System and method for mounting a panel to an internal frame of a modular wall

A panel and clip system for mounting the panel to an internal frame of a modular wall, the frame comprising vertical frame members with a plurality of vertically arranged mounting openings, the panel and clip system comprising:

• said panel having at least a first series of two or more vertically arranged slots and a second series of two or more vertically arranged slots spaced laterally apart from the first series;
• a plurality of clip supports each having at least one mounting opening formed therethrough, the clip supports being attached to the panel such that each clip support is positioned over a corresponding one of the vertically arranged slots with the mounting opening thereof aligned with the corresponding slot;
• a plurality of clips each having a body, a frame mounting insert extending from the body in a frame insertion direction and into a corresponding said mounting opening on one of the vertical frame members, and a panel mounting insert extending in a panel insertion direction opposite the frame insertion direction and into a corresponding said mounting opening on one of the clip supports so as to extend into the corresponding vertically arranged slot on the panel.