Display Name, Bio, My Story (your About page content), Artist Statement, Links, or Categories.

4. For longer fields like My Story or Artist Statement, you’ll see a small wand icon next to the field. Click it to let ArtHelper draft content based on the work you’ve uploaded and your existing profile details.

5. If you use the wand, read the draft, click Suggest changes to refine it, and click Use when it sounds like you.

6. Changes save automatically as you edit — no separate Save button required.

You can also reach your Town Square profile by clicking your avatar in the header or sidebar, or by visiting the Town Square section and clicking through to your own profile.

The About page

The About page is the long-form story of who you are as an artist. Think background, journey, what brought you here. It’s less about a single piece of work and more about you as a person.

To fill it in:

1. Click your avatar or name to open your Town Square profile.

2. Click Edit Profile at the top of the page.

3. Click into the My Story field.

4. Type your story directly, or click the small wand icon next to the field to let ArtHelper draft something based on the work you’ve uploaded.

5. If you use the wand, read the draft, click Suggest changes to nudge it, and click Use when it sounds like you.

6. Your changes save automatically.

The About tab on your public profile only shows up once you’ve added a story. While it’s empty, visitors don’t see the tab.

The Artist Statement page

The Artist Statement is the more formal, more curated piece of writing — the one a gallery or curator would read. It explains the ideas behind your work: themes, materials, influences, what you want your audience to take away. The About page is biography; the Artist Statement is intent.

To fill it in:

1. Click your avatar or name to open your Town Square profile.

2. Click Edit Profile at the top of the page.

3. Click into the Artist Statement field.

4. Type your statement, or click the wand to let ArtHelper draft one from your uploaded work and profile details.

5. Edit until it sounds right. The Artist Statement is a piece of writing curators and collectors take seriously — it’s worth a careful pass.

6. Your changes save automatically.

Why this matters: A complete Artist Statement is one of the things the Human-Made Art badge review looks for. If you’re hoping to be verified as a human-made artist, a thoughtful statement is part of the case. See the Human-Made Art badge criteria article for the full list.

The Awards page

The Awards tab appears automatically once you’ve placed in a community contest on ArtHelper. You don’t fill this page in yourself — it’s built from contests you’ve actually won. Each award shows the contest name, the place you finished, and the date.

If you’d like to earn one, browse the Contests page and enter an active contest. Contests are short challenges run by communities — submit a piece, the community votes, and winners are surfaced on their Awards page.

The Activity page

The Activity tab is a public timeline of what you’ve done in the community — posts you’ve created, comments you’ve left, contests you’ve entered. It lets a visitor see whether you’re an active participant or someone who only uploads work.

There’s nothing to fill in directly — the Activity page builds itself from what you do in the community. Posting a piece in a community, commenting on someone else’s post, or entering a contest all show up here.

If you’d rather keep this private, you can hide the Activity tab altogether:

1. Click your avatar or name to open your Town Square profile.

2. Click Edit Profile at the top of the page.

3. Find the Show activity on public profile toggle.

4. Turn it off. The Activity tab disappears from your public profile immediately.

The Gallery page

Your Gallery is the page at arthelper.com/your-slug — no sub-path. Every piece of art you upload lands here automatically, most-recent first. Visitors can click any piece to see it in full, read the title and description, and tap through to a room mockup.

To curate what shows up on your Gallery:

1. Open My Artwork.

2. Click any piece to open its details.

3. Use the visibility setting on each piece to decide whether it appears publicly. Private pieces stay in your own My Artwork only.

Why a complete profile matters

A complete profile is the difference between a visitor scrolling past your work and stopping to look. A first-time visitor checks three things in the first few seconds:

• Is there an avatar and a real name, or is this an empty placeholder?

• Is there a one-line bio and a few pieces of work that hang together as a body?

• Is there a story or statement that tells them who’s behind the work?

Filling in your About and Artist Statement pages is the single highest-leverage thing you can do for how others perceive your profile. The AI wand can write the first draft for either of them in a few seconds — you just need to read it, edit a line or two, and save.

Quick checklist before you log off

Run through this once: Open your public profile in a new tab and look at it as a stranger would. Then come back to your Town Square profile, click Edit Profile, and fix anything that feels thin.

• Is your Display Name the name you want collectors to see?

• Is your Bio filled in — one short line that sums up your work?

• Is your My Story filled in, so the About tab shows up?

• Is your Artist Statement filled in, so the statement tab shows up?

• Are your Links active — Instagram, your own website, anywhere else you live online?

• Are your Categories accurate, so the right collectors find you in the directory?

• Is your profile set to Public visibility?

If your profile isn’t ready, you’ll see a banner when you edit: The banner will remind you to add a display name and upload at least 4 public images — until then, your profile is hidden from Artists and Art directories.

Common questions

Why doesn’t my About tab show up on my public profile?

The About tab only appears once you’ve added something to the My Story field. Click your avatar to open your Town Square profile, click Edit Profile, add a paragraph to the My Story field — the tab appears immediately.

Can I have different stories in different languages?

Yes. ArtHelper translates your About and Artist Statement into Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese automatically, so visitors in those languages see the right version. You write the original in your own language; the rest is handled for you. See the Multi-language article for details.

Do visitors see my Awards tab if I’ve never won anything?

No. The Awards tab only appears once you’ve placed in at least one community contest. Until then, visitors don’t see the tab at all.

How do I hide my Activity tab?

Click your avatar to open your Town Square profile, click Edit Profile, turn off the Show activity on public profile toggle. The tab disappears from your public profile right away.

What’s the difference between my Bio and my Artist Statement?

Your Bio is one short line — the snapshot that shows under your name throughout the site. Your Artist Statement is the longer, more formal piece — the one curators and collectors read on your dedicated Artist Statement page. Both are useful; they do different jobs.

Where did the old Settings → Profile page go?

As of August 2026, the dedicated Profile Settings modal has been retired. All profile editing now happens inline on your Town Square profile page. Click your avatar anywhere in ArtHelper, click Edit Profile, and edit fields directly on the page. Changes save automatically as you type.