A Message from our Founder, Gabriela
“Hello, my name is Gabriela and I am the founder of Art of the Icon. My family and I started Art of the Icon when we noticed how many false Christian Icon paintings were being sold online. So, I asked them to help me create Art of the Icon, an online shop that provides authentically crafted, genuine Christian Icons.
Our Icons are hand-crafted in Greece and ship from the United States. Our Icons are worked on by experienced hagiographers with the knowledge of hand-made serigraphy. Each Icon has been finalized by conservators and specialized artisans.
Each Icon comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, including a certificate verification stamp from the conservator’s approval.
Thank you for supporting Art of the Icon, we appreciate your help in bringing genuine, hand-crafted traditional Christian Icons to the online community.”
Our History
Our story began over 40 years ago when a young couple from Crete began painting their Icons. The Vasarmidis family, a husband and wife team, upheld the true standards of iconography and the sacred tradition that Icons have represented for centuries. Over the years, we have continued to protect the standards of genuine iconography. Our Icons are made with the same level of quality you can expect from the very beginnings of the art form. What began as a small shop has now turned into a global phenomenon, as we are the best place to purchase gifts for religious people.
When you purchase artwork from us, you are receiving one of the world’s highest-quality Icon pieces. To date, there are only three factories left doing this sacred art form with traditional iconography standards. The same can not be said by other religious stores that sell subpar quality items in comparison to our methods and quality materials.
