Simon Oldfield Art Associates is a full-service art advisory, based in London. We provide our clients with independent and confidential advice, rooted in market intelligence and two decades' experience. Known for our personable approach and high standards, we are privileged to enjoy the enduring trust of longstanding clients across the globe. We draw on our extensive international network across the art world, allowing us to help our art advisory clients build outstanding art… Show more Simon Oldfield Art Associates is a full-service art advisory, based in London. We provide our clients with independent and confidential advice, rooted in market intelligence and two decades' experience. Known for our personable approach and high standards, we are privileged to enjoy the enduring trust of longstanding clients across the globe. We draw on our extensive international network across the art world, allowing us to help our art advisory clients build outstanding art collections. Our work is underpinned by our curatorial programme delivered in collaboration with major cultural partners including the Royal Academy of Arts, Tate, Burberry and LVMH, with highlights including one of the first solo presentations by Michael Armitage, and the Pindrop art and literature programme at the Royal Academy of Arts. We also advise a range of market-leading art businesses, who benefit from our unique combination of expertise at the convergence of art, tech and law. We are adept problem-solvers, offering astute advice and pragmatic solutions. Simon Oldfield provides legal services via Keystone Law where he is a Partner. Our clients in this area include Hauser & Wirth, BMW Group Culture, Grosvenor Estate and Arcual (Art Basel/MCH & Luma Foundation). Show less

Simon is a commercial lawyer with almost twenty years’ experience working inside the art world and creative industries. He advises an impressive range of clients including global galleries, art collectors, artists and other creatives, ultra-high-net-worth individuals and technology-driven art businesses.Simon provides solutions on a range of industry-specific matters, often involving complex and novel issues, and requiring a multi-jurisdictional perspective. He provides strategic legal… Show more Simon is a commercial lawyer with almost twenty years’ experience working inside the art world and creative industries. He advises an impressive range of clients including global galleries, art collectors, artists and other creatives, ultra-high-net-worth individuals and technology-driven art businesses.Simon provides solutions on a range of industry-specific matters, often involving complex and novel issues, and requiring a multi-jurisdictional perspective. He provides strategic legal and commercial consultancy, and advises on commercial contracts, intellectual property rights and copyright issues, and the legal implications of new technologies like blockchain, digital assets, smart contracts and AI.Simon sits on the Philanthropy Board of Art UK and has longstanding relationships with prominent art collectors across the globe, helping them to build and maintain world-class art collections. He curates cultural programmes in collaboration with major institutions including the Royal Academy of Arts, and is a prominent public speaker in relation to art, law and technology. Show less

Co-founded by art advisor and lawyer Simon Oldfield, with journalist and podcaster Elizabeth Day, Pindrop is an independent organisation celebrating the best of original short fiction. Our varied programme includes live events, books, a podcast series and the RA & Pindrop Short Story Award.Our live events programme presents leading authors and actors, who give readings of original stories, hosted in collaboration with our wonderful partners including BAFTA, Soho House, Burberry, Hauser… Show more Co-founded by art advisor and lawyer Simon Oldfield, with journalist and podcaster Elizabeth Day, Pindrop is an independent organisation celebrating the best of original short fiction. Our varied programme includes live events, books, a podcast series and the RA & Pindrop Short Story Award.Our live events programme presents leading authors and actors, who give readings of original stories, hosted in collaboration with our wonderful partners including BAFTA, Soho House, Burberry, Hauser & Wirth and the Royal Academy of Arts. Inevitably, Covid put a stop to our live events programme, but we are slowly re-launching and look forward to welcoming you back soon.In the meantime, you can pick up a copy of our critically acclaimed book, A Short Affair and enjoy 20 original short stories by bestselling authors and new writers discovered through the Pindrop Short Story Award. Each story is paired with a unique artwork created by artists from the Royal Academy of Arts. Published by Scriber (Simon & Schuster) in hardback and paperback. Get your copy here.You can also listen to the Pindrop podcast here and spend time with master storytellers including Stephen Fry, William Boyd, Lionel Shriver, Gwendoline Christie, Will Self, Russell Tovey and many more, alongside interviews with Pindrop founders Simon Oldfield and Elizabeth Day.“Pin Drop is wonderfully innovative…I really believe in Pin Drop.” – Stephen Fry Show less

Formed in 2020, Fortescue & Oldfield is an independent fine art business founded by art advisor and curator, Simon Oldfield, and collector, Alison Fortescue.We specialise in post-war and contemporary fine art, and hold a stock of artworks by major artists of international renown.As part of our commitment to public museums, all art owned by Fortescue & Oldfield is available for public display. Recent highlights include the loan of three early works by Bridget Riley to major… Show more Formed in 2020, Fortescue & Oldfield is an independent fine art business founded by art advisor and curator, Simon Oldfield, and collector, Alison Fortescue.We specialise in post-war and contemporary fine art, and hold a stock of artworks by major artists of international renown.As part of our commitment to public museums, all art owned by Fortescue & Oldfield is available for public display. Recent highlights include the loan of three early works by Bridget Riley to major exhibitions in the UK and USA including "Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction at Yale Centre for British Art. Show less

Senior Consultant/Board Advisor

Senior Consultant/Board Advisor