A LEADER IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & PHILANTHROPIC STRATEGY
The Fine Art Group is pleased to announce our newest Managing Director, Colleen Boyle. Colleen leads Business Development Initiatives and Philanthropic Strategy for The Fine Art Group. While building critical relationships in family office, risk management, legal and wealth sectors, she also regularly assists clients with strategies of non-cash art and collectibles for charitable endeavors as well as identifying institutions for direct donations.
Colleen Boyle brings over 20 years of diverse experience in the art and financial world to The Fine Art Group. She has valued art and collectibles for international corporations, museums, and private collectors across the globe. Colleen has provided legal analysis for court cases involving art valuation and identification.
Colleen earned a diploma in French Fine and Decorative Arts at Christie’s in Paris and a Master of Arts degree in Art History from the University of St. Thomas. She then received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of William & Mary. She is a member of the Appraisal Association of America and is USPAP compliant.
Having earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy designation (CAP®), Colleen regularly assists clients with monetization strategies of tangible assets for charitable endeavors as well as identifying institutions for direct donations. She conducts lectures and Continuing Education classes on diverse topics pertinent to art and collectibles and is featured in a documentary titled “The Real Fake.”
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Whether you are an individual, family, foundation, or non-profit organization, The Fine Art Group can help make your charitable vision a reality.
Patti Wong of Patti Wong & Associates speaks with The Financial Times about her role as an art advisor within Asia’s growing art market and her decision to partner with The Fine Art Group to provide her clients with more services, such as art financing.
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Freya Stewart speaks to The Art Newspaper about the rise of art-backed loans and The Fine Art Group’s role as a specialist lender.
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TOP LIST OF ART ADVISORS RECOGNIZES THE FINE ART GROUP
The Financial Times has published an article of “The Who’s Who of Art Advisors “, listing art advisory power players significant collectors should keep their eye on.
Philip Hoffman, CEO & Founder of The Fine Art Group, and his Art Advisory Team was named second on the Financial Times list, recognizing Philip and The Fine Art Group’s global reach with a team of almost 100, advising more than 300 families in 28 countries, including high-profile celebrities.
Also named is Patti Wong of Patti Wong & Associates, a new Hong Kong-based art advisory firm. The article highlights her 30+ years of experience and contacts from her time at Sotheby’s, previously developing the auction houses’ business and building some of the most significant collections in Asia. The Fine Art Group has recently expanded into Asia in a joint venture with Patti Wong & Associates.
Allan Schwartzman, founder of Schwartzman& was also included, The Financial Times dubbing him the “über-curator.” In March 2022, Schwartzman& and The Fine Art Group announced the beginning of their collaboration, leveraging their two firms’ complementary skills and resources to address the needs of an ever-changing market for both multigenerational and emerging collectors, in addition to artists and institutions.
Out of the ten advisors listed, three, including The Fine Art Group, Patti Wong & Associates, and Schwartzman& are aligned and collaborate, combining their top-tier staff and resources to create exciting opportunities for art collectors the world over and across all TFGs core services, including advisory, art finance, sales agency, investment, and appraisals.
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Offering expert Advisory across sectors, our dedicated Advisory and Sales Agency teams combine strategic insight with transparent advice to guide our clients seamlessly through the market. We always welcome the opportunity to discuss our strategies and services in depth.
Barron’s covers the announcement of Patti Wong & Associates, a new Hong Kong-based advisory, and quotes Philip Hoffman, Founder and CEO of The Fine Art Group, about the joint venture between the companies.
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The Art Newspaper covers the launch of Patti Wong & Associates and its partnership with The Fine Art Group.
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Morgan Long, Managing Director of The Fine Art Group, spoke with Barron’s about shifting trends in the art market and the possible advantages of collecting the work of established artists that may currently not be in fashion.
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The Fine Art Group is pleased to announce Kate Waterhouse as their new Senior Specialist, Director of Fine Jewelry. She will oversee Jewelry Appraisals and assist clients in growing and curating their jewelry collections in moments of accession and deaccession.
Kate Waterhouse will represent The Fine Art Group from Palm Beach, Florida, where she has lived and worked since 2015. She is active in Palm Beach’s local fine and performing arts communities, serving on the Norton Museum of Art’s Emerging Collectors Council, the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation Luncheon Committee, as well as being a former chairwoman of the Palm Beach Symphony Young Friends Gala.
Kate is a member of the American Society of Jewelry Historians and has been a featured appraiser in the television program Antiques Roadshow and a jewelry and collectibles expert on NBC’s Today Show.
Kate is a welcome addition to The Fine Art Group’s staff and its mission to guide clients through all collector markets and our five core services:
Advisory, Art Finance, Sales Agency, Investment & Appraisals
Founded over 20 years ago, The Fine Art Group has established an unrivaled track record across the art ecosystem. From first acquisitions and building collections, through to appraisals and art financing, we offer clients an experienced and skillful hand – helping to navigate the opacities of the market.
Kate Waterhouse has continuously worked in the luxury industry for over 18 years, graduating with a BA from Elizabethtown College; she attended the Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London where she worked toward her Master’s in Art Business putting her focus in auction house management, marketing and operation. Kate has been featured as a Specialist team member on the PBS Antiques Roadshow, as well as the NBC Today Show.
In 2006, beginning in Philadelphia at Freeman’s, Mrs. Waterhouse oversaw the Fine Jewelry department as Vice-President, Head of Department before her tenure as Director of Jewelry, New York for Heritage and landing finally at Sotheby’s, as an Assistant Vice-President, Specialist in the Magnificent Jewels department, moving to their Palm Beach office in 2015.
In 2018, Ms. Waterhouse moved to Hindman Auctioneers, to oversee the Southeast region as Vice President of Business Development, including the management of two full time auction rooms, producing as many as twelve auctions per year while also sourcing property for other Hindman sales rooms across the country.
Most recently, Ms. Waterhouse joined The Fine Art Group, and currently serves as their Senior Specialist, Director of Fine Jewelry overseeing both Jewelry appraisals as well as assisting clients to navigate, grow and curate their own collections in moments of accession and deaccession.
FURTHER READING
- Selling Jewelry & Watch Collections: 8 Steps of the Process
- Lab Grown Diamonds: If & When You Should Consider Buying
- Watch TFG’s New York Luxury Week 2023 Webinar
Watch our Founder and CEO Philip Hoffman speak with Finimize about how you can invest in fine art during an era of double-digit inflation.
FURTHER READING
- Good News for Art Sellers: Highest Inflation in the U.S. in Four Decades
- Is Art a Good Investment?
- Watch Art and Collectibles: The Rise of Alternative Investments
Philip Hoffman, Founder and CEO of The Fine Art Group, spoke with Bloomberg about the rising demand for fine art by the wealthy in relation to recent decisions by private financial institutions in Australia and New Zealand to sell company art collections.