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Simon Oldfield
Founding PartnerRead moreSimon Oldfield combines a distinctive combination of curatorial, art advisory, and legal expertise. This integrated approach, underpinned by two decades of experience and a broad international network, enables him to lead complex projects, curate exceptional exhibitions and build outstanding art collections.
Simon advises significant private collectors across the globe and leads major cultural projects. He currently leads the Arts & Culture programme at Wolterton Hall, delivering exhibitions by Phyllida Barlow, Maggi Hambling, Ro Robertson and Daisy Parris. He advised Grosvenor Estate on its cultural re-imagining of heritage buildings on Mount Street and Carlos Place, and is currently involved with the creative rebirth of Bloomsbury.
Simon curated one of the first solo exhibitions of paintings by Michael Armitage at his former eponymous gallery and delivered curatorial programmes in collaboration with major institutions such as the Royal Academy of Arts, Tate and the Arts Council England.
He is also a respected contributor to the broader art and culture landscape. As co-founder of Pindrop with Elizabeth Day, he fosters collaborations between leading artists, writers, and actors, creating innovative and engaging experiences. This was brought together in 'A Short Affair', a book uniting art and literature with bestselling writers and leading artists (compiled and edited by Simon, published by Simon & Schuster in collaboration with the RA).
His legal background provides a critical advantage, enabling him and his team to navigate complex projects and transactions with ease. This unique combination of knowledge allows Simon Oldfield & Associates to offer clients comprehensive strategic counsel.
He is also a prominent public speaker with highlights including the Deloitte’s Art & Finance Conference at the Vatican, London School of Economics, Kunsthalle Zurich, Art Basel, Amazon, BMW Welt, Society of London Art Dealers, Laguna Art Museum of California, and Hauser & Wirth. He has been a guest on Talk Art and Monocle 24, Artlogic Connects and Waterstones Live, and contributed to publications including Monocle, Harper's Bazaar, and FT Weekend. He served on judging panels for awards such as the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, British Book Awards, Caitlin Art Prize and Jerwood Drawing Prize, and provided expert opinion to a House of Lords’ cross-party Parliamentary enquiry into the impact of technology on creative industries. Simon sits on the Philanthropy Board of Art UK.
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Clare Lilley
Guest CuratorClare Lilley is a British curator, writer and cultural advisor working internationally with leading artists to realise ambitious, critically acclaimed projects that connect diverse audiences with contemporary art while generating economic, social and human impact. Her collaborators include Ai Weiwei, Fiona Banner, Alfredo Jaar, Amar Kanwar, KAWS, William Kentridge, Bharti Kher, Kimsooja, Giuseppe Penone, Yinka Shonibare CBE, James Turrell, Joana Vasconcelos and Bill Viola. She is the curator of ‘Subodh Gupta: A Fistful of Sky’ at NMAAC Mumbai, opening April 2026.
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Gemma Rolls-Bentley
Guest CuratorGemma Rolls-Bentley (she/ her) has been at the forefront of contemporary art for almost two decades, working passionately to champion diversity in the field. Her debut book Queer Art; From Canvas to Club and the Spaces Between was published in Spring 2024 by Frances Lincoln and has been highlighted as a must-read by Them, Dazed, Timeout, The Guardian, Cultured and the FT. Her curatorial practice amplifies the work of female and queer artists and provides a platform for art that explores LGBTQIA+ identity. Gemma has curated for a range of international galleries and institutions, most recently Carl Freedman Gallery, Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, ICA London and London Art Fair. In 2022 she curated the Brighton Beacon Collection, the largest permanent display of queer art in the UK, for Soho House Brighton. Gemma has taught at numerous institutions including the Royal College of Art, the Glasgow School of Art, and Goldsmiths. She co-chairs the board of trustees for the charity Queercircle, sits on the Courtauld Association Committee, and the Leslie Lohman Museum Acquisitions Committee.
