Lightweight Artist Folios

Transport and present your artwork with our Lightweight Artist Folios. Crafted from recycled paperboard with a natural finish, each folio features dual carrying handles, art-safe internal pockets with gentle interior artwork restraints, and protective tie closures. These thoughtfully designed folios offer artists the perfect balance of protection, presentation, and portability.

About Lightweight Artist Folios

What is a Lightweight Artist Folio?

A Lightweight Artist Folio is a soft, lightweight portfolio for transporting and presenting larger original artwork, crafted from recycled paperboard with a natural finish. Inside, a black lining with elastic securing straps holds artwork of various sizes in place, and art-safe internal pockets store smaller pieces and sketches. Instead of a zipper, it closes with traditional ties that are gentler on delicate artwork edges, and dual carrying handles plus a slim profile make it easy to carry.

How Do I Set Up and Use my Lightweight Artist Folio?

Lay the folio open and secure your artwork under the interior elastic straps, which adjust to hold different sizes and let you add or remove pieces during a presentation. Tuck smaller works or sketches into the art-safe internal pockets. Close it with the fabric ties — gentler on artwork edges than a zipper — and carry it by the dual handles. Because the straps hold the work rather than seal it in, the folio is made for presenting and transporting art, not for shipping it.

What can I fit in my Lightweight Artist Folio?

It comes in five sizes — 12"x16", 14"x18", 17"x22", 20"x26", and 23"x31" — for original drawings, paintings, prints, and mounted work up to the folio's dimensions. The elastic straps hold various sizes within each folio, so it flexes to a mixed set rather than a single format, and the internal pockets add room for loose sketches or supporting pieces. Its recycled-paperboard build keeps it light for larger-format work that would be heavy in a rigid case.