They say no man is an island. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of websites.
When you put up a website, it is usually just that, an island with no bridges to it in the form of links. This makes it very difficult for both people and search engines to find.
So how can you remedy this situation? The best solution is to find other websites related to what you do and ask them to add links to your website. However, do not go out and ask any and every random site to link to yours and never pay a “link farm” for a listing.
Inbound links should come from sites that make sense and are relevant to what you do: other artists you know, art groups you belong to, shows you participate in, your state’s art agency, the college where you teach art classes- you get the idea.