Nigel Shorthouse

MANAGING DIRECTOR

07785 238 237 / 0203 439 1001
nigel@tateward.com

I started my working life in the banking industry with a French merchant bank in the West End of London.

Having worked in banking for three years I decided banking wasn't for me so I took a two year career break to see the world. Having spent all my savings and feeling it was time to head back to Blighty I said goodbye to backpacking and headed home. 

On returning to the UK, my first proper job was at Christie's...read more

Harry Parkinson

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

07984 597810
harry@tateward.com

I have 10 years of professional experience in the Art Market and have spent most of this time specialising in Urban & Contemporary Art, focusing on both Auction and Private Sales. I have built a vast knowledge base over the years which has been enhanced when studying for an MA Art Market and Appraisal (Professional Practice) at Kingston University...read more

Danny Herbert

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Urban & Contemporary Art

07535 237121
danny@tateward.com

 I started my career in the city at 16, going to work on the LIFFE floor. After a successful broking career lasting 20 years I decided it was time to reset. I took a sabbatical to live in Ibiza with my family. I realised all the skills I’d learnt negotiating, buying/selling at the best price and delivering exceptional levels of customer service were transferable. I decided it was time to follow my passion for collecting art and make it my full time occupation. I established my own Art Advisory with the aim of helping clients build/manage their collections...read more

Chloe Marston

CLIENT AND ARTIST RELATIONS MANAGER
Urban & Contemporary Art

07955 099452 / 0203 439 1002/1003
chloe@tateward.com

From the Gallery Manager of an art gallery, the Office Manager of an online art trading platform, to my role as Client & Artist Relations Manager at Tate Ward, I have 8+ years experience of working with artists, art institutions, art sales and client liaison.

After securing a BA in Fine Art from the Manchester School of Art in 2017, I began my art career...read more

Elise Ballard

SPECIALIST
Urban & Contemporary Art

07763 870584
elise@tateward.com

I began my journey in the art world after 4 years of studying and developing my knowledge of Fine Art & Art History. After gaining my BA in Fine Art from Oxford Brookes University in 2021, I spent the next year studying at the University of Edinburgh to complete my MSc in Modern & Contemporary Art History and Curating. My final dissertation focused on 1980s counterculture through the practices of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, who I still consider as two of my favourite artists...read more 

Natalie Simpson

MARKETING MANAGER
Urban & Contemporary Art

07707 691379
natalie@tateward.com

I entered the world of digital marketing as an apprentice at the age of 19, and have since helped numerous companies increase their online presence and engagement through social media. After five years of working with companies in my native north-west, I moved to London, where I earned my BA (Hons) in Fashion Marketing from the London College of Fashion, focusing my dissertation on the nostalgia of 1970s punk fashion. My experience from working in and studying marketing has taught me the value of a strong brand persona and maintaining engagement with artists and buyers...read more

Rebecca Leigh

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Modern & Impressionist Art

07834 703557
rebecca@tateward.com

I am a Master's-educated art historian and private sales specialist with over a decade's experience at the intersection of the academic and commercial art worlds. My approach is anchored in a deep passion for meaning and artistry across history, from our earliest traces of visual culture to the catalysts of modernity and the post-war period. This background informs every aspect of my work, from the custodianship of provenance and condition to contextualising a piece's place in the wider story of art history...read more

Peter Mansell

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Wine & Spirits

07954 850747 / 0203 439 1004
peter@tateward.com

I entered the fine wine trade in 1995 when I started working at Selfridges, working both on the shop floor and in the buying department. I joined Christie's Wine Department in early 2000 and now have 16 years experience of working in wine auctions, including 10 years as head of Christie's Amsterdam Wine department and 4 years as Senior Specialist for the department in London...read more